Empowering educators to help their students and communities tell fact from fiction online.
Teachers for an Informed Public is a group of teachers and librarians dedicated to bringing information literacy to their students and communities. We are inspired by the work of the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public.
We support educators, no matter where they are in their information literacy education journey, to empower students with this critical skill set. See how you can get involved below.
Who We Are
Upcoming Meetings
All educators welcome.
Clock hours available for WA educators.
Mon, Nov 04Nov 04, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PSTZoomNov 04, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PSTZoomLaylah Bulman from Minecraft Education will show how you can use The Investigators – a new world that leads students through a sea of murky information – to promote information literacy. Get a preview of the game here: https://education.minecraft.net/en-us/blog/investigators
Dec 02, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PSTZoomMedia Mentorship projects, which empower students to teach their communities critical information literacy skills, have now been run in seven schools across Washington. Join us to hear how teachers have adapted these projects to work in their schools and get the materials you need to host your own.
Jan 06, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PSTZoomDo you want to host a Media Mentorship event or project? Join us for this special January meeting to start planning out your event. This is a brainstorming session where you can talk with other educators who have hosted Media Mentorship projects in the past or plan to in the future.
Mon, Feb 03Feb 03, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PSTZoomFeb 03, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PSTZoomHow we can leverage the power & joy of picture books to make media literacy accessible to a K-5 audience? Teacher-Librarians Deborah Fournier & Shawn Sheller will present their guide of picture books to teach the 5 themes of media literacy & spark rich discussions on misinformation, bias, and more.
Our Story
Teachers for an Informed Public was founded by Shawn Lee and Liz Crouse, two educators inspired by the work of the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public. TIP teachers help students become better educated about our information environment.
In 2019, with funding from an OSPI media literacy grant, we created the Digital Survival Skills curriculum – a combination of our own lessons and pointers to what we feel are some of the best resources out there to help students navigate complex information environments.
Since then, TIP teachers across Washington State have used this curriculum to prepare students to take these lessons outside the classroom by hosting a Media Mentorship event where they teach family members how to navigate the information landscape.
Shawn currently teaches history in the Seattle Public Schools district. Liz works at the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public managing the Center's MisinfoDay educational program for high schoolers.