153. Mindful Media Literacy with Amy Jussel

With screen time doubled via online learning, now more than ever critical thinking skills specific to media and devices are a necessity to help kids navigate the ever-changing influences of the digital landscape.

In this episode of The Balanced Educator Podcast, we’ve invited Amy Jussel to teach us how to integrate media literacy, mindfulness and SEL in the classroom for a transdisciplinary approach that replicates real-life.

Amy is the Founder of ShapingYouth.org, a media literacy organization using critical thinking tools to educate and embed habits of inquiry, enabling children to deconstruct media messages presented to them from all walks of life.

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SHOW NOTES

• Amy’s resources:
  • Book and free Parent & Educator guide with activities: DigitalDogsBook.com
  • Website: ShapingYouth.org (over a decade of SEL/Edu content…like the Frozen one on using critical thinking skills to ‘ice out’ personal bias and the one she mentioned on SEL/icebreakers and springboards to start deeper conversations using media touchpoints.
• The other resources Amy mentioned in the episode:
  • InsightersEducation.com, Faith Rogow, (co-founder of NAMLE and creator of the TriFold “Media Literacy in Every Classroom” quick reference guide.
  • Short Videos Educators Should Use (Students Should Know) via Media Literacy Clearinghouse, Frank W. Baker
  • NAMLE.net: Nat’l Assoc for Media Literacy Education
• Learn more about the social-emotional learning and mindfulness program for the classroom, Educalme: www.educalme.com/classroom

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