Media, Media Literacy/Education Events
& Announcements
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2008
| May 1 | Children and Electronic Media: Parenting in the Technological Age, Princeton University |
| May 1 | Sex In The Media, Suffolk Univ Law School, Boston |
| May 4-8 | Engaging Learners In Literacy International Reading Association Annual Convention, Atlanta GA |
| May 9 | "Logging into the Playground: How Digital Media are Shaping Children's Learning." New York |
| May 12 | Confronting Violence in the Media & Entertainment Industry Conference Toronto |
| May 14-16 | UK’s Office of Communications International Media Literacy Forum |
| June 4-6 | A PASSION FOR PLACE: New Pamphleteers/New Reporters -- Convening Entrepreneurs Who Combine Journalism, Democracy, Place and Blogs, Univ of Minneapolis |
| June 5 | ACME's 4th Continental Media Education Summit, Minneapolis |
| June 5-7 | Media: Overseas Conversations (V) An International Conference on Media, Education & Youth |
| June 6-8 | 2008 National Conference for Media Reform, Minneapolis |
| June 19-20 | Critical Eye on The Media--Drug Free Pennsylvania's Media Literacy Conference for Substance Abuse Prevention, Harrisburg-Hershey PA |
| June 20-22 | 10th annual Allied Media Conference, Detroit |
| June 26-29 | MGP2008 Univ. of Mass., Amherst |
| July 8-11 |
Media Madness: The Impact of Sex, Violence, & Commercial Culture on Adults,
Children, & Society, Wheelock College, Boston campus |
| July 14-18 | Project LookSharp
10th annual
Media Literacy Institute Ithaca NY contact Victoria Jordan, 607-274-3471, looksharp@ithaca.edu. |
| July 19-24 | Democracy, Diversity & The Media: New Challenges for Schools, Students, Society & Citizenship in our Changing Media Environment, Appalachian State University, Boone NC contact considinedm@appstate.edu |
| July 20-23 | The NCTE Institute for 21st Century Literacies, Indianapolis IN |
| Aug. 6-9 | Assn for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Chicago |
| Aug. 20-27 | 3rd International Youth Media Summit (IYMS) Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
| September 17 |
ACCESS! ASSESS! CREATE! Media Literacy for the Classroom, WOSU, Columbus OH |
| November 8 | Digital Media Literacy Summit UK |
| November 20-23 | National Council of Teachers of English, Annual Conference, San Antonio TX |
2009
| May 30-June 1 | Media Literacy Education: What is it? Wayne State University |
| Aug 1-4 | 2009 National Media Education Conference (AMLA) Detroit, Michigan |
Site revised:
05/09/2008