These two great workshops are happening tonight!!

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From: Fairfield Museum Education <education@fairfieldhs.org>
Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 10:52 AM
Subject: Fight Fake News Workshops for Educators, Teens & Adults presented by Newseum on October 9!
To: <melissa_thom@whps.org>


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Fighting Fake News

Connecticut Humanities is helping to facilitate a statewide exploration on how citizens can better evaluate news sources. Join us for programs including Professional Development 
and a Teen/Parent Citizenship Workshop presented by
Newseum of Washington, DC.
Ask your teachers for EXTRA CREDIT for attending this workshop!

Educator Workshop:
Fighting Fake News
presented by Newseum
Tuesday, October 9, 4 – 6pm. FREE. Register online here >>

Arm your students with the skills they need to strike a balance between cynic and sucker as they navigate a media landscape where real and fake sometimes look all too similar. Open to college students, educators and anyone working with students in grades 5 +

Digital Citizenship Workshop for Teens and Adults
with Newseum
Tuesday, October 9,
7 – 8:30pm. Free.
Register online here >>

Enjoy an interactive presentation by educators from the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Dive into the complexity of digital citizenship through case studies and leave with an easy-to-remember strategy for staying a step ahead. 
Recommended for youth ages 13 and up, parents, and adults. Participants will receive a certificate of completion. 
The full description of Fake News programs
for educators, adults, and teens is available here >>

These programs are presented with thanks to Connecticut Humanities, a non-profit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities that provides opportunities to explore the history, literature and the vibrant culture that make our state, cities and towns attractive places to live and work. It is also part of CTH’s year-long exploration, “Fake News is it Real? Journalism in the Age of Social Media,” and the “Democracy and the Informed Citizen” Initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils. The initiative seeks to deepen the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the vital connections between democracy, the humanities, journalism, and an informed citizenry.  We thank The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for their generous support of this initiative and the Pulitzer Prizes for their partnership. Learn more by visiting cthumanities.org.

Professional Development generously sponsored by First County Bank Foundation.

 
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