Nunavut
In 2016 Nunavut launched a comprehensive K-12 curriculum that includes locally-developed courses and courses adapted from other provinces and territories.
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.
Sharing sexts
There is little evidence that sending sexts is by itself a risky act. For example, one 2018 study suggests that “sexting can be a healthy way for young people to explore sexuality and intimacy when it’s consensual.”
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.
Television - Special Issues for Young Children
Parents of young children need to actively manage and control TV viewing in the home. Children need a variety of activities for healthy development and television can be a fun and educational part of a child's daily routine, if managed properly.
Marketing & Consumerism - Special Issues for Young Children
Parents of young children have an important role to play in protecting their kids from invasive marketing and in educating them about advertising from an early age.
Cyberbullying: The Role of Witnesses
Witnesses play a critical role when they witness acts and forms of bullying” and may suffer negative effects that are as bad as or worse than those suffered by the target. At the same time, there is evidence that youth who witness some kinds of cyberbullying may actually be more likely to perpetrate it themselves later.
Fact checks
The Teen Fact-Checking Network (TFCN) is an internationally renowned program that brings together teenagers to learn about digital media literacy with a focus on fact-checking skills.
Transferable Skills
Starting in 2018-2019, Ontario students are assessed on Transferrable Skills such as critical thinking, global citizenship, communication and collaboration. According to the document Transferable Skills (n.d.),
Online Commerce
Kids don’t just see ads in media: more and more, they buy things right on their screens. This section looks at the ways that young people shop online and how they can be manipulated into spending.