caitlin barry: teacher, etc.
I think a lot about pop culture-- why it's dangerous, why it's brilliant, and how to encourage kids and teens to be thoughtful about the media they see everyday. I believe that media literacy should be integrated into every elementary, middle, and high school in America, preferably as a core course. I know: dream on, Caitlin.
Right now, I work at Blue School as a middle school English teacher. Formerly I taught social studies and English at Westside Neighborhood School, promoted documentary films at Big Picture Educational Consulting, conducted research for the Media Education Lab, and did media marketing for HuffPost. I received my BA from Brown University and my MA at Teachers College, Columbia University.
I'm a proud a member of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE). This website is a place for my thoughts about teaching and about the media (and where they intersect). I am also beginning to create and collect and curate a collection of useable media literacy lessons for K12 teachers.