Illinois Media Literacy Coalition Resources

Illinois Media Literacy Coalition
In July 2021, Illinois became the first state to require media literacy educational integration in the classroom. House Bill 234 provides that starting in the 2022-23 school year, all public high schools will provide a unit of instruction on media literacy that will include instruction on how to access information and evaluate the trustworthiness of its source; analyzing and evaluating media messages; creating media messages; assessing how media messages trigger emotions and behavior; and social responsibility.

The following are a list of resources that have been suggested for use by teachers when engaging with media literacy concepts with students. These resources are not aligned to a specific media literacy concept, but are suggested for use in classrooms. MORE

The Daily Northwestern contributed to this report.