I attended this conference at CCSU in 2017 and it was SO interesting. Please save the date if you would like to attend or if you would like to participate and submit a proposal please contact myself or Carolyn Fortuna (her email is below)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: November 10, 2017

Contact: Carolyn Fortuna, c4tuna31@gmail.com

Northeast Regional Media Literacy

Announces Date for 2018 Conference

(Providence, RI – November 10, 2017) – The 13th Northeast Regional Media Literacy Conference will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2018 in Providence, Rhode Island. The event is part of a network of media literacy conferences held around the U.S.

The Northeast Regional Media Literacy Conference invites K-16 educators, librarians, school library media specialists, after school program directors, media professionals, researchers, cultural workers, and college students to collaborate about the potential and challenges for media literacy and its essential role in education today. Keynote and breakout sessions will feature classroom lessons, community screencasts, higher education discussion panels, digital participation and collaborating, media message analysis, galleries of student-composed infographics, student-led film discussions, and much more. By dialoguing and collaborating around media literacy as a contemporary cultural imperative, participants will further their critical thinking skills connected to issues in the media and digital world.

For more information and inquiries about partnerships or to submit a proposal, contact the program chair, Carolyn Fortuna at c4tuna31@gmail.com. Thanks!