Christina Barron

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Christina Barron

@CBarronDC

PBS LearningMedia senior content manager. Journalist. Mom. Dog lover. Former @WaPo KidsPost editor.

Washington, DC Katılım Ekim 2014

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PBS Teachers@pbsteachers·13 Tem

Were you a "Zoom" kid? Well, now your students can be too! Dive into STEAM activities that will inspire your students to ask questions, create, experiment, and have fun with this nostalgic collection. (Grades K-8) bit.ly/3RNPCwd

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NAMLE@MediaLiteracyEd·12 Tem

Good morning, #NAMLE24 attendees! We're so happy to host you at the largest professional development conference dedicated to #MediaLiteracy education in the U.S. 😁 If you can't make it, we'll share highlights live in our X feed!

NAMLE@MediaLiteracyEd

Tomorrow morning ☀️ Join us for the opening #NAMLE24 keynote conversation to hear from teachers and librarians navigate approaching and assigning media in the classroom amid culture wars. There's still time to register! 🔗 tinyurl.com/RegisterNAMLE24

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Christina Barron@CBarronDC·4 Haz

This is a great opportunity for student journalists. I’m excited to see the stories they produce. #journalism #studentmedia

PBS News Student Reporting Labs@ReportingLabs

It's that time of year again! 24 talented student journalists from around the country are joining us for our annual Summer Academy in Washington, DC! #SRLAcademy24 Meet the fellows here: studentreportinglabs.org/blog-posts/mee…

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PBS Teachers@pbsteachers·1 Nis

No #AprilFools here! Check out our NEW media-rich collection of teaching resources, "Climate and Our Planet"! Learn the science behind why the Earth's climate is changing and what we can do to create a healthier future for our planet. #EarthMonth bit.ly/3TzHb7N

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Christina Barron@CBarronDC·21 Mar

Teachers, if you are looking for a way to share current events with your students, take a look at News Quiz, a 15-minute weekly show from PBS station @KET. It’s a terrific mix of news and features, and it’s free as part of PBS LearningMedia. #newsliteracy

KET@KET

News Quiz is 35! Do you remember watching when you were in school? ket.org/education/news…

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PBS News Classroom@NewsHourExtra·12 Mar

Join us in a LIVE discussion on the March on Washington for #CivicLearningWeek Tue., March 12 @ 7pm ET on PBS @NewsHour Classroom w/ "More Than A Dream's" @YohuruWilliams Dr. Michael Long (WIN YOUR OWN COPY!) & hosts @saribethrose @awakenlibrarian RSVP: bit.ly/PBSzoom3-12

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Civic Learning Week@NationalCLW·12 Mar

@samwineburg @InquiryGroup @CivicsInTheUSA @CivXNow @frontlinepbs “AI is a tool. It is like spell check… It can never be the end of the process. Maybe it’s the beginning if that is where you want to start…Let's be responsible with it. Let's be careful. Let's watch.” - Erin Texeira,@frontlinepbs

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Christina Barron@CBarronDC·11 Mar

*Oscar-winning @20DaysMariupol

PBS Teachers@pbsteachers

NEW: Explore excerpts + teaching materials for #Oscar-nominated @20DaysMariupol. Follow Ukrainian journalists from @AssociatedPress as they report on citizens in the siege, face challenges in a war zone, and make the tough decision to leave: bit.ly/3ToNZ9n

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PBS Teachers@pbsteachers·5 Mar

#CivicLearningWeek is coming March 11-15! Join @GBH for a FREE webinar on fostering civil discourse in the classroom. Discover the keys to a healthy democracy—listening, respect, authenticity, and curiosity on March 14th at 7 pm EST. Register here: bit.ly/3uJMkS6

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PBS News Student Reporting Labs@ReportingLabs·27 Şub

Join @LisaDNews, Leila Jackson, PBS NewsHour production assistant, @andee_tagle, producer with @NPRLifeKit, and @ReynaldoLeanos, producer with @LatinoUSA on March 5 at 7pm ET for a panel about their career journeys in journalism. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

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PBS Teachers@pbsteachers·20 Şub

Do your students like to stargaze? Do they dream of traveling to the moon? Meet astronaut @maejemison, the first African American woman to voyage into space! (Grades: 6-12) #BlackHistoryMonth

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Library of Congress@librarycongress·1 Şub

Today is the first day of #BlackHistoryMonth & we're happy to share this @NPR list of books 📚 to help young readers learn about Black history, compiled with help from our own @LibnOfCongress & National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina. npr.org/2024/02/01/122…

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PBS Teachers@pbsteachers·28 Oca

Why should your students be careful about what they post online? For #DataPrivacyDay, offer them a cyber privacy parable. (Grades: 6-12) bit.ly/3HcYLYT

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CSchwalm@cschwalm·13 Ara

Lots of ways to use these classroom-ready resources— start “Media Literacy Mondays” once a week, focus on one media literacy chapter, or use the whole unit. Challenge students to make their own fact-check videos at the end!

PBS News Student Reporting Labs@ReportingLabs

Access our FREE Media Literacy curriculum that teaches specific online fact-checking skills, in partnership with @MediaWise. story-maker.org/library/mediaw…

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KET Education@EducationKET·7 Ara

For #PearlHarborRemembranceDay, revisit the attack on Pearl Harbor and how it led to the U.S. entering World War II, with resources from @KenBurns in the Classroom. (Grades: 9-12) pbslearningmedia.org/resource/pearl…

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MediaWise@mediawise·1 Ara

🚨NOW OPEN!🚨 Love our teen-led fact-checking videos? Time to join the team! We're looking for: 🎉 On-camera fact-checkers for YouTube and TikTok 🎉 Behind-the-scenes researchers 🎉 Talented video editors 🤑 Get paid per fact-check! Deadline: Dec. 31 bit.ly/3uMCQFh

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PBS Teachers@pbsteachers·25 Eki

Do you shop online? Then you are a prime target for retail advertisers! Learn how it can influence your behavior. #MediaLitWk bit.ly/3rSli9E

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PBS Teachers@pbsteachers·23 Eki

Happy Media Literacy Week! How are YOU incorporating media literacy into your teaching? #MediaLitWk

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Christina Barron@CBarronDC·23 Eki

It’s Media Literacy Week. Teachers, here’s one of the events planned for you to help empower students to understand and engage with media. #MediaLitWk

PBS News Student Reporting Labs@ReportingLabs

Join us next week on 10/24 to celebrate #MediaLitWk with @NewsHourExtra RSVP: bit.ly/PBSzoom10-24-23 We'll share #medialiteracy resources and discuss how they can help you teach difficult topics in the news.

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NAMLE@MediaLiteracyEd·21 Eki

U.S. #MediaLiteracy Week, Oct 23-27, begins on Monday! 🥳 JOIN our community for an examination and shared understanding of the 5 components of media literacy’s definition in 5 days: ACCESS, ANALYZE, EVALUATE, CREATE, and ACT. JOIN US! 👉 medialiteracyweek.us #MediaLitWk

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@KET @NewsHour @saribethrose @awakenlibrarian @samwineburg @InquiryGroup @CivicsInTheUSA @CivXNow