Creating and Consuming Media Messages with Purpose : A Guide for Educators

Shewmaker, Jennifer

ISBN 10: 1953360025 / ISBN 13: 9781953360021

Published by Gifted Unlimited, 2021

About this Item

Zustand: Gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Media messages are prevalent and powerful, and increased media exposure means children must learn to be purposeful, healthy consumers and creators of media. This book benefits middle school teachers and counselors with an introduction to identity development and media's effects on it combined with classroom activities for students. Grounded in research and with lessons focused on different aspects of media, Creating and Consuming Media Messages with Purpose provides middle school teachers with lesson plans promoting skills for active media consumption and creation.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creating and Consuming Media Messages with Purpose : A Guide for Educators
• Publisher: Gifted Unlimited
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1953360025
• ISBN 13: 9781953360021
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Gut
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

Media messages are prevalent and powerful, and increased media exposure means children must learn to be purposeful, healthy consumers and creators of media. This book benefits middle school teachers and counselors with an introduction to identity development and media's effects on it combined with classroom activities for students. Grounded in research and with lessons focused on different aspects of media, Creating and Consuming Media Messages with Purpose provides middle school teachers with lesson plans promoting skills for active media consumption and creation.

About the Authors

Jennifer W. Shewmaker, Ph.D. serves as the Dean of the College of Education and Human Services and Professor of Psychology at Abilene Christian University. She has served as a full time faculty member and in a variety of administrative roles, including Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning, Executive Director of the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning and Director of the School Psychology Graduate Program. She is a nationally certified School Psychologist, who has partnered with professionals in the educational, nonprofit, and health fields throughout her career. She has written about and presented widely regarding the use of the practices of courage and creativity in educational innovation in order to create transformative learning environments.

Amy Boone is a Texas certified teacher and has taught students from pre-kindergarten through graduate school. She is the Teaching and Learning Specialist for the Adams Center for Teaching at Learning at Abilene Christian University. She has written about positive media production and piloted this curriculum with gifted students in a summer gifted program.