Film and Video Production

According to the Nova Scotia Department of Education document “Film and Video Production 12” (2003), “Film and Video Production is one of a group of innovative multidisciplinary course options that… draw from and contribute to students’ knowledge and skills in more than one discipline. Students synthesize and apply knowledge and skills acquired in other courses, including courses in English language arts, social studies, sciences, visual and performing arts, mathematics and technology… Film and Video Production 12 curriculum provides opportunities for students to deepen their understanding of the role of the arts in their community and the economy.” 

Visual Arts

Career and Technology Studies

The following is from Northwest Territories Early Childhood and School Services:

Career and Technology Studies is a program designed to provide students with a variety of career related course choices. Alberta Education states that the CTS program offers opportunities for students to:

Visual Arts K-2

Students at this level “explore the process of creating art; develop skills to support making art in a specific medium; connect the ways visual art is important to communication, history and understanding each other; discuss artistic intent.”

Mathematics 9-12

Mathematics courses in the High School Block “prepare students to use mathematics confidently to solve problems; communicate and reason mathematically … and make connections between mathematics and its applications.” Connections with digital media literacy are found in the Logical Reasoning strand.

English Language Arts K-5

English Language Arts in Newfoundland is divided into three strands: Reading and Viewing, Writing and Representing and Speaking and Listening. While media literacy skills are found in all three strands, they are best represented in Reading and Viewing.

Digital Media Literacy Framework - Grades 9-12

Contrary to popular belief, cyberbullying remains a problem in high school. Students in these grades should learn the ways that they can speak out and make a difference, both in cases of individual cyberbullying and in building more tolerant and respectful online spaces.

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:

Ethics Overview

Many curricular expectations in Alberta Ethics courses relate to media and digital literacy. The following excerpts from Ethics A.1 (Junior High) (1985) detail how media and digital literacy have been integrated into the curriculum:

Social Sciences 10-12 Overview

Many curricular expectations in Alberta Social Sciences courses relate to media and digital literacy. The role of the Social Sciences courses in the Alberta curriculum is described as follows on the Alberta Education Social Sciences page: