Author Archives: Anthony_Perrotta

From Input to Output: #Medialiteracy is a Critical Literacy

Posted on February 20, 2019

This past Friday I had the unique and privileged opportunity to facilitate a workshop for a group of Toronto Catholic District School Board colleagues. In coming together as part of a self-directed professional development day, it was a humbling experience … Continue reading →

Finding the Success in Failure

Posted on January 29, 2019

Like many high school teachers across Ontario, I’m presently navigating the turbulent seas of culminating activities and final exams. This is an incredibly stressful time of year for students. As students thrive for the best mark possible, I often ask … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Educational Leadership, Uncategorized | Tagged Goal Setting, Self Regulated Learning, Self Regulated Learning and Goal Setting, Self Regulation, Success in Failure

What my son taught me about Self-Regulation

Posted on January 14, 2019

Yesterday, I was schooled by my five-year old son. Coming down the stairs early morning yesterday, my son was already in an assertive mood. Always the self-advocate, he expressed how he didn’t want to attend a new sports program I … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Educational Leadership | Tagged Mindfullness, Self Regulated Learning, Self Regulation, Stuart Shanker, The Shanker Method

Tis’ The Season: “Gremlins” and the Power of Horror

Posted on November 29, 2018

One of the joys of my teaching career is that I’ve had the privilege to take my fandom of all things movies and pop culture and translate that into a legitimate study of media literacy all while working to empower … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Uncategorized | Tagged Gremlins, Gremlins Film Theory, Horror, Horror movies, Joe Dante, Teaching Gremlins

Multi-literacy and Student Empowerment

Posted on November 29, 2018

As a current Masters of Education student at Queen’s University with a focus on media literacy, my goal is engage in deep learning that will not only let me reflect on practice but also impact and evolve my pedagogy. As … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, Education, Educational Leadership, Media Literacy and Pop Culture | Tagged 21st century learning, Cultural Responsive Pedagogy, Global Competencies, Media Literacy, Multiliteracy, Video Production in Education

Media Literacy is a Critical Literacy

Posted on November 22, 2018

Well before I became a teacher, I was in the intellectual minefields of justifying my film studies within the circles of english majors and aspiring political scientists. Although film is without argument the most global industrial art form with an … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, Education, Media Literacy and Pop Culture, Student Voice | Tagged Cultural Responsive Pedagogy, Film Production in Schools, Media Literacy, Student Voice, Student Voice and Film Production

Innovation with a Pause: Reflecting on Learning Matters

Posted on November 7, 2018

As part of my Masters of Education program Innovation in Teaching and Learning the most recent task was to develop a Philosophy of Practice. Whereas a Philosophy of Education may be deemed more theoretical and idea driven, the notion of … Continue reading →

Posted in 21st Century Learning, Education, Educational Leadership, Student Voice | Tagged Online Portfolios, Social Media, Social Media in Education, STEAM, Student Reflection, Student Voice, What is Learning?