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News Literacy in a Digital Age: Safeguarding our Democracy

Engage with approaches and ideas that can help develop your students’ media literacy skills and their understanding of the role they play in upholding our democracy. This event is for teachers in the UK.

March 12, 2024 | 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm GMT

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Single Session

Our single professional learning sessions are designed to easily fit into your day. Typically one hour or less, these sessions explore timely and relevant topics including teaching strategies, current events, and more.

Instructor-Led

This professional learning event will be led by Facing History staff. When you register, you will receive instructions for how to attend the event.

English & Language Arts History Social Studies
Culture & Identity Democracy & Civic Engagement Human & Civil Rights
Equity Education Learning for School Leaders

Young people are bombarded with information, misinformation and disinformation, especially via social media. Without the skills to distinguish credible information from false, misleading, or fabricated content, they are more likely to become radicalised and/or engage in acts of bigotry and hate. To protect our democracies, we need to educate young people in a way that builds their media literacy, civic agency, curiosity, and critical thinking skills, so they can navigate the digital world confidently and responsibly.

Join us for a one-hour webinar to explore our new unit, News Literacy in a Digital Age, which helps young people reflect on how they consume, share and act on digital content and the impact that misinformation and disinformation can have on them, others and our democracy.

This event is for teachers in the UK.

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