Using Images to Teach Critical Thinking Skills: Visual Literacy and Digital Photography

Learn how to teach visual literacy through photography—an easy way for you to combine student interest with resources at hand to enhance a key learning skill.

• Discusses visual literacy, critical thinking, and photography

• Shows that librarians are often key to teaching and supporting visual literacy

• Provides a nontechnical approach anyone can use

• Fits with the popular makerspace movement

• Offers activities with standards and essential questions to help teachers insert these suggested activities into their lesson plans