This module provides an overview of essential media literacy frameworks and competencies, preparing participants to critically engage with media messages and apply foundational media literacy skills across content‑area instruction.

This module develops participants’ ability to access and consume online information by exploring foundational strategies for searching, refining queries, and understanding the basic features of digital content. Participants will also learn how internet searches and AI prompting intersect to support more effective information gathering.

This module builds participants’ capacity to critically analyze and evaluate online information by applying systematic strategies including lateral reading, reverse image searching, and source verification to assess the credibility, accuracy, and bias of media messages. Participants will learn to move beyond surface features and develop the critical thinking skills necessary to identify misinformation and make informed, evidence‑based judgments.

This module develops participants’ ability to synthesize information from multiple media sources and transform it into meaningful, visually engaging content. Participants will apply media creation tools and visual storytelling techniques to produce infographics and digital reflections that communicate complex ideas effectively.

This module develops participants’ ability to create, distribute, and reflect on original media content while examining the relationship between media literacy and digital citizenship. Participants will apply ethical, technical, and pedagogical practices to produce meaningful educational media and engage responsibly in digital participation.

This module prepares participants to identify authentic opportunities for integrating media literacy into their existing curriculum by examining alignment with academic standards and exploring how media analysis and creation can enhance disciplinary learning. Participants will develop strategies for embedding media literacy concepts across content areas to deepen student engagement and critical thinking.

In this module, participants will apply a media literacy instructional framework to begin shaping a lesson that integrates background knowledge, strategy instruction, practice, and product creation, while recognizing how these elements work together within their content area.

In this module, participants will design a media literacy lesson that builds students’ analytical and creative capacities, incorporates UDL‑aligned strategies, and connects meaningfully to their content curriculum. They will produce a finalized design document that is ready for classroom implementation.

In this module, participants will deliver their media literacy lesson, either in a live classroom or a recorded simulation, and use reflective journaling to assess the effectiveness of their instruction, identify challenges, and inform future revisions.

This module guides participants in examining long‑term approaches to media literacy integration, encouraging reflective analysis, collaborative exploration, and strategic planning to support the enduring incorporation of media literacy within diverse educational contexts.