Abstract
We have a responsibility, now more than ever, to develop media literacy skills and to help the younger generation develop them as well. This essay tells the story of how two teacher educators invited their preservice teachers to use the Center for Media Literacy’s (2009) Five Key Questions to critically analyze and reflect on the media and messages they interact with on a regular basis. The authors suggest that classroom activities like this can help future teachers—and, in turn, their young students—develop habits of mind to become more critical consumers of digital media.
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Recommended Citation
Allred, J., & McClanahan, L. (2024). “I had not really considered this at all”: Preservice teachers critique media creators using Five Key Questions. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 16(3), 154-159. https://doi.org/10.23860/JMLE-2024-16-3-11
