Our+Plan

Our Plan for Media Literacy Week 2010

 * Our Plan after second meeting on September 20:**

Hold a kick off event during Media Literacy Week (~1 - 1 1/2 hrs) that activates thinking about Gender Roles and Media and introduces EYs, MYs, and SYs learning experiences that teachers and students will be invited to try out in their classrooms and participate in a "Video Challenge" (we are not yet sure what this will be called) where they submit what they have learned to us. We will hold a Learning Fair/Student Forum where kids celebrate what they have been learning/doing and also challenges them to action, what can they do to change things? This will probably be a theme in the apply portion of the learning experiences.

Please see Kick-Off Planning page for more details about the kick-off.


 * Our Plan after first meeting on September 13:**

> > > - maybe have a teacher(s) that have experience with gender media roles and ask them to participate > - if we could get a plan together we might be able to get students from other school divisions to attend. Maybe 100 students and have breakout sessions, forum. > - could have a forum at the St. James Professional Staff Development Centre >> Other notes: - Getting teachers on board (advertising) - entry criteria (ideas): pechakucha style, common craft, primary data, makes "passion" appear need to offer a variety of ways for students to share their learning at all ages levels.
 * 1. What we will do (our general plan in progress/draft):**
 * 1) Advertise our event at SAG (preSAG, imovie etc.)
 * 1) Create learning experiences at EYs, MYs, and SYs that contain criteria, strategies, resources, etc.
 * 1) Kick-off during Media Literacy Week (maybe ask Ryan Miller, music etc.) -intro.,song, student panel?, responses, (archive), introduction of LEs and announcement the collection of entries; "think-tank" (students and teachers working together 4-6 grps of kids with facilitator) coming up with a scenario and present; maybe use the "Listen" song as an activator. (maybe a day, morning or afternoon) kids spend the day doing the learning experiences) include kids at all levels, senior years students could be learning buddies, assistants etc.
 * I've tentatively booked the PSDC Auditorium (150 Moray St.) for Mon., Nov 1st & Thurs., Nov 4th as it's in use the rest of the week... Andy :-)
 * If we are interested in the Minister of Education taking part in the opening kickoff, I know that she is unavailable on November 1 so November 4 is better from that perspective...plus it gives us more TIME :) - John F
 * she is also unavailable Nov 3 (Wed) because she is holding a luncheon for 'Take Your Kids to Work Day' - Cheryl
 * Process submissions
 * I met with the Manitoba Middle Years Association last night (Sept. 20) and told them a little bit about the Media Literacy Kickoff week. One of teh MMYA members is interested in working with one of her division teachers and having a group of Middle Years students prepare a short skit/drama presentation on the theme to be part of the kick off.- Val
 * 1) Learning Fair - at the end of year: showcase/share, celebration; create a DVD of what was done that can be sent out