We hope that Term Four has begun happily for everybody.
In this edition of the Memo we are spotlighting Media Literacy, as Media Literacy Week is right around the corner! Do you know that we are part of the Australian Media Literacy Alliance? Read on for links to their new website and to subscribe to their highly informative newsletter.
Are you looking for PD opportunities for yourself, or your team? We are here to help! Our bumper Digital TeachMeet is coming up next week, and we have brand new offerings to fill in some Term Four PD gaps, or to consider for your Term One planning.
As always, we are inspired by the teaching and learning we see everyday when connecting with teachers and young people from across Australia. If you have ideas to share, questions, or requests for new resources we would love to hear them. Contact us at learning@moadoph.gov.au and connect with us on twitter and Facebook.
Wishing you all a curious, active and safe end to the school year.
The MoAD Learning Team
Australian Media Literacy Alliance (AMLA)
We have been looking forward to the launch of AMLA's fabulous new bi-monthly newsletter, Media Literacy News Australia, and are excited to share it with you. It is a terrific read, full of practical resources, research and training opportunities. We encourage everyone to subscribe and to take a look at the first edition which includes links to a number of free virtual Media Literacy Week events for you and your students:
Free Virtual Excursions for Media Literacy Week - 24 - 31 October
Wednesday 26 October, 10am
Media Literate Citizens workshop with MoAD Learning.
Thursday 27 October, 10am
Media Literacy Week Virtual Excursion with the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.
Friday 28 October, 12:15pm
Media Literacy Week event: Examining representations in children’s television with Australian Children’s Television Foundation.
Media Literacy resources - we have you covered!
How do your students stay informed? Do they know what kind of questions to ask to determine whether information is credible? Who is represented in the media they watch? Do they know how to create their own media to have their say?
We asked artist Sarah Firth to design our Media Literacy infographic to support teachers in exploring these questions and more. Discussing how to critically engage with all types of media helps build your students' civic understanding, and supports them to be active and informed in their communities, including online.
Head to our Media Literacy Resources page for practical resources to encourage your students to critically engage with media, and to create their own media. You can also download a high resolution pdf of the infographic, as well as an animation that brings Sarah Firth's drawing process to life.
Media Literacy Week: 24 - 31 October 2022!
Recycling Week Special Digital Experience
How could you use this provocation in your class?
Image: illustration from Billie by Nicole Godwin and Demelsa Haghton
Live Virtual Event: Sustainable Change - with author Nicole Godwin
Join MoAD Learning, our friends at the National Maritime Museum and the talented Nicole Godwin for a virtual excursion exploring marine sustainability and consider practical ways young people can care for marine life and be more sustainable. Nicole's two beautiful picture books, Billie and Jelly-boy are rich texts to include in your Sustainability Week lesson planning, and we have created a ready-to-go Civics in Pictures resource for Billie just for you.
Register here: DART: Sustainable Change – with author Nicole Godwin
Thursday 10 November, 12pm
Author Nicole Godwin
New Civics in Pictures!
The Arrival: creating authentic welcome messages
This heart-warming activity looks to build inclusivity and celebrate what is special about our country. Young people will have the opportunity to create an authentic welcome message to share with a new citizen.
PD Planning
2022 Digital TeachMEET: Next week! Tuesday 18 October
We are excited to connect and share the great work happening in classrooms across Australia! If you are teaching HASS, Civics and Citizenship or History this session is for you. Whether you have great ideas to share or need some inspiration for your lessons, this PD has you covered.
4-5pm (AEST), via Zoom Please click here to register to attend or present
2023 Term One PD:
Empowering Classrooms: Start your year inspired: 19 January 2pm – 4pm or Thursday 2 February 4pm - 6pm
Onsite Teacher Famil: Thursday 16th February 4-6pm. This is a fantastic opportunity for local teachers to explore our new permanent exhibition spaces with us and hear about our range of programs and resources on offer.
Media Literacy & Critical Thinking Skills – Political Cartoons: Thursday 9th March and Thursday 16th March, 4-5:30pm
Empowering Authentic Student Voice and Agency: Tuesday 7th March, 4-5pm
Please contact digitalexcursions@moadoph.gov.au to register your interest, or to discuss a tailored option that works best for your team!
Leading Together Digital Workshops
At the beginning of 2022, the Learning team launched a fully digital leadership pilot initiative for primary and secondary schools. The initiative attracted interest from diverse school groups across the country, from whole grades of Year 5 and 6 students, to multi-age Student Representative Councils and STEMbassadors. Leading Together connected classroom teachers with our museum educators to create tailored leadership experiences for their students. Grounded in an inquiry stance and incorporating visible thinking strategies the initiative has provided already to be highly successful.
If you are considering how to support the young leaders in your school, or to build leadership and community within your SRC, school parliament or whole year level, please check out our Leading Together page, or contact learning@moadoph.gov.au to discuss how our expert educators can support you next year.
Year 6 Leaders explore leadership in a Leading Together program this year.
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