Author Archives: Project Look Sharp
Project Look Sharp Subject of Ithaca Journal front page story on Critical Thinking
As Part of the “Made in Tompkins” series, this piece by Jim Catalano was run on Wednesday February 6, 2013. Download PDF: PLS_IJ_2-6-12
Project Look Sharp Highlighted on Newswatch 13 (Ithaca)
On November 1, 2012 Ithaca College Television’s “Newswatch 13″ covered Project Look Sharp and some of our current and ongoing initiatives, in particular National Library of Congress grants to fund Media Literacy seminars. PLS-newswatch.mov
Cyndy Scheibe Participates in NAMLE Spotlight Series (April 2013)
BACKGROUND We are excited to introduce our NAMLE Spolight Series on Google Hangout this coming Thursday, April 11, at 1:00 PM EST. This month, we will be profiling the work of three member organizations: Project Look Sharp is a media literacy education organization from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. Executive Director Cyndy Scheibe will discuss … Continue reading
Media Literacy Education as Part of the Food Justice Movement
By Sox Sperry, Project Look Sharp Program Associate On February 18, during a community discussion at the library on the enduring importance of Black History Month, someone asked about how educators can most effectively engage student dialogue in a society shaped by institutions of racial entitlement and oppression. Dr. Margaret Washington and Dr. Robert Harris … Continue reading
Cyndy Scheibe Interviewed on WRFI-FM Ithaca
Cyndy Scheibe, Executive Director and Founder of Project Look Sharp, speaks with Mission: Radio on WRFI. Project Look Sharp is a non-profit media literacy initiative of Ithaca College that helps teachers incorporate media literacy in the classroom. Scheibe talks about the origins of Project Look Sharp and the resources the organization offers teachers across the … Continue reading
The US Library of Congress Comes to Tompkins County!
Thursday, Dec. 13 from 8:30am-3:30pm Chris Sperry, Coordinator of Curriculum and Staff Development for Project Look Sharp, will be presenting at the Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES on teaching 21st century skills and United States history content through collective analysis of primary source documents. Sperry received a grant for Integrating Teaching with Primary Sources into Media Literacy Education … Continue reading