Four Creative Ways To Teach the Common Core with Public Media

This article explains how the new Common Core State Standards emphasize the use of media in the curriculum. The first way the article says to teach the new CCSS is the “emphasis on informational text.” Students should be subjected to nonfiction and informational text by different forms of media. The second way the article recommends teaching the Common Core is through “focus on an argument.” Students should be able to read and analyze an argument and form their own opinions about the subject. The article suggests that KQED and PBS Learning Media have several different digital formats of controversial issues available to students. The third way of teaching is “the push for media literacy.” The CCSS really focuses on being “media savvy.” The students should evaluate the different ways information is presented digitally and how it influences people’s opinions. The final way for teachers to teach the CCSS is through “encouraging online collaboration and exchange of ideas.” A key part of the new standards is that students learn how to be a part of an online community and to communicate and express ideas digitally. I think it is very important for students to be technologically savvy but for it to not take too much away from other curriculum.