Blogpost/Book: Critical Thinking: A Necessary Skill in the Age of Spin
This blogpost, Critical Thinking: A Necessary Skill in the Age of Spin, caught my eye, because at the heart of media literacy is critical thinking and inquiry. The post is written by G. Randy Kasten, who is the author of the book: Trust Me: Finding the Truth in a World of Spin (2011).
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Permalink Reply by camille napier bernstein on
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Speaking of books, Frank, I am using yours (Media Lit in K-12 classroom) as the base text for a self-paced/self-designed course I am taking (as my LAST 3 credits in my +60). Whoo-hoo! Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Frank W. Baker on
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Thanks so much! I would be honored if you would consider posting a review of the book on the Amazon page for it. Frank
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Will do, once I finish the class. I'd love to be able to say how I was able to use it!
Thanks!
Camille
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Permalink Reply by Debbie Abilock on
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In Educational Leadership's March 2012 issue, I've got an article called "True - or Not" in which I make a case for every teacher's involvement in teaching information evaluation....
"Why am I the person everyone turns to when we’re talking about teaching creativity?” an art teacher asked during a curriculum meeting. And he’s right. If only the art teacher is responsible for creativity, then creative thinking won’t happen when students are in science or math or history class. In the same way, we all share responsibility for teaching students how to evaluate the information they uncover --- an essential task that pervades every aspect of 21st century life. Not just the librarian or the technology instructor. All of us."
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar12/vol69...
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Well said. Now how do we insure that every teacher is prepared and ready to teach both information & media literacy?
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