Media Literacy Project Grant

We are Proud to Announce the Media Literacy Project Grant Application!

The application deadline of December has passed.

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About the Grant:

The New York State Educational Media/Technology Association provides up to two annual Media Literacy Grants in the amount of $1,250 for certified teachers in New York State who are working with Pre-K-12 students on media literacy.  Eligible educators must work in a district that participates in the media service at a BOCES or Big 5 that is an EMTA member. Media Literacy is defined as the ability to comprehend, design, and produce media. It includes critical thinking skills used to evaluate and analyze information in a variety of formats. Media Literacy is essential to be able to distinguish between fact and fiction.

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The purposes of the grant are to:

  • Support educators who provide resources and services that correlate to state and national learning standards for instructional excellence promoting media literacy.

  • To provide funds for research projects or demonstration projects that can be replicated in other areas across the state and nation.

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Examples include:

  • A film literacy course held after school

  • Learning about the effective creation and use of media in student work

  • Using video effectively in your lesson plans

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Our 2020-2021 Media Literacy Project Grant Recipients!

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Amelia Estevez-Creedon, Riverhead CSD, Eastern Suffolk BOCES

EMTA Grant Presentation [PDF]

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Michelle Robinson, Smithtown CSD, Western Suffolk BOCES 

EMTA Grant Presentation [Buncee link]


Deborah Nobles, Spencerport CSD, Monroe 2

EMTA Grant Presentation [PDF]

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Past Grant Recipients: 

 

2019-2020

  • Julia DeMaio, Connetquot Central School District

  • Michael Neumire, Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES

  • Jessica Jacobs-Broedel, Morrisville-Eaton Central Schools

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2018-19:

  • Shauna Stiles, Maine-Endwell Middle/Sr. High School, Maine-Endwell CSD

  • Leslie Cartier, Baker High School, Baldwinsville CSD

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2017-18:

  • Lindsay Cesari, Durgee Jr. High, Baldwinsville CSD

  • Tonya Lackey, Westport CSD

  • Christine Santimaw, P.V. Moore High School, Central Square CSD

 

2016-17: 

  • Roma Mattott, South Lewis High School

  • Karen Tomidy & Laura Hann, Attica High School: Stream Team

  • Amelia White & Ellen Richmond, Letchworth High School

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2015-16: Tina Laramie, Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School


2014-15: Lisa LaBrake et. al., Sweet Home High School


2013-14: 

 

2012-13: 

  • Mary Alice Brunell & Rory Malone, Oswego Middle School

  • Jennifer Flower, Argyle Central School

 

2011: Nick Lawrence, East Bronx Academy
 

2010: Randal Tyner, Jackson Heights Elementary, Glens Falls School District  
 

2009: Lisa LaBrake and Peter Dobmeier, Sweet Home HS
 

2008: Madonna Figura, Wellsville HS
 

2007: Peter Mahan, Hannibal HS

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