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Celebrate Canada’s Second Annual National Media Education Week

Media Awareness Network (MNet) and the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF) are partnering for the second consecutive year to present National Media Education Week, November 5-9, 2007. The purpose of the week is to promote media literacy as a key component in the education of young people, and to encourage the integration of media education into Canadian schools, homes and communities.

Many children today spend more time interacting with media than they do attending school. While young people are immersed in media environments—watching, reading, listening, interacting, and creating—they are learning about the world and forming perceptions of themselves and others. This “informal” learning is happening largely without adult guidance or critical reflection. In order to be literate today, young people need to develop a whole range of critical thinking, communication and information management skills to apply to their use of media—and media education is an essential tool in helping them acquire these skills.

Media Awareness Network and the Canadian Teachers' Federation are working in collaboration with education organizations, libraries, and community-, parent- and youth-based groups to host media education activities to celebrate the week. The activities will include: parent information sessions, student contests, media fairs, panel discussions, professional development workshops and conference presentations.

Mark your calendar and plan a media education activity for your classroom, community, or home. Please contact Media Awareness Network at nmew@media-awareness.ca with your ideas and plans for celebrating the week so we can add them to our list of activities and events.

For more information on how you can take part in National Media Education Week 2007, visit the Web site at: www.mediaeducationweek.ca.  

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Media Awareness Network is a Canadian not-for-profit centre of expertise and excellence in media education. MNet’s vision is to ensure children and youth possess the necessary critical thinking skills and tools to understand and actively engage with media.

Canadian Teachers' Federation is the national voice of over 215,000 teachers across the country, acting as an advocate for public education, teachers and children. CTF is a member of the 29-million member strong Education International.

© 2007 Media Awareness Network

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