That's Not Me: Addressing diversity in media
Teachers who include media literacy in their classrooms often face issues that don't arise in other subjects. Nothing illustrates this better than the issue of diversity in media. It's not unreasonable for teachers to see the topic as a can of worms and be concerned about offending students and their parents – not to mention worrying about what the students themselves might say. At the same time, it's a topic that is simply too important to be ignored: what we see in media hugely influences how we see others, ourselves and the world.
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Media Education In Canada
Want to know the curricular outcomes for media literacy in your province or territory? Looking for lessons that support these outcomes? MNet has prepared comprehensive curriculum charts for Grades K-12 that highlight media education outcome requirements in each province and territory, and paired them with supporting MNet resources. Access them by region.
Overview | British Columbia | Alberta | Saskatchewan
Manitoba | Ontario | Quebec | New Brunswick
Nova Scotia | P.E.I. | Newfoundland and Labrador
Nunavut | Northwest Territories | Yukon
Online Course for Teachers
Understanding Media Literacy: Inside Plato's Cave is a new 3-credit online course written, tested and endorsed by Canadian media educators and is delivered in partnership with Athabasca University.
More information is available .
