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Thursday, August 11, 2022
10:00 AM EST

Wednesday, August 17, 2022
3:00 PM EST

Monday, August 22, 2022
7:00 PM EST

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Back to school with Checkology

Join the News Literacy Project for an educator webinar introducing you to popular features and brand-new content on Checkology, a free, browser-based virtual classroom designed for grades 6-12.

Whether you’re returning to Checkology or new to the platform, this free webinar will give you everything you need to know to dive into teaching news and media literacy skills. Learn how to teach about social media, misinformation, data literacy and more this year!

NLP experts will:

  • Spotlight brand-new features and content, including just-added lessons on urgently needed news literacy topics, such as “Making Sense of Data.”
  • Discuss the educator registration process and explain how you can quickly build courses and assign lessons.
  • Share ideas for incorporating news literacy skills into your curriculum this school year.

All attendees will have a chance to win an NLP back-to-school educator care pack!

Register today – select the date and time that work best for your schedule. The recording will be shared with all registrants.

Contact:

Please email any questions to Shaelynn Farnsworth.

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