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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Schwarz, Gretchen – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
The United States produces the most media--film, television, and music--in the world; yet, media literacy is still a new concept to most Americans, including educators. What media literacy is, why it matters, and how it can be implemented--especially in the schools--constitute the subject of this yearbook. The answers are diverse, as the chapters…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Educational History, Intellectual Disciplines, Definitions
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Goetze, Sandra K.; Brown, Diane S.; Schwarz, Gretchen – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
If media literacy is to become part of the K-12 school experience, enabling transformation in both curriculum and teaching, then teachers need to become literate first. Teachers cannot teach what they have not learned, and learned to value, themselves. Although more American teachers are becoming knowledgeable about media literacy, much remains to…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Professional Development, Teacher Education Curriculum, Partnerships in Education
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Schwarz, Gretchen – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
Media literacy, already practiced in the schools of other nations, has the potential to transform American curriculum and teaching. The media, from films to the Internet, are certainly present in American elementary and secondary schools; however, media literacy is still far from a typical part of every young person's educational experience.…
Descriptors: Media Literacy, Educational Experience, Barriers, Performance Factors