| The Media-Savvy Student: Teaching Media Literacy Skills--Grades 2-6 Contributor(s): Wan, Guofang (Author), Cheng, Hong (Author) |
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ISBN: 1569761701 ISBN-13: 9781569761700 Publisher: Zephyr Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2004 Annotation: Designed to help elementary school teachers develop their students' media literacy skills--the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate information in a variety of formats--this book offers a series of 20 thematic units that show how to integrate media literacy into their existing curricula. Each unit's lesson or activity includes a statement of the rationale behind it, specific objectives, content goals, materials, procedures, grade-appropriate adaptations, and assessment tools, which are usually student handouts. "The Media-Savvy Student" is developed around student-centered teaching, inquiry-based education, problem solving in cooperative learning, and alternatives to standardized testing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Decision Making & Problem Solving - Education | Elementary |
| Dewey: 302.23 |
| LCCN: 2005541392 |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.79 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Designed to help elementary school teachers develop their students' media literacy skills--the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate information in a variety of formats--this book offers a series of 20 thematic units that show how to integrate media literacy into their existing curricula. Each unit's lesson or activity includes a statement of the rationale behind it, specific objectives, content goals, materials, procedures, grade-appropriate adaptations, and assessment tools, which are usually student handouts. The Media-Savvy Student is developed around student-centered teaching, inquiry-based education, problem solving in cooperative learning, and alternatives to standardized testing. |