To prepare students to fully participate in contemporary media culture, media literacy should be incorporated into the formal education, especially in K‐12 (i.e., US primary and secondary education) and teacher preparation programs. This entry discusses ways in which media literacy education (MLE) in teacher preparation programs provides educators with a deeper understanding of media literacy, critical media literacy, culturally relevant curricula, and integrated approaches that promote media literacy in standards‐based instruction. MLE models and pedagogical instructions that could in principle narrow the gap between digital divides, bridge diverse cultural groups, motivate learners to make connections across various disciplines, and offer more equitable opportunities in multimedia environments were introduced.