With its national, even international, membership, a strong foundation in the Core Principles of Media Literacy Education, and its leadership in the conversation around  21st century teaching and learning, AMLA has a finger on the pulse of practical and effective resources for both teaching  and learning. Plus, thanks to the Center for Media Literacy, you can access a rich archive of historical documents, articles, thought-pieces and lesson plans on dozens of media literacy topics through the CML's Reading Room Index.

Highlights

Classroom Resources – Recommended!
Visit AMLA’s growing collection of ready to use lesson plans and classroom materials then add your favorites to our Members Recommend bulletin board,

Be Prepared for the Next Disaster
When Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast, AMLA board members provided a collection of model lesson plans applicable to analysis of media coverage of all disasters

More Than You Ever Wanted to Know. . .
Over 600 articles and documents, including the complete archive of 63 issues of Media&Values magazine, are accessible here through the Index to the Reading Room of the Center for Media Literacy. 

Middle Schoolers Take to Media Arts
AMLA’s 3-year demonstration grant from the Dept.of Education resulted in the M.E.A.L. Project, which yielded a large collection of model lesson plans, teacher blogs, and student videos

Youth Make Media! 
View the videos created by teams of youth at AMLA’s National Media Education Conferences

Looking for something special?
Get to know the many resources available through our organizational members: lesson plans,  research studies, reports and policy papers are hyperlinked for your convenience.