EDClasses & Training

Get the First Amendment background and media literacy techniques to help students understand where and how they can exercise freedom of expression in a world of social media and social protests.

Learn about the principles of ethical journalism — and how to teach them to your students — in this case-study-based professional development workshop.

In this hands-on introduction to our website, you'll learn how to find primary sources, videos, lessons and interactives to support your learning objectives in the classroom or on a field trip.

Educators learn about the role of technology in shaping news coverage and public perception of the Civil War, and the evolution of professional journalism.

Explore the role of the press in shaping the politics of colonial and revolutionary America, then gain strategies for teaching with primary sources.

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.

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.

Educators learn about the evolution of investigative reporting in the United States, then use case studies to practice teaching media literacy to students.

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 broad overview of media literacy focuses on easy-to-use tools and techniques for deconstructing information in a variety of media, from historic newsreels to histrionic websites.