PBS LearningMedia senior content manager. Journalist. Mom. Dog lover. Former @WaPo KidsPost editor.
Joined October 2014
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Christina Barron retweeted
13 Jul 2024
Were you a "Zoom" kid? Well, now your students can be too! Dive into STEAM activities that will inspire your students to ask questions, create, experiment, and have fun with this nostalgic collection. (Grades K-8) bit.ly/3RNPCwd
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Christina Barron retweeted
12 Jul 2024
Good morning, #NAMLE24 attendees! We're so happy to host you at the largest professional development conference dedicated to #MediaLiteracy education in the U.S. š If you can't make it, we'll share highlights live in our X feed!
11 Jul 2024
Tomorrow morning āļø Join us for the opening #NAMLE24 keynote conversation to hear from teachers and librarians navigate approaching and assigning media in the classroom amid culture wars. There's still time to register! š tinyurl.com/RegisterNAMLE24
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4 Jun 2024
This is a great opportunity for student journalists. Iām excited to see the stories they produce. #journalism #studentmedia
31 May 2024
It's that time of year again! 24 talented student journalists from around the country are joining us for our annual Summer Academy in Washington, DC! #SRLAcademy24
Meet the fellows here:
studentreportinglabs.org/bloā¦
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Christina Barron retweeted
1 Apr 2024
No #AprilFools here! Check out our NEW media-rich collection of teaching resources, "Climate and Our Planet"! Learn the science behind why the Earth's climate is changing and what we can do to create a healthier future for our planet. #EarthMonth
bit.ly/3TzHb7N
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21 Mar 2024
Teachers, if you are looking for a way to share current events with your students, take a look at News Quiz, a 15-minute weekly show from PBS station @KET. Itās a terrific mix of news and features, and itās free as part of PBS LearningMedia. #newsliteracy
News Quiz is 35! Do you remember watching when you were in school? ket.org/education/newsquiz/
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Christina Barron retweeted
12 Mar 2024
Join us in a LIVE discussion on the March on Washington for #CivicLearningWeek
Tue., March 12 @ 7pm ET on PBS @NewsHour Classroom
w/ "More Than A Dream's" @YohuruWilliams Dr. Michael Long (WIN YOUR OWN COPY!) & hosts @saribethrose @awakenlibrarian
RSVP: bit.ly/PBSzoom3-12
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Christina Barron retweeted
12 Mar 2024
āAI is a tool. It is like spell checkā¦ It can never be the end of the process. Maybe itās the beginning if that is where you want to startā¦Let's be responsible with it. Let's be careful. Let's watch.ā - Erin Texeira,@frontlinepbs
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11 Mar 2024
*Oscar-winning @20DaysMariupol
9 Mar 2024
NEW: Explore excerpts teaching materials for #Oscar-nominated @20DaysMariupol. Follow Ukrainian journalists from @AssociatedPress as they report on citizens in the siege, face challenges in a war zone, and make the tough decision to leave: bit.ly/3ToNZ9n
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Christina Barron retweeted
5 Mar 2024
#CivicLearningWeek is coming March 11-15! Join @GBH for a FREE webinar on fostering civil discourse in the classroom. Discover the keys to a healthy democracyālistening, respect, authenticity, and curiosity on March 14th at 7 pm EST.
Register here: bit.ly/3uJMkS6
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Christina Barron retweeted
27 Feb 2024
Join @LisaDNews, Leila Jackson, PBS NewsHour production assistant, @andee_tagle, producer with @NPRLifeKit, and @ReynaldoLeanos, producer with @LatinoUSA on March 5 at 7pm ET for a panel about their career journeys in journalism. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regiā¦
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Christina Barron retweeted
20 Feb 2024
Do your students like to stargaze? Do they dream of traveling to the moon? Meet astronaut @maejemison, the first African American woman to voyage into space! (Grades: 6-12) #BlackHistoryMonth
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Christina Barron retweeted
1 Feb 2024
Today is the first day of #BlackHistoryMonth & we're happy to share this @NPR list of books š to help young readers learn about Black history, compiled with help from our own @LibnOfCongress & National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina. npr.org/2024/02/01/122666005ā¦
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Christina Barron retweeted
28 Jan 2024
Why should your students be careful about what they post online? For #DataPrivacyDay, offer them a cyber privacy parable. (Grades: 6-12) bit.ly/3HcYLYT
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Lots of ways to use these classroom-ready resourcesā start āMedia Literacy Mondaysā once a week, focus on one media literacy chapter, or use the whole unit. Challenge students to make their own fact-check videos at the end!
12 Dec 2023
Access our FREE Media Literacy curriculum that teaches specific online fact-checking skills, in partnership with @MediaWise.
story-maker.org/library/mediā¦
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Christina Barron retweeted
7 Dec 2023
For #PearlHarborRemembranceDay, revisit the attack on Pearl Harbor and how it led to the U.S. entering World War II, with resources from @KenBurns in the Classroom. (Grades: 9-12)
pbslearningmedia.org/resourcā¦
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Christina Barron retweeted
30 Nov 2023
šØNOW OPEN!šØ
Love our teen-led fact-checking videos? Time to join the team! We're looking for:
š On-camera fact-checkers for YouTube and TikTok
š Behind-the-scenes researchers
š Talented video editors
š¤ Get paid per fact-check!
Deadline: Dec. 31
bit.ly/3uMCQFh
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Christina Barron retweeted
25 Oct 2023
Do you shop online? Then you are a prime target for retail advertisers! Learn how it can influence your behavior. #MediaLitWk bit.ly/3rSli9E
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Christina Barron retweeted
23 Oct 2023
Happy Media Literacy Week! How are YOU incorporating media literacy into your teaching? #MediaLitWk
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23 Oct 2023
Itās Media Literacy Week. Teachers, hereās one of the events planned for you to help empower students to understand and engage with media. #MediaLitWk
20 Oct 2023
Join us next week on 10/24 to celebrate #MediaLitWk with @NewsHourExtra
RSVP: bit.ly/PBSzoom10-24-23
We'll share #medialiteracy resources and discuss how they can help you teach difficult topics in the news.
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Christina Barron retweeted
21 Oct 2023
U.S. #MediaLiteracy Week, Oct 23-27, begins on Monday! š„³ JOIN our community for an examination and shared understanding of the 5 components of media literacyās definition in 5 days: ACCESS, ANALYZE, EVALUATE, CREATE, and ACT.
JOIN US! š medialiteracyweek.us
#MediaLitWk
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