Young Children’s Book Awareness as Media Literacy
Many parents make a particular point of exposing their children to books at an early age and continue to promote a love of reading throughout their childhoods. As popular as tablets and [...]
Eggs: Not That Kind
Eggs – Not That Kind by Diana Maliszewski Today’s blog post has appeared on my personal blog (Monday Molly Musings) as well as the Association for Media Literacy website. I am [...]
By Carol Arcus
Posted AML Presents at the 2021 Media Education Summit!
Building Agency through Play-Based Collaborative Learning: A Primary Students’ Community-Environment-as-Media Inquiry A presentation by AML’s Vice President Chelsea Attwell and Carol Arcus, [...]
Newsletters: April 2021 now out!
Our April 2021 newsletter is now out! If you would like to receive our newsletter regularly (it is free!), contact us. Others archived here: (watch for changes…)
By Carol Arcus
Posted OLA 2021: Clever Minds & Human Hearts
The Ontario Library Association’s annual OLA SuperConference, was held virtually February 3-6, 2021. The theme was “Clever Minds and Human Hearts”. AML Vice President Diana Maliszewski & [...]
By Carol Arcus
Posted Mediacy Podcasts – Resources & Links
Mental Wellness One Year On in the Pandemic Wellness expert Glenys Vivian returned to help Neil and Carol understand how to support those around us, and ways we all might go forward together – [...]
By Sarah Bayne
Posted It’s All Political: Our Texts, Talk, & Teaching
This past August, two of our AML board members, Diana and Sarah, had the opportunity to present at the Beginning Teachers Conference. This year, the conference was held virtually via Zoom. [...]
By Carol Arcus
In Carol Arcus, Elementary, Essential Frameworks, Lessons and Ideas, Michelle Solomon, Resources, Secondary
Posted An Anti-Racist Curriculum through Media Literacy
Curio.ca by Michelle Solomon and Carol Arcus These resource materials are the beginning of an ongoing bank of resources that will allow teachers to build an effective anti-racial curriculum [...]
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 outlines [...]
By Sarah Bayne
In Blog, Carol Arcus, Diana Maliszewski, Elementary, End User License Agreements, Essential Frameworks, Kindergarten, Lessons and Ideas, Neil Andersen, Resources, Sarah Bayne, Secondary
Posted 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, teachers, and families navigating the [...]
