The National Academies will appoint a planning committee to plan and hold a 2-day public workshop focused on how to support the development of media literacy for children and youth in the context of a complex information ecosystem. The workshop is intended to bring together educators (from both formal and out of school settings), curriculum developers, education researchers, and program providers to discuss the current educational needs and identify promising practices and programs. It will explore how to help children and youth navigate rapidly changing online spaces where it is often difficult to distinguish between credible information and false information. Both formal education settings and out of school settings, such as libraries, will be considered. Specifically, the workshop will address the following questions:

• What do we know about how and where children and youth get their information and how they navigate online environments? How can and should this inform the design of media literacy programs (both in school and out of school)?
• What is the current status of media literacy instruction and programs? How widespread are they? What are the goals of media literacy programs and interventions?
• What is known about which approaches or strategies for supporting development of media literacy are most effective? What are the most promising programs and program models in both formal and out of school settings?
• How can media literacy be integrated effectively across content areas?
• What are the highest priority next steps for advancing programs that support media literacy? What are the gaps in the evidence base that can help to inform the development and implementation of effective programs?