Professional Organizations
Action Coalition for Media Education
A progressive organization of media literacy educators and media reform activists.
American Association of School Librarians
The mission of the American Association of School Librarians is to advocate excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library media field.
Professional organization “formed to unite the media literacy field and lead the drive to include the teaching of media literacy in a wide range of educational settings.” The handout at bottom of this link nicely lays out differing versions of 5 key concepts/questions
Cable in the ClassroomProject Point Smart, Click Safe provides activities and resources from the Cable Industry that help parents and teachers navigate the broader issue of media and information literacy.
International Society for Technology Education (ISTE)
Produces and distributes films and lesson plans on media-related topics covering a wide spectrum of viewpoints.
National Council of Teachers of English: Multimodal Guidelines
National Forum on Information Literacy
The National Forum on Information Literacy is comprised of education, library, and business leaders.
Partnership for 21st Century SkillsPublic-private advocacy organization lays out a framework for 21
st Century education. A revised framework is in the works, which will include information literacy, media literacy and ICT literacy. The Partnership is also working with state departments of education in revising state curricular frameworks to incorporate 21
st Century skills.
State Educational Technology Directors Association