Journal Article #3: Media Literacy Education in the Social Studies: Teacher Perceptions and Curricular Challenges - 4 views

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  #1 Carolyn Beyer on 18 Feb 12

   

  I chose this article because one of my classes this semester is about teaching social studies, and so I thought it would be interesting to combine two of my classes. The article discusses the importance of media literacy education in the content area of social studies. Media is the main way that students increase their knowledge of world events. By teaching about media and using media in classroom, teachers can help their students understand better the role that media plays in shaping views of the world. According to this article, currently the United States lags behind a few other countries when it comes to studying media literacy in education. This article challenges teachers to five goals when it comes to teaching media literacy: "Protection from harmful media, promotion of health and social development, promotion of citizenship and democracy, acquisition of tools for learning and self-expression, and the enjoyment and appreciation of media as a creative art form" (Stein & Prewett, 2009). When this article was created, more than 70% of teachers surveyed said that media literacy education was important and included in their curricula, but that they were not confident that they were capable of teaching media literacy well. I wonder if this number has increased in the past three years, and if teachers are more confident in how they teach this subject. I think classes like this TEMS520 will hep teachers become more confident in including media literacy in their content area.
  
  Stein, L., & Prewett, A. (2009). Media literacy education in the social studeies: Teacher preceptions as curricular challenges. Teacher Education Quarterly, Winter, 131-148.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I chose this article because one of my classes this semester is about teaching social studies, and so I thought it would be interesting to combine two of my classes. The article discusses the importance of media literacy education in the content area of social studies. Media is the main way that students increase their knowledge of world events. By teaching about media and using media in classroom, teachers can help their students understand better the role that media plays in shaping views of the world. According to this article, currently the United States lags behind a few other countries when it comes to studying media literacy in education. This article challenges teachers to five goals when it comes to teaching media literacy: "Protection from harmful media, promotion of health and social development, promotion of citizenship and democracy, acquisition of tools for learning and self-expression, and the enjoyment and appreciation of media as a creative art form" (Stein & Prewett, 2009). When this article was created, more than 70% of teachers surveyed said that media literacy education was important and included in their curricula, but that they were not confident that they were capable of teaching media literacy well. I wonder if this number has increased in the past three years, and if teachers are more confident in how they teach this subject. I think classes like this TEMS520 will hep teachers become more confident in including media literacy in their content area. <br /> <br /> Stein, L., & Prewett, A. (2009). Media literacy education in the social studeies: Teacher preceptions as curricular challenges. Teacher Education Quarterly, Winter, 131-148.</div>

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