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

Carol Arcus

March Newsletter Extra Edition

March newsletter Extra Edition now out! Click here for all the latest news.
Carol Arcus

February 2022 Newsletter: PD Workshop & more!

February 18th PD Workshop heads-up! We also feature a rich list of Secondary resources, and news about our AQ course! Click here for our February newsletter.
Neil Andersen

Picture This! Imagery as a Second Language

by Neil Andersen & Chelsea Attwell This idea is an extension/remix of an existing concept I saw several years ago. A frequent traveler had created books…
Carol Arcus

April Newsletter: The AQ, Mediacy, Webinars, and more!

April newsletter now out! Click here for all the latest news.
Chelsea Attwell

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…
Chelsea Attwell

Media Literacy Week Celebration! The fun of teaching through and about Media Literacy

Media Literacy Week Celebration! To view the full slide deck from the Ontario Teachers’ Federation Webinar, “The fun of teaching through and about Media Literacy”, click…
Diana Maliszewski

Four Favourite Fakes

Depending on the speaker, media education can be full of doom-sayings and dire warnings. “Beware the fakes” is the rallying cry. On November 3, members of…
Diana Maliszewski

The Bias in Media Bias Charts

On October 13, 2021, two members of the Association for Media Literacy ran a presentation, part of an eight-week series, for Third Age Learning Guelph. The…
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

Meaning and Meme-ing

https://www.instagram.com/solo_orca/reel/DCuult5Jqgx/ In this guest post, educator Rachel Wood describes how she developed a series of lessons to use in the Library Learning Commons (LLC), as…