Living within the media / Erin Griffin -- Overview: what is media literacy, who cares, and why? / Gretchen Schwarz -- Uninformed in the information age: why media necessitate critical thinking education / J. Lynn McBrien -- Why media literacy matters in American schools / Ladislaus Semali -- How the media teach / Carlos Corteś -- Media literacy and the K-12 content areas / Renee Hobbs -- Critical thinking for the cyberage / Julie D. Frechette -- The shadow curriculum / Pamela U. Brown -- The Canadian experience: leading the way / John J. Pungente, Barry Duncan, and Neil Anderson -- Teachers need media literacy, too! / Sandra K. Goetze, Diane S. Brown, and Gretchen Schwarz -- Media literacy education: lessons from the Center for Media Literacy / Elizabeth Thoman and Tessa Jolls -- The practice and principles of teaching critical literacy at the Educational Video Center / Steven Goodman -- Obstacles, challenges, and potential: envisioning the future / Gretchen Schwarz -- Researching media literacy: pitfalls and possibilities / Roy F. Fox -- Merging media and science: learning to weigh sources, not just evidence / Marlene Thier -- Media literacy: a powerful tool for parents and teachers / Carla Crockett -- The library media center: at the center of media literacy education / Angel Kymes -- Media literacy for a future teacher / Cheri Maynard -- Terrain in transition: reflections on the pedagogy of media literacy education / Faith Rogow.
