Building News Literacy: Supporting Tweens and Teens in Developing News Literacy Skills

In this free webinar, Tom Bober helps librarians gain an understanding of tweens’ and teens’ news literacy realities. Join Tom Bober, school .. Read more librarian and 2018 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, to gain an understanding of tweens’ and teens’ news literacy realities. Librarians of all kinds will leave the webinar with a practical set of simple terms, resources, and approaches librarians can support their news literacy growth. Tom Bober is a school librarian, 2018 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress, and author of the book Building News Literacy: Lessons for Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in Elementary and Middle Schools as well as Elementary Educator's Guide to Primary Sources: Strategies for Teaching. Tom works with students and educators to promote the use of information literacy and historical literacy in student learning.