Take the time to hammer out both a philosophical and a pedagogical approach to media literacy in your school or district.

Network, network, network — nationally / regionally / locally. Don't reinvent the wheel; connect with others who may also be looking for connections!Join AMLA, the Alliance for a Media Literate America, the professional membership organization for teachers and supporters of inquiry-based media literacy education.

Explore your state or local standards to see how media literacy skills can support what you're already mandated to teach. Media literacy is not a new subject to teach but a new way to teach all subjects! Media literacy is a logical extension of traditional language arts: reading/writing and listening/speaking; today we must add viewing and creating/representing using all media forms.