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Sustainability Class November 9 on Media and the Environment
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Michael Burns
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Oct 27, 2005 05:48 PDT
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Subject: Sustainability Class November 9 on Media and the Environment
From: GayNic-@aol.com
Date: Wed, October 26, 2005 5:57 pm
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Sustainability Class
Wednesday, November 9, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Ray VanHoutte Classroom, Museum of the Earth
1259 Trumansburg Rd. (Rt. 96), Ithaca, NY
Media Construction of the Environment
with Chris Sperry of Project LookSharp
and Dan Flerlage of Lehman Alternative Community School
Please join us for this evening discussion, hosted by Sustainable Tompkins
and the Museum of the Earth, as we explore how the media shape our
understanding of environmental issues, influence social consciousness, and
affect our sense of responsibility for ecological stewardship and community
well being. How do European and U.S. newspapers construct the debate over
genetically manipulated food?
How do charts on different web sites present conflicting information about
the importance and feasibility of renewable energy sources? How has media
coverage of global warming changed over the last decade? What messages about
the environment are communicated through music videos, public service
announcements and advertisements?
Young people's view of the environment may be shaped more by the messages in
contemporary media than through classroom instruction. Yet few young people
(or adults) ask themselves “How do I know what I know? Where do I get my
information from? What are the perspectives and biases of my source, and is
the information current, credible and accurate?
Dan and Chris have been developing a proposal to create Media Construction
of the Environment, a curriculum kit that integrates environmental issues
into high school and college science classes through document-based media
decoding, using a constructivist process for teaching core science content
while training students in media literacy and critical thinking. Class
participants will provide feedback on proposed lessons intended to integrate
environmental issues into the biology, physics, Earth Science and Chemistry
curriculum.
Chris Sperry is the Director of Curriculum and Staff Development for Project
Look Sharp, an initiative to integrate media literacy throughout the K-12
curriculum and based at Ithaca College (www.projectlooksharp.org). He is the
co-author of numerous curriculum kits including Media Construction of
Presidential Campaigns and Media Construction of the Middle East.
Dan Flerlage is a science teacher at the Lehman Alternative Community
School, a member of the Board of Trustees of Ithaca's Sciencenter, and serves
on the Sustainable Tompkins Coordinating Council.
Register today! The class is free, but registration is required.
*****Come early at 6:30 p.m. to view the Museum's exhibits and enjoy
refreshments*****
Email: gaynic-@aol.com to reserve a seat.
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Gay Nicholson, Ph.D.
Sustainable Tompkins
Program Coordinator
P.O. Box 596
Ithaca, NY 14851-0596
gaynic-@aol.com
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