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Read AML’s latest news, classroom strategies, and commentary on current issues through a media literacy lens.

Carol Arcus

Costume Etiquette, Costume Considerations

“Halloween is often an exciting time of year and also provides an opportunity to provide rich teaching and learning contexts that engage students in critical conversations…
Carol Arcus

50 Classroom Ideas for Halloween

Here are at least 50 ideas you can implement or tweak if you’re stuck for Halloween fun AND learning! We have drawn from our archives to…
Diana Maliszewski

Adaptations, or How I Joined the One Piece Fandom

Adaptations, or How I Joined the One Piece Fandom By Diana Maliszewski with Peter Maliszewski for AML An adaptation is, according to Merriam-Webster, a composition…
Carol Arcus

Back to School Barbie: An Inquiry into an American Icon

An Inquiry into an American Icon* by Carol Arcus, Neil Andersen, and Michelle Solomon “I want to do the imagining, not be just the idea” (Barbie)…
Diana Maliszewski

5 Easy Ways to Keep Canadian News In Your Day

5 Easy Ways to Keep Canadian News In Your Day written by Theresa Aqui, OFSHEEA 2023 president, and Diana Maliszewski, AML 2023 co-vice-president Have you…
Carol Arcus

Spring PD Webinar Resources

Our Spring PD Webinar, When Less is More: Integrating Media Literacy Into Your Practice, offered abundant classroom resources. Teachers may click here to access the full…
Carol Arcus

AML Newsletter – Media Literacy Week 2023

Click below to read about: A new podcast on the 2023 new Ontario Language Curriculum – its pros and cons; Halloween resources; Barbie lessons; & a…
Carol Arcus

Sept/Oct Newsletter: Media AQs, Barbie and more!

September/October 2023 Newsletter brings a fantastic set of Barbie lessons, based on the new blockbuster. Also exciting news of our Parts 1, 2, 3 AQs starting…
Diana Maliszewski

Movie Review: Asteroid City (2023)

Movie Reviews with a Media Literacy Lens: Asteroid City (2023) by Mary Maliszewski When I went to watch Asteroid City on its opening weekend, I had…
Diana Maliszewski

Anatomy of a Thumbnail and the Impact of AI

Anatomy of a Thumbnail and the Impact of AI = an original article by Diana Maliszewski for AML.ca Inspiration can often come in the middle of…