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Thursday, August 13, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
Presented by Tracee Stanford, Former Educator, Current Senior Manager of Professional Learning, News Literacy Project
Sponsored by News Literacy Project
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Just getting started with news literacy or looking for fresh, meaningful ways to weave this essential life skill into your teaching? This edWebinar will help you build a strong foundation for the school year. You’ll discover ways to embed news literacy into your discipline to help students make informed decisions.
The News Literacy Project’s Tracee Stanford, Senior Manager of Professional Learning, will share a walkthrough of NLP’s Framework for Teaching News Literacy and Grade Band Expectations, along with practical tips and strategies for incorporating relevant topics and lessons into your curricula—without starting from scratch. We’ll examine the core concepts and competencies that help students distinguish credible information from misinformation, evaluate sources and evidence, recognize different types of information, and understand the role of a free press in a democracy.
Attendees will leave with ready-to-use planning resources and a clearer understanding of how to build these essential skills throughout the year.
Attendees will learn how to:
- Explain what news literacy is and why it is an essential life skill for all students
- Use the Framework for Teaching News Literacy and Grade Band Expectations to support curriculum planning
- Integrate news literacy concepts into existing lessons across subject areas
This edWebinar is ideal for K-12 teachers, librarians, and school and district leaders.
About the Presenter
Tracee Stanford is the Senior Manager of Professional Learning at the News Literacy Project, where she designs and facilitates engaging news literacy professional development sessions for educators nationwide, virtually and in person. Before joining NLP, she was a Program Manager at Free Spirit Media, where she led media educators in teaching essential journalism skills to youth in underserved Chicagoland communities. She also worked as a high school journalism teacher in Chicago Public Schools, contributing to curriculum development, instructional strategies, and strategic partnerships.
Tracee also has a background in local news, producing morning news for WSFA 12 in Montgomery, Alabama, and working as a reporter and producer for Alabama Public Television. She began her career as a statehouse reporter covering politics in Springfield, Illinois. Tracee holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois, Springfield.
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The News Literacy Project, a nonpartisan education nonprofit, provides educators in all 50 states with the resources they need to ensure every student graduates with the ability to thoughtfully evaluate news and information. For nearly 20 years, the News Literacy Project has offered free resources to help educators make news literacy engaging and accessible for their students. Our mission is simple: Help young people become critical consumers of news and information so that they can make more informed decisions throughout their lives and within their communities.
