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Webinar: Building News Literacy: Supporting Tweens and Teens in Developing News Literacy Skills

In this free one-hour webinar, Tom Bober, helps you gain an understanding of tweens’ and teens’ news literacy realities.

Tom Bober

Apr 23, 2021

Originally presented April 21, 2021

Children are exposed to more news at earlier ages through parents and teachers, students and friends, and digital devices.

Join Tom Bober, school librarian and 2018 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, to gain an understanding of tweens’ and teens’ news literacy realities.

Librarians of all kinds will leave the webinar with a practical set of simple terms, resources, and approaches librarians can support their news literacy growth.

Click below to experience this webinar as a tutorial. When you continue past the introduction to the webinar, you'll be prompted to log in. We require login to view the whole tutorial so we can provide certificates of completion for your records and for professional development credit. No purchase is required and you can create a Niche Academy account if you don't already have one. The certificate will be available for download when you have completed all sections of the tutorial.

Click the link below to download an extended Q&A with Tom Bober
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About the author:

Tom Bober is a school librarian, 2018 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress, and author of the book Building News Literacy: Lessons for Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in Elementary and Middle Schools as well as Elementary Educator's Guide to Primary Sources: Strategies for Teaching. Tom works with students and educators to promote the use of information literacy and historical literacy in student learning.

Webinar: Building News Literacy: Supporting Tweens and Teens in Developing News Literacy Skills

Originally presented April 21, 2021

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