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Media Literacy Summer Institutes

July 9, 2007

London, Ontario – July 9 – 11, 2007

Vancouver, B.C. – August 13 – 17, 2007

These institutes will introduce teachers to the basics needed to teach media literacy in their classrooms.  While the institute is designed for teachers of grades 8 – 12 in any subject, there will also be material of interest to teachers of younger grades. The course will deal with such topics as the Key Concepts of Media Literacy, Prime Time TV, News, Global Issues, Movies, Advertising, Gender, the Internet, and Resources .

 

Teachers will have the opportunity to take part in the evaluation of a new on line resource – Inside Plato’s Cave – to be released January 2008.

For more information, contact us at info@aml.ca