News Literacy in K-12 Education

Young people are growing up in the most complex information environment in history. They need the skills, knowledge and dispositions to navigate this environment successfully — to avoid being misled, scammed or manipulated; to make informed decisions; and to take part in civic life in ways that reflect their own values and experiences. In this workshop, we’ll define news literacy and develop an understanding of the field’s core competencies, discuss why news literacy is important for students and explore how the concept of misinformation can develop from K-12.

DATE: Wednesday, March 11, 2026

TIME: 7 PM EST

LOCATION: Online

Pamela Brunskill is the Senior Director of Education Design at the News Literacy Project. She develops and updates educational resources such as the Framework for Teaching News Literacy, oversees professional learning opportunities for educators and those in Family and Community Engagement, and supports cross-team projects. Before joining the News Literacy Project in 2021, she was an elementary and middle school teacher, a literacy coach for grades 4-8, an adjunct instructor in the education departments at several universities, and a developer of curriculum resources for publishers and children’s authors. Pamela has authored five books for the education market and co-authored Information Literacy: Separating Fact from Fiction. She holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from SUNY College at Buffalo and a master’s degree in education from the University of Buffalo.