National Media Education Week Collaborators
To date, 20 organizations are collaborating with MNet and the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) for the third annual National Media Education Week November 3-7. With the help of these organizations, we can encourage young people to be thoughtful, informed and empowered cyber citizens.
This year's collaborators include:
Association for Media Literacy
Canadian Association for Media Education Organizations
Canadian Association of Principals
Canadian Network for Innovation in Education
The Director’s Cut
Girl Guides of Canada
Historica Encounters Canada
London Public Library
Faculty of Education, McGill University
Media Education Project, Guelph University
National Film Board of Canada
Ontario Library Association
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Pacific Cinémathèque
PREVNet
Prime Minister's Awards of Teaching Excellence
REEL CANADA
TVO
YouCan
Click here to find out more
Get Involved in National Media Education Week
With the 3rd annual National Media Education Week (NMEW) taking place November 3-7, now is the time to start planning a media education event or activity in your classroom, school or community. Check out NMEW’s Web site to learn more about media education, including some of the key media literacy concepts, as well as for ideas on how to participate in National Media Education Week. The Ideas for Activities section offers ideas for schools and communities, such as organizing a parent information evening or workshop, and hands-on media education activities for student and youth.
What is Media Education?
Ideas for Activities
Book review: Packaging Girlhood
Packaging Girlhood, by Sharon Lamb and Lyn Mikel Brown, acts as a guide to parents and teachers who – perhaps remembering a time of boys and girls in t-shirts, jeans or unisex overalls – may be perplexed by the pink and sparkly world of merchandising aimed at girls.
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
