Overall Expectations:
GCO 1 Civic Engagement: Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a diverse democratic society in an interdependent world.
Specific Expectations:
Students will be expected to:
By the end of this course, students will:
Kids’ digital habits evolve as they grow and supporting them means understanding what they need at each stage. These four age-specific tip sheets offer practical, research-informed guidance to help families navigate media use from early childhood through the teen years.
Each tip sheet is built around four core digital parenting strategies: Curate what kids see, Control who can access them and their data, Co-view and discuss media together and Coach them as they develop resilience, independence and healthy habits.
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the Saskatchewan Career Education 9 curriculum with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.
Overall Expectations
Plan for, demonstrate, and document improvements of one’s own capacity for building a positive self-image.
Specific Expectations
Integrate personal skills such as time management, problem solving, stress management, and life/work balance into one’s life
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:
Overall Expectations:
GCO 1: Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions, and sources of power, authority, and governance
GCO 3: Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of culture, diversity, and worldview, recognizing the similarities and differences reflected in various personal, cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives
Ottawa (March, 2013) MediaSmarts and the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) are pleased to announce that marketing and consumerism will be the focus of Canada’s eighth annual Media Literacy Week, to be held November 4-8, 2013.
The official theme of the week: “What’s Being Sold: Helping Kids Make Sense of Marketing Messages” , will encourage educators and parents to talk to children and teens about the marketing they encounter on a daily basis.
1.0 explain how democratic principles and civic engagement can influence the human experience
2.0 analyze information, events, ideas, issues, places, and trends to understand how they influence the human experience
3.0 respond to significant issues influencing the human experience
1.2 collaborate to achieve a common goal
Students are expected to be able to do the following:
Explore and create
This outcome chart contains media-related learning outcomes from the British Columbia, Grade 9 English Language Arts curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.