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The Homeschool Sanity ShowTeaching Media Literacy In High School
Hey, homeschoolers! I think media literacy is a course we should consider including in our high school curriculum plan. When I learned that friend Nate Noorlander was teaching a class on it, I asked him to rejoin me on the podcast to discuss it. Nate gave me a new perspective that I hope blesses you as it did me.
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Takeaways
Media literacy is an important skill for high school students to navigate the internet safely and critically evaluate information.
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The Arts of Language PodcastEpisode 456: Media Literacy with Nate Noorlander
What is media literacy? In this episode Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker interview Nate Noorlander, who teaches English, history, and philosophy online. They discuss media literacy and its importance in avoiding cynicism and uncertainty in confidently navigating information in the increasingly complex world we live in.
Click the link below for a free session of Media Literacy, including a reflection assignment and an invitation to submit your work.
Referenced Materials
“Media Literacy Is an Essential Skill. Schools Should Teach It That Way”
The Nomadic Professor
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The Nomadic Professor on YouTube
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Homeschool Your WayMEDIA LITERACY PART TWOEPISODE 141 SEASON 4 | Tune in for the 2nd half of Janna and Nate Noorlander’s discussion on media literacy. What we see is just the tip of the iceberg. How to critically think about the information we are exposed to and define the underlying reason ‘why’.
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Homeschool Your WayMEDIA LITERACY-PART ONEEPISODE 140 SEASON 4 |
It used to be that news only came from a few vetted sources, the news on radio or tv and the printed paper. With the advance of technology, the news is literally at our fingertips coming from the world over and from countless sources. It’s also given rise to people only getting ‘certain’ news based upon what they’ve clicked before and those ever-present algorithms. Join Janna and Nate from the Nomadic Professor, as they discuss media literacy, something becoming more crucial to us as we teach and empower our children to become aware of the world ar...2023-08-2225 min
Fearlessly DifferentBringing High School History to Life | Nate Noorlander & The Nomadic ProfessorHistory is a fascinating subject full of drama, suspense, war, courage, and strength, but it can often be presented as boring and unexciting. The Nomadic Professor's high school history curriculum has found a way to bring history to life in an exciting and engaging way: by going on-location. Mr. Noorlander (co-creator of the Nomadic Professor and long time teacher) walks us through the origins of the Nomadic Professor and what makes their on-locations lessons so unique and interactive. Through this interview, we also dive into the importance of critical thinking and how to become an active and engaged learner o...2023-08-1742 min
Realizing Genius PodcastNate Noorlander – Making History EngagingNate Noorlander, from the Nomadic Professor, joined me for this week's episode. The Nomadic Professor is an online, non-partisan, high school history courses that teach students the core narrative and all of its accompanying skills: taking notes, making original judgments, reasoning with evidence, reading between the lines, following a rubric, writing a defensible argument, working with bias, and much, much more.
I love talking history, especially when we can go deeper and see the connections that can be found. Nate didn't disappoint! He has lived a fascinating life and has been a bit nomadic himself! Be sure to listen where he a...2023-01-1630 min