Teacher-Created Lessons
54 teachers participated in the Courageous Rhode Island Professional Development program. Educators came from middle schools, high...
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Building a Community Coalition
Renee Hobbs
Dec 21 min read
Active Listening
Learn why media literacy cultivates active listening skills and consider how youth media production can support student learning.
Renee Hobbs
Dec 21 min read
The Ripple Effect
We invite you to counter violent extremism by reducing the fear and hate that leads to violence – through active listening, media...
Renee Hobbs
Dec 20 min read
Renee Hobbs
Dec 20 min read
Pam Steager
Oct 223 min read
Engaged and Better Informed Through Media Literacy
From the Providence Journal, October 19, 2024 Are you media literate? The 10th annual U.S. Media Literacy Week Oct. 21-25  is your...
Renee Hobbs
Aug 13 min read
Choosing Courage in the Face of Political Violence in the U.S.
We can’t fight hate with hate. Courageous conversations help prevent violence by reducing the fear and hate that is harming democracy.
Renee Hobbs
Jul 161 min read
Thank You RIPBS!
What a thrill to collaborate with Jan Boyd, Colleen Kenyon, Michelle San Miguel and others at the Rhode Island Public Broadcasting System...
Renee Hobbs
Apr 82 min read
Youth Media Contest is Open
Students everywhere can submit their creative work to the Courageous Youth Media Contest. Submissions due May 15th
Renee Hobbs
Apr 31 min read
Civic Learning Week
See what we shared to demonstrate the connection between media literacy and civic learning
Pam Steager
Mar 191 min read
Feature in the Providence Eye
Courageous RI: Teaching Us to Talk (And Listen) To One Another March 6, 2024 Pam Steager's article in the Providence Eye describes the...
Catherine Morris
Mar 191 min read
Introducing the Youth Media Contest
Welcome to Episode 14 of the Courageous RI podcast, the show that finds common ground, builds media literacy skills, and encourages...
Renee Hobbs
Feb 228 min read
Media Literacy Helps Reduce Fear & Hate
Participant Highlights: What was your key takeaway from today's session? We asked people to synthesize a key idea from their...
Rosemary Colao
Feb 204 min read
Bad or Misunderstood?
Inspiration comes in all shapes, sizes, and colors and sometimes it can arise from a brawl outside your classroom. That is where the idea...
Catherine Morris
Feb 191 min read
Music as a Tool for Positivity
Welcome to Episode 13 of the Courageous RI podcast, the show that finds common ground, builds media literacy skills, and encourages...
Bob Van Oosterhout
Feb 93 min read
Belonging and Authenticity: Fundamental Human Needs Rarely Met in the Modern World
This is an abridged version of Bob Van Oosterhout’s work on belonging and authenticity. For more, visit his website. Everybody needs and...
Catherine Morris
Jan 292 min read
The Intersection of Art and AI
Whether we like it or not, students everywhere are using AI tools to their advantage. When it comes to media contests, some have allowed...
Renee Hobbs
Jan 222 min read
Book Discussion: Homegrown
There’s never been a more important time to read and discuss Homegrown by Jeffrey Toobin. Violence and threats of violence have become...
Maureen Mann
Jan 124 min read
Using Common Sense for K-12 Digital Literacy
Panic As an educator, I have never felt more desperate for a comprehensive curriculum to teach digital citizenship than the day after...
Shawn Domgaard
Dec 29, 20232 min read
Science Media Literacy
Articles and videos about the newest technologies, scientific breakthroughs, and solutions to problems we might not have known existed...
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