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

Neil Andersen

Scam-a-Lot

Some people receive unsolicited text messages that seem to be parts of a conversation with a friend or a company. Are these messages intended for someone…
Diana Maliszewski

Election Signs – Easy & Timely Lessons for Elementary*

*Diana Maliszewski’s 2019 Elementary lesson on Elections – their signs and processes – is well worth reviving for a 2022 Fall activity! Elections are great opportunities…
Carol Arcus

10 Principles of Reconciliation

AML recognizes September 30, Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. “The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities.…
Diana Maliszewski

Monarchy as Media – Ideas for Addressing Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

(This illustration was obtained from https://www.freepnglogos.com/pics/crown and is used under a Creative Commons license.) Monday, September 19, 2022 was the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. As…
Carol Arcus

September ’22 Newsletter Special Edition: Monarchy as Media

Check out our Special Edition September Newsletter. Diana Maliszewski has spearheaded a rich set of K-12 lesson ideas on the Monarchy as Media. And don’t…
Carol Arcus

September 2022 Newsletter now out!

Check out our Fall Media AQ, a new Interview, and an invitation to re-visit our Lesson ideas.. Click here for our September newsletter.
Diana Maliszewski

Through and About

by Neil Andersen Note: These two images, representing “about” and “through” come from the icon collection from The Noun Project. We are permitted to use these…
Diana Maliszewski

IMLRS 2022 Experience

Late June seems to be a popular time for conferences. For many districts, students are finished for the year (just not for elementary schools in our…
Neil Andersen

Map-making impacts our perception of the world

This lesson was created as the culminating project in the Association for Media Literacy’s Spring 2022 Additional Qualifications Course. The AML is grateful to C. Lim…
Neil Andersen

Information Literacy and Misleading Graphs

https://srlmisinformationoverload.tumblr.com/ This lesson was created as the culminating project in the The Association for Media Literacy’s Spring 2022 Additional Qualifications Course. The…