Mind the Gap: Tackling Conspiracy Theories in the Classroom

Time: 8:45 AM ET | Speaker: Noah Rauch

Combatting the prevalence of misinformation available to students is a challenge in classrooms today. Discover strategies for debunking common 9/11 conspiracy theories that translate across a variety of content and subjects.
 

Using Cartoons to Teach the C3 Framework

Time: 10:05 AM ET | Speakers: Scott Roberts, Charles Elfer, Nancy Sardone, Annie McMahon Whitlock, and Kate Van Haren

Discover a structured instructional strategy for K-12 teachers that incorporates the C3 Framework through an analysis of popular cartoons and primary source documents.

Behind the Headlines: Teach Kids How News Writers Make Choices

Time: 12:05 PM ET | Speakers: Audra Wallace and Karen Kellaher

The editorial director of Scholastic News reveals the secrets of writing news articles—and demonstrates how you can use those secrets to teach media literacy skills to young learners.

GooseChase: A Primary Source Digital Scavenger Hunt

Time: 2:30 PM ET | Speakers: Laura Israelsen and Michelle Pearson

Join this K-20 team to explore digital scavenger hunts and how GooseChase paired with solid learning strategies can empower students to think critically and bring creativity to your classroom learning.

Let’s Talk About News: Students Analyze and Deliberate Current Issues Using a Non-Biased Process

Time: 3:50 PM ET | Speakers: Florian Feucht, and Rebecca Baker-Bush

Explore our technology-based media literacy unit that empowers students to critically evaluate the news, engage in deliberative discourse on current and contested topics, and take action in their communities.

Using News Literacy to Help Students Think Critically About Information by Writing a Fact-Check Social Media Post

Time: 5:10 PM ET | Speakers: Pamela Brunskill

Complete an exercise you can use with students: review examples of misinformation on major fact-checking websites, identify a rumor pattern, and collaboratively write a social media warning post.

Building Students' Cultural Competence Through Writing

Time: 8:30 AM ET | Speakers: Elizabeth Jorgensen

Build cultural competence through poetry. Learn how students can use poetry to connect global issues to their personal context, and as a response to under-reported stories and current events.

Using Digital Media Resources to Teach a More Inclusive and Youth-Friendly U.S. History Curriculum

Time: 9:50 AM ET | Speakers: Carolyn Jacobs, Sue Wilkins, and Alysha Butler

Learn about new digital media resources designed with attention to diverse perspectives that foster a more accurate understanding of U.S. History while aligning with standard survey curriculum scope and sequence.
 

Bias is Ubiquitous: Three Strategies to Introduce Students to the Discipline of History

Time: 11:10 AM ET | Speakers: Spiro Bolos and Jeannie Logan

Explore three approaches to understanding bias in historical writing. Any of these can be implemented either at the beginning of the school year or throughout the semester.

U.S. History Through the Eyes of Journalists with PBS NewsHour Classroom

Time: 11:10 AM ET | Speakers: Victoria Pasquantonio, Luke Gerwe, Syd Golston, Liz Ramos, Greg Timmons, and Mark Finchum

Trust in the media is at an all time low. Using PBS's JournalismInAction.org, discover how stellar journalists from history overcame societal prejudices and could serve as models for journalists today.

Comparing State Propaganda and Children’s Comics

Time: 2:15 PM ET | Speakers: Gabriel Fain and Greg Ahlquist

Examine how authoritarian states use propaganda aimed at children, using comparative analysis. Leave with lessons to use global sources, such as children's books, comics, and visual art in your classroom.

“Those Damned Pictures”: Political Cartoons for US History & Government

Time: 2:45 PM ET | Speaker: David Wolfford

Cartoons have shaped American political discourse from Thomas Nast to Matt Wuerker. Examine this time-honored art and learn strategies to help students understand this still-important visual medium.

Semantics of Misinformation: How the Fight for Democracy May Be Crippling Our Constitutional Republic

Time: 3:35 PM ET | Speakers: John Corbin and Jennisen Lucas

Misinformation abounds in our culture today, including misunderstanding of the term “democracy.” Join a discussion around teaching information literacy as an approach to strengthening our constitutional republic.

Turn Students Into Critical Media Consumers: A How-To Workshop for Educators

Time: 8:30 AM ET | Speakers: Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck and Wood Powell

Telegram, TikTok, Twitch: where do students get their worldviews? Learn how to address fake news, teach news literacy and add source verification into classroom conversations to design engaging learning experiences.

Digital Literacy for Teaching Honest History

Time: 8:30 AM ET | Speakers: Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn, Kimberly Burkhalter, Courtney Wai, and Jaci Jones

Learn to implement Learning for Justice’s digital literacy toolkit to help students recognize and combat hate speech, anti-democratic viewpoints, online disinformation, and conspiracy theories.