EP 49: Strategies for Recognizing Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation

<p>This  episode of The Making Afterschool Cool podcast explores strategies for spotting the differences between facts, misinformation, and conspiracy theories. My guest is the Senior Director of Education and Training at the News Literacy Project, John Silva.</p> <p>Guest</p> <p>John Silva is the News Literacy Project’s, senior director of education and training. He joined NLP after a 13 year career as a middle and high school social studies teacher with Chicago Public Schools. Prior to becoming a teacher John was in the U.S. Marine Corps, after which he spent several years in corporate telecommunications</p> <p>Resources </p> <p>The News Literacy Project</p> <p>newslit.org</p> <p> </p> <p>Harris County Department of Education</p> <p>https://hcde-texas.org</p> <p> </p> <p>CASE for Kids</p> <p><a href='https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone'>https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone</a></p>