Media Literacy Week takes place this year from November 7-11 across Canada. Canada’s youth are exposed to media content on a daily basis, and are continually asked to understand the “nature, techniques and impacts of media messages and productions”. Media education is essential to providing guidance to develop knowledge and critical thinking skills in order…
Last week, the CSBA presented to CMEC during their 99th meeting (CMEC 99). This meeting provided Ministers the opportunity to advance work on the priorities outlines in Learn Canada 2020, a guiding framework and joint ministerial statement that focuses on lifelong learning in four areas: early childhood learning and development, elementary and secondary schooling, postsecondary…
Social consciousness, active citizenship, social justice, community activism and leadership. These are only some of the 21st century skills that many Canadian students are exposed to through “We Schools in Action” a program offered by Free the Children, an organization committed to “inspiring a generation to care about social justice and providing the practical tools needed…
A number of lectures, events and films across Canada are part of Media Literacy Week, an event sponsored by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) and the Media Awareness Network (MNet). Canadian students lead highly “digital” lives, in which they access and utilize new technologies, digital materials and social media on a daily basis. Media education, “the…
One of the CSBA’s priorities is a focus on “Canadian Students as Global Citizens.” This initiative encompasses many areas, with a goal to providing students with the skills that they need to compete in the global market. Technology implementation in Canadian schools in one issue that Canadians agree is an important aspect in meeting this…
