Posted
Just Dance
Just Dance By Tessa Lofthouse, Carol Arcus and Diana Maliszewski How does dance education happen in your school? In many elementary schools, dance is a prep delivery subject, taught by [...]
By Carol Arcus
In Carol Arcus, Diana Maliszewski, Elementary, Lessons and Ideas, Míchílín Ní Threasaigh, Neil Andersen, Professional Development, Secondary, Uncategorized
Posted Unpacking Machine Learning Parts 1, 2, and 3
Here are the youtube URLs for all 3 parts of our webinar series on A.I. in the classroom: Click here for the YouTube video of Part 1. Click here for a transcript of Part 1. Click here for the [...]
By Carol Arcus
Posted IMLRS 2024 – Azores, Portugal: A Perspective by Carol Arcus
Attendees of IMLRS2024 found themselves in a delightful semi-tropical setting, with a perfect temperature range of 19-23C. It was an intense 2 days, with talk ranging from the inevitable [...]
By Carol Arcus
In Blog, Carol Arcus, Diana Maliszewski, Elementary, Essential Frameworks, Kindergarten, Lessons and Ideas, media literacy, Professional Development, Resources, Secondary
Posted AI Representation – Why Names and Concepts Matter by Diana Maliszewski & Carol Arcus
* AI Representation – Why Names and Concepts Matter By Diana Maliszewski and Carol Arcus On March 4, 2024, the Association for Media Literacy offered a webinar called “Using & [...]
By Carol Arcus
In Barry's Wander, Blog, Carol Arcus, Chelsea Attwell, Diana Maliszewski, Directors, Executive, Irene Faiz, media literacy, Neil Andersen, Nina Silver, Professional Development, Resources
Posted Barry’s Wander, Winter 2024
l to r: Nina Silver; Carol Arcus; Wayne Arcus; Chelsea Attwell; Neil Andersen; Irene Faiz; Don Kwan As a tribute to our leader and past mentor Barry Duncan, inspired by the teachings of [...]
On the passing of John Pungente (1939-2023) by Carol Arcus
John was a media literacy education pioneer, a guiding light whose influence extended far beyond my classroom. As my first mentor in the field, even before Barry Duncan, his impact on my [...]
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* by Carol Arcus, Neil Andersen, and Michelle Solomon “I want to do the imagining, not be just the idea” (Barbie) The 2023/2024 school year has begun [...]
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
Posted March 2023 MES report – Carol Arcus
March 2-4, 2023 MES report – Carol Arcus * Virtual Educologies as Third Spaces: Valuing children’s voices in cultural media production John Potter1, Michelle Cannon1, Saskia Van Roomen2 The [...]
By Carol Arcus
In Blog, Carol Arcus, Elementary, Essential Frameworks, Lessons and Ideas, media literacy, Neil Andersen, Professional Development, Resources, Secondary
Posted Facilitating Civil Discourse: How might teachers develop a pedagogy of empathy for discussion of contentious topics?
Media Education Summit, Vancouver March 2-4 2023 Neil Andersen and Carol Arcus presented ideas regarding pedagogies of empathy, and how these might help us understand “the fraught [...]
