Outcome Chart – Nunavut - School Health Program 7

Overall Expectations: Mental and Emotional Well-being

Essential elements of the news genre

At its core, news is defined by what’s considered newsworthy, a criterion that has evolved over time. Traditionally, a story is deemed newsworthy if it’s unusual, as encapsulated by Jesse Lynch Williams’ adage "a dog bites a man, that's a story; a man bites a dog, that's a good story.”

Dealing with fear and media

Research has found that these things are most likely to be scary to children:

Career Education

The  British Columbia Career Education curriculum includes a number of media and digital literacy expectations in both the Curricular Competencies and Content, particularly relating to the Personal Development and Connections to Community strands.

Physical Education/Health Education K-Senior 2

In Manitoba Physical Education/Health Education, media components are included under the broader categories Safety; Personal and Social Management; and Healthy Lifestyle Practises.

Social Studies Grades Overview

In the Saskatchewan Social Studies curriculum, digital media literacy is found in outcomes including Interactions and Independence, Dynamic Relationships, Power and Authority and Resources and Wealth.

Visual Arts 4-6

In the Nova Scotia Visual Arts curriculum, media literacy outcomes are included under the general outcomes requiring students to demonstrate an awareness and appreciation of art as a lifelong process.

Click on a grade level under Visual Arts 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. Teachers should also note that individual lessons often satisfy a number of learning outcomes.)

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.” 

CIRA increases support for digital and media literacy with a Gold Sponsorship of MediaSmarts

Ottawa, ON (May 7, 2013) – MediaSmarts: Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy is pleased to announce that the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has increased its 2013 support to the organization to become a Gold-level sponsor.

Outcome Chart - Alberta - Social Studies 20 - Grade 11

This outcome chart contains Media literacy learning expectations from the Alberta social studies curriculum, with links to supporting resources on the MediaSmarts site.