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 that include [...]
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 highlight the “Haunted Media” project [...]
By Carol Arcus
In Additional Qualifications, Blog, Carol Arcus, Chelsea Attwell, Diana Maliszewski, Elementary, Essential Frameworks, Kindergarten, Lessons and Ideas, media literacy, Michelle Solomon, Movie Review with a ML Lens, Neil Andersen, Professional Development, Resources, Secondary, visual literacy
Posted 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 Oct 12th!. And much more …. [...]
By Carol Arcus
In Carol Arcus, Elementary, Essential Frameworks, Kindergarten, Lessons and Ideas, media literacy, Michelle Solomon, Neil Andersen, Resources, Secondary, visual literacy
Posted Back to School Barbie: An Inquiry into an American Icon
An Inquiry into an American Icon* “I want to do the imagining, not be just the idea” (Barbie) The 2023/2024 school year has begun and Barbie, the summer blockbuster film by Greta [...]
By Carol Arcus
In Elementary, Essential Frameworks, Kindergarten, Lessons and Ideas, media literacy, Professional Development, Resources, Secondary
Posted 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 list of resources [...]
Exploring the Codes and Conventions of Fantasy in Literature and Film through Harry Potter
* Exploring the Codes and Conventions of Fantasy in Literature and Film through Harry Potter: A Lesson in Integration by Greta Smelko OCT Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board [...]
By Carol Arcus
In Blog, Diana Maliszewski, Directors, Elementary, Lessons and Ideas, media literacy, Professional Development, Resources, Secondary
Posted Media Education Summit 2023: A Report by Diana Maliszewski
Our Co-VP Diana Maliszewski has written a lively and informative response to her MES2023 experience in Vancouver this March. You can read it here, in her Monday Molly Musings blog. Part 2 is here.
By Carol Arcus
Posted Spring PD Webinar 2023!
Tuesday May 2, 2023 4:00-5:15 PM ET Cost: $20 When Less is More: Integrating Media Literacy Into Your Practice This webinar* will clarify media literacy concepts, as well as explore K-12 [...]
By Carol Arcus
In Blog, Chelsea Attwell, Diana Maliszewski, Elementary, Irene Faiz, Lessons and Ideas, Professional Development, Resources, Secondary, visual literacy
Posted May/June 2023 Newsletter
Our end of school year news includes our new AQs, inspiration for cross-curricular Fall lessons, a new podcast, and more. Click here for our May/June Newsletter.
In Blog, Directors, Elementary, Essential Frameworks, Lessons and Ideas, media literacy, Neil Andersen, Professional Development, Resources, Secondary
Posted Neil Andersen’s Media Education Summit 2023 Highlights
This was a very politicized gathering of people who are working hard to be woke. The conference theme derived from the work of Media Ecology Professor Antonio Lopez, who has been a long-time [...]
