Outcome Chart - Ontario - Self-Directed Learning

Overall Expectations:

Self-directed learning involves becoming aware of and managing one’s own process of learning. It includes developing dispositions that support motivation, self-regulation, perseverance, adaptability, and resilience. It also calls for a growth mindset – a belief in one’s ability to learn – combined with the use of strategies for planning, reflecting on, and monitoring progress towards one’s goals, and reviewing potential next steps, strategies, and results.

Media Literacy Week 2021: Today’s digital citizens need digital literacy skills

October 20, 2021 - Canadians are spending more time online during the pandemic and this year’s Media Literacy Week aims to put the spotlight on the essential digital literacy skills needed by today’s digital citizens.

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English 3201

Outcome Chart - Newfoundland and Labrador - English 3201

Reflecting about life online

I had a really interesting conversation with my 14-year-old daughter recently. She was wondering why so many adults assume that teenagers are all the same: a bunch of lazy, self-involved jokers who are glued to their devices all day. I didn’t have an answer for her, really, only that people tend to generalize, and that this is Never a Good Thing, no matter who it is we’re talking about.

Outcome Chart - Saskatchewan - English Language Arts Levels 30-A

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan, Grade 12 English Language Arts curriculum (ELA 30-A), with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Outcome Chart - Nunavut - Grade 9

This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Nunavut curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

Getting the Goods on Science and Health – Tip Sheet

Here are three tips to help you find good information about health and science topics.

1. Check credentials

If the source is a person, start by checking that they really exist and that they are a genuine expert on that topic. Both doctors and scientists are usually specialists, so make sure that the source has credentials in the right field. A surgeon won’t necessarily be an expert in physics, for instance, and vice versa.

Outcome Chart - Ontario - English as a Second Language E

This outcome chart contains media education learning outcomes from the English as a Second Language E curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.

New Brunswick - Social Studies 9

Civics

Big Idea: Civic Engagement

Skills Descriptor:

Take age-appropriate actions that demonstrate the rights and responsibilities of citizenship (local, national, and global).

Achievement Indicators:

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