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COVID-opoly by AML Director Irene Faiz
This series of lessons were designed for visual art students. The first set of three lessons were designed for grade 10 and grade 11 visual art students. The second set of three lessons were designed for grade 12 visual art students. Although the lesson outline is for secondary students, the concept is scalable for…
blog | Diana Maliszewski | Elementary | Essential Frameworks | Executive | Lessons and Ideas | media literacy | Míchílín Ní Threasaigh | Professional Development | Recommended Resources | Resources | SecondaryAugust ’25 Back to School Newsletter
August 2025 ‘Back to School’ Newsletter: Blogs, Resources, Lessons galore! Click here for September inspiration.
Archie Bunker for President?
Norman Lear produced several successful television sit-coms with political implications. His first, and most well-known, was All in the Family. Archie Bunker, the central character, was a middle-aged white male loading-dock worker living in a working-class New York neighbourhood. He was bigoted and rude in almost every way, frequently getting a comeuppance in the closing moments…
blog | Elementary | Generative AI | media literacy | Professional Development | Recommended Resources | Resources | SecondaryiThink Student Voice Insight Report
Our colleague Heidi Siwak shares with AML the Student Voice Insight Report. 51 Ontario schools used I-Think’s problem-solving approach in 2024-2025 to prepare for an AI-driven future. This Report explores the Grade 6-12 students’ insights into this Artificial Intelligence challenge. Click here to read.
Crop Top Protests Reconsidered
How are the Crop Top Protests a clash of contexts? Students have protested school clothing rules and sanctions, mostly involving the appropriateness of bare midriffs. The incidents have involved definitions of female rather than male attire. Students have been asked to avoid specific clothing because the schools deem it inappropriate for the school environment. ‘Inappropriate’ seems…
Formation & Media Literacy
* Using Beyoncé’s Formation video and Superbowl performance to support critical thinking and media literacy -Neil Andersen and Michelle Solomon Beyoncé dropped Formation, a new video and song, the day before she performed a live version at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. The artist, the song, the video, the halftime performance and the variety…

