Mathematics
The Manitoba Mathematics curriculum includes digital and media literacy expectations at several grade levels, mostly in connection with an representations of probability and statistics in the media.
Health and Physical Education 1-8
In Ontario, media components are included throughout the Healthy Living Strand of the Health and Physical Education Curriculum, Grades 1-8.
Mathematics
Some curricular expectations in Newfoundland and Labrador Mathematics courses relate to media and digital literacy, mostly relating to statistics and probability.
Mathematics
The British Columbia Mathematics curriculum has a number of expectations relating to digital and media literacy, primarily in connection with financial literacy and probability. Select a grade level under Mathematics 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.
Mathematics
The Saskatchewan Mathematics curriculum includes several courses with curriculum expectations that relate to digital and media literacy, primarily involving media representations of statistics and probability.
Health Education Grades 1-10
In Saskatchewan Health Education, media components are included under the broader categories of Understanding, Skills, and Confidences; Decision Making; and Action Planning.
Outcome Chart – Nunavut - School Health Program 7
Overall Expectations: Mental and Emotional Well-being
Outcome Chart – British Columbia – Arts Education: Directing and Script Development 11
Big Ideas
- Scriptwriters and directors use language and action to present ideas and influence others.
- Directors shape the audience’s aesthetic experiences through script interpretation and artistic choices.
Curricular Competencies
Explore and Create
From stovepipe hats to Spider-Man: The U.S. presidential inauguration as a media event
As media outlets continue to close and advertising budgets shrink, the once-mighty Super Bowl is receiving much less buzz than usual. A number of major advertisers, such as Federal Express and troubled automaker General Motors, have decided not to run Super Bowl ads at all this year. Another January event, though, is attracting a surprising amount of media attention: the U.S. presidential inauguration.