Our Work
The Maryland Center for Media Literacy & Education is a statewide network that engages all Maryland citizens in building critical media literacy skills. The Center galvanizes communities and provides a robust collection of curated resources, educational programs, and significant research that address the persistent challenges faced by our citizens—from our earliest learners to our seniors—as they navigate the complexities of the digital world.
We want all Marylanders to be confident in their understanding of media, how it works, who creates it, and its impact.
Our work focuses on both consumers and creators of media, preparing the next generation to understand how media messages are created and disseminated. We will equip all citizens with the ability to analyze, evaluate, and act on those media messages using critical thinking and sound decision-making skills.
Early Learning
Media Ambassadors
The Early Learning Media Ambassadors program (ELMA) recruits and trains early childhood educators, library staff, and other people within communities across Maryland. Ambassadors model best practices for teaching and active learning with educational media in early childhood programs and share media literacy tips and resources with families and educators throughout their communities.
Teaching Media Literacy
in Early Childhood
Media Literacy for Early Childhood Professionals is a comprehensive program that offers free and low-cost professional development courses focused on enhancing media literacy and creating supportive learning environments. It provides high-quality activity ideas for both classroom and home settings to help young children develop skills to analyze, evaluate, and create media.
PBS News
Student Reporting Labs
MPT collaborates with the PBS News Student Reporting Labs (SRL) to bring hands-on youth journalism to Maryland secondary schools. The program provides Storyline, a free online curriculum resource that supports technical instruction, the fundamentals of journalism, and media literacy skills. Through SRL, students learn how to produce news stories on topics that matter to their communities.