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Free learning tools on media literacy and our First Amendment freedoms.
Getting Started
Activities require little to no preparation and are useful for introducing new ideas. Lessons take a full class period and may include homework. Units are made of several lessons and provide a comprehensive study of a topic.
EDTools
Our flexible lesson plans, downloadable primary source documents and unique videos support instruction in history, media literacy and civics.
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EDCollectionEDCollectionMedia Literacy Booster Pack
Staying fresh and fluent in today’s media landscape isn’t easy. This collection of resources offers tools to tackle eight pressing challenges, from recognizing bias and propaganda to leveraging your role as a media contributor.
ClosecollectionMedia Literacy Booster Pack
Staying fresh and fluent in today’s media landscape isn’t easy. This collection of resources offers tools to tackle eight pressing challenges, from recognizing bias and propaganda to leveraging your role as a media contributor.
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ActivityWeed Out Propaganda
A bold digital poster outlines a simple acronym — S.E.E.D. — to help students learn to spot propaganda by recognizing four of its key techniques.
CloseactivityWeed Out Propaganda
A bold digital poster outlines a simple acronym — S.E.E.D. — to help students learn to spot propaganda by recognizing four of its key techniques.
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ActivityFrom the Front Page to the History Books
Students analyze the similarities and differences between news coverage and historical accounts of four major events to understand the role/importance of journalism as the first rough draft of history.
CloseactivityFrom the Front Page to the History Books
Students analyze the similarities and differences between news coverage and historical accounts of four major events to understand the role/importance of journalism as the first rough draft of history.
How to enroll
If you’re ready to request a program, click Book a Visit to complete the reservation form. Our team will respond within two business days.
EDClasses & Training
Our EDClasses & Training workshops use the First Amendment to illuminate the challenges and ideals of our democracy.
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Newseum Learning Center Teaching Controversy: Turning Third-Rail Topics into Productive Debates
Learn how NewseumED turns controversial subjects into the fodder for engaging student experiences. Gain practical tools and techniques for overcoming the obstacles to teaching hot-button issues.
This class is for:
- Educators
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Newseum Learning Center Fighting Fake News — Educators Workshop
Arm your students with the skills they need to strike a balance between cynic and sucker as they navigate a media landscape where real and fake sometimes look all too similar.
This class is for:
- Educators
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Newseum Learning Center Who's Afraid of Fake News? Responding to Misleading Media
Even if your students can spot fake news, what should they do about it? Explore the real consequences of this phenomenon and how you can help your students shape the reach and impact of fake news. (In beta testing for 2017-2018 school year.)
This class is for:
- Educators
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Newseum Learning Center and/or Virtually Fighting Fake News: How to Outsmart Trolls and Troublemakers
Can you navigate the flurry of fake news and strike a balance between being a cynic and a sucker? Get the tools you need to stay ahead of online tricksters and trolls.
This class is for:
- Students
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Newseum Learning Center, Documentary Theater and/or Virtually First Amendment and Tinker
Students learn about the ground-breaking Supreme Court case that protected student speech in public schools.
This class is for:
- Students
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Newseum Learning Center Battle for the Bill of Rights
Through role-play and debate, students learn about Federalists, Antifederalists and the creation of the Bill of Rights.
This class is for:
- Students
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Newseum Learning Center Teaching Controversy: Turning Third-Rail Topics into Productive Debates
Learn how NewseumED turns controversial subjects into the fodder for engaging student experiences. Gain practical tools and techniques for overcoming the obstacles to teaching hot-button issues.
This class is for:
- Educators
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Newseum Learning Center Fighting Fake News — Educators Workshop
Arm your students with the skills they need to strike a balance between cynic and sucker as they navigate a media landscape where real and fake sometimes look all too similar.
This class is for:
- Educators
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Newseum Learning Center Who's Afraid of Fake News? Responding to Misleading Media
Even if your students can spot fake news, what should they do about it? Explore the real consequences of this phenomenon and how you can help your students shape the reach and impact of fake news. (In beta testing for 2017-2018 school year.)
This class is for:
- Educators
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Newseum Learning Center and/or Documentary Theater Ace Reporter Challenge Scavenger Hunt
In teams, race to solve five puzzles in the Newseum's galleries that culminate in an epic final challenge.
This class is for:
- Professionals
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Newseum Learning Center and/or Documentary Theater Free Press in America
Through a case-study format, participants learn about the five freedoms of the First Amendment, limits to the freedom of the press and discuss modern day challenges driven by new technologies.
This class is for:
- Professionals
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Newseum Learning Center Media Ethics Team Building
This one-hour enrichment program introduces principles of ethical journalism to your team and gets them debating how media cover today’s stories.
This class is for:
- Professionals
What are EDCollections?
EDCollections are curated sets of primary sources, lesson plans and interactives that illustrate the role of the First Amendment in U.S. history.
EDCollections
Our EDCollections provide in-depth explorations of key topics built on primary sources from the Newseum collection and interactive learning tools.
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EDCollectionEDCollection
Media Literacy Booster Pack
Staying fresh and fluent in today’s media landscape isn’t easy. This collection of resources offers tools to tackle eight pressing challenges, from recognizing bias and propaganda to leveraging your role as a media contributor.
ClosecollectionMedia Literacy Booster Pack
Staying fresh and fluent in today’s media landscape isn’t easy. This collection of resources offers tools to tackle eight pressing challenges, from recognizing bias and propaganda to leveraging your role as a media contributor.
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EDCollectionEDCollectionFreedom in the Balance
The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, forced us to reconsider the balance between protecting public safety and protecting First Amendment freedoms – our cornerstone rights of religious liberty, free expression and political action. Twenty-two case studies explore how this debate has evolved from friction among Founding Fathers to cybersecurity standoffs.
ClosecollectionFreedom in the Balance
The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, forced us to reconsider the balance between protecting public safety and protecting First Amendment freedoms – our cornerstone rights of religious liberty, free expression and political action. Twenty-two case studies explore how this debate has evolved from friction among Founding Fathers to cybersecurity standoffs.
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EDCollectionEDCollectionWomen, Their Rights and Nothing Less: The First Amendment and the Women’s Suffrage Movement
Explore how the suffragists embraced the First Amendment as a tool to help achieve passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920.
ClosecollectionWomen, Their Rights and Nothing Less: The First Amendment and the Women’s Suffrage Movement
Explore how the suffragists embraced the First Amendment as a tool to help achieve passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920.
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EDCollectionEDCollectionMaking a Change: The First Amendment and the Civil Rights Movement
See how advocates for — and against — change in the civil rights era leveraged the five freedoms of the First Amendment to make their voices heard.
ClosecollectionMaking a Change: The First Amendment and the Civil Rights Movement
See how advocates for — and against — change in the civil rights era leveraged the five freedoms of the First Amendment to make their voices heard.
What are EDIdeas
EDIdeas
Find tips, collection highlights and breaking news connections from the NewseumED staff.
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Historical Connections 50th Anniversary of MLK Assassination
April 4, 2018Explore our collection of newspapers, photographs and lesson plans relating to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the fight for social justice, and his death in 1968.
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Breaking News Today’s Student Protests: A First Amendment Teachable Moment
February 22, 2018Here are resources to examine current activism in the context of First Amendment freedoms and their role in a democracy.
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Media Literacy Missing Piece in Media Literacy: The First Amendment
November 6, 2017While media literacy teaches students how to analyze, evaluate and even make their own content, it often fails to instill an understanding of why these skills are so important and necessary in the first place.
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