Tag Archives: Student Voice

It’s That Time of Year…

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Anthony_Perrotta

Media Smarts’ annual Media Literacy Week is just around the corner. Taking place Monday October 25 to Saturday October 30, Media Literacy Week provides educators with an intentional opportunity to learn, unlearn and relearn as it pertains to media literacy … Continue reading →

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From Input to Output: #Medialiteracy is a Critical Literacy

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Anthony_Perrotta

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 →

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Media Literacy is a Critical Literacy

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Anthony_Perrotta

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 →

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Innovation with a Pause: Reflecting on Learning Matters

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Anthony_Perrotta

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 →

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Students and their Meaning

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Anthony_Perrotta

In reading Mark O’Connell’s Watching Skies, a deep personal and critical dive into the films of Steven Spielberg and Star Wars, I was reminded how personal the movie experience can be. As Mark shares personal insights of being “separated” from … Continue reading →

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Deep Learning: Ensuring the “ISU” lives beyond the school and classroom.

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Anthony_Perrotta

A week ago today, on May 30th at Yorkdale Silver City in Toronto, the 4th Annual Ignite digital media showcase of creative works produced in Communications Technology at Chaminade College School came to life. It’s with this culmination of student … Continue reading →

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