Social Studies 4-12 Overview

Media Portrayals of Religion: Solutions

Canada is a diverse and multicultural nation, but a major criticism that can be leveled at Canadian media’s treatment of religion is that it does not reflect this diversity. Lack of representation is, for some religions, as considerable an issue as misrepresentation is for others. Media recognition of Canada’s ‘religious mosaic’ and increased coverage of underrepresented religions is the first step towards accurate media portrayal.

Television - Special Issues for Teens

Television viewing generally drops during adolescence as young people start to spend more time socializing, doing schoolwork, and using other media, such as music, video games, computers and the Internet.

Fine Arts Overview

Many curricular expectations in Alberta Fine Arts courses relate to digital media literacy. The following excerpts from are Fine Arts curriculum document on the LearnAlberta website:

Music 9-12

The Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes for Music 9-12 (2014) identifies four essential learning areas:

Making (M-M) The learner develops understanding of and facility with language and practices for making music.

Creating (M-CR) The learner generates, develops, and communicates ideas for creating music.

Connecting (M-C) The learner develops understandings about the significance of music by connecting music to diverse contexts.

Visual Arts 9-12

The Manitoba Curriculum Framework of Outcomes for Visual Arts 9-12 (2014) identifies four essential learning areas:

Making (M-M) The learner develops understanding of and facility with language and practices for making visual art.

Creating (M-CR) The learner generates, develops, and communicates ideas for creating visual art.

Connecting (M-C) The learner develops understandings about the significance of music by connecting visual art to diverse contexts.

Religions Education

Many curricular expectations in Newfoundland and Labrador Religious Education courses relate to media and digital literacy. The following excerpts from Ethics and Philosophy 2101 (2010) detail how media and digital literacy have been integrated into the curriculum:

The Good Things About Television

Television is an inescapable part of modern culture. We depend on TV for entertainment, news, education, culture, weather, sports—and even music, since the advent of music videos.

Social Studies Grades Overview

Many of the Core Concepts of Social Studies Education K-12 in Saskatchewan relate to media education, such as Culture, Diversity, Identity, Technology and Values.

Click on a grade level under Social Studies Education for a list of media-related outcomes and links to supporting resources from the MediaSmarts site. (Note: as many of our lessons can be adapted to suit different grade levels, specific lessons may be listed for more than one grade. Teachers should also note that individual lessons often satisfy a number of learning outcomes.)

New Brunswick

This section comprises a curricular overview (below), as well as information about professional development for media education, and about New Brunswick's provincial media education association, the Association for a Media Literate New Brunswick (A-4-ML-NB) (in the left menu).

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