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

Carol Arcus

The Pandemic and the Media, 40 more Ideas, and more!

*We need to know what you need: if you are a K-12 educator, please take 3-5 minutes to complete our survey. Our latest news: *AML Director…
Carol Arcus

Snacking on Media Literacy: Young Children, Sustainability, & Design in Media Literacy Education

Congratulations to AML Director Chelsea Attwell on the publication of her innovative media literacy research in the Journal of Sustainability Education (May 4, 2020). This article…
Sarah Bayne

Media Literacy Week 2020

A perspective by Sarah Bayne, an Ontario elementary educator and board member with the AML. October was a stressful month for many of us. Between students,…
Carol Arcus

Helping Children through the Pandemic

kali9 Glenys Vivian, education and school-based wellness lead with Ontario’s York Region District School Board, has a wealth of expertise in addressing children’s responses to…
Diana Maliszewski

40 Ideas for Media Literacy at Home

By Chelsea Attwell, Carol Arcus, Sarah Bayne and Diana Maliszewski In light of the Covid -19 pandemic many people are spending more time at home and…
Michelle Solomon

Celebrating Media Literacy!

Special thanks to Ms. Keats for co-authoring this post. For many across Canada and North America, we are in the midst of a major shift because…
Neil Andersen

Social Credit in Canada

Oh what a tangled web we weave… Thanks to Jessie Hirsh’s Metaviews,* I listened to episode 86 of a China Tech Talk podcast, China’s social credit…
Carol Arcus

Tune in to Mediacy – AML’s lively podcast on all things media literacy!

Listen to and read about Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus’ podcast chats at voicEd.ca Look for our latest conversations with Paul Levinson on pandemic links to…
Carol Arcus

Stories from Citizen Lab: Holding the powerful accountable

A group of us from the AML attended Ron Deibert’s talk at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, on November 9. Deibert is the Director of…
Carol Arcus

It’s Black History Month 2020. Check out AML’s archived resources!

We know that educators need fun, creative classroom conversations and activities on the intersection of media and our communities of African descent. Please peruse these resources…