About | Media Savvy Citizens

Our Mission

Media Savvy Citizens' mission is to empower educators with the support and skills they need to confidently teach an ever evolving digital landscape, so students are equipped with the knowledge and competencies required to succeed.

Our Success Factors

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Our PD facilitators are certified teachers with years of education and training experience

We ensure everyone feels comfortable authentically expressing themselves and asking questions

Teaching is most effective when there’s a strong sense of community, which we intentionally foster

We Know That Numbers Matter

While all of our efforts revolve around the incredible individuals we serve, we aim to make systemic change when it comes to advancing education. For the past 20+ years, we’ve helped numerous schools and organizations strengthen students’ digital literacy skills through engaging, research-informed professional development trainings and resources.

50+

School districts have participated in our onsite trainings

68+

School districts have accessed our webinars and resources

Organizations have received our professional development services

Rural school districts participating in our trainings

17,000

Students reached with media education

95%

of attendees recommend MSC to others

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Our Impact is Statewide

Working across the state of New Mexico, we successfully designed and led two 350K capacity-building pilots with 50+ New Mexico school districts to embed media literacy into content discipline.

We researched tech level and geography differences to better support learning. The first pilot was launched during the onset of Covid-19 pandemic and facilitated a smooth transition and up-skilling of educators in their media and technology literacy transforming teaching practices.

Educators learned through an in-person hands-on conference, an online course, a community of practice in cohorts, webinars, and through one-on-one coaching.

All Program Accomplishments

Partners & Supporters

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The Media Savvy Citizens Team

Curiosity - Innovation - Creativity - Communication - Teamwork

We work with educators and the best talent committed to achieving strong learning outcomes and each project's success.

CEO & Founder

Pamela Pereyra

Pamela is an authority in comprehensive media and digital literacy

Winner of national awards in her work in media literacy at a statewide and national level from Media Literacy Now and the National Association for Media Literacy Education. She holds an MA in Media Studies

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Operations Manager

Elizabeth Crittenden Palacios

Elizabeth is a builder of successful organizations in both the public and private sectors

Before serving as Director the Taos Community Foundation (2001-2016), she was executive director of the Santa Fe Community College’s Intercultural Community Leadership Institute