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Hello colleagues, and welcome to Coverage, the newsletter of the Free Press Media Literacy and Learning Project! Aug. 24 was the day many of us caught the first glimpse of our classroom, and have felt the full weight of planning the year upon us. With that in mind, we’ve picked some useful stories for the start of the year, and many more below to keep it going smoothly.
As we head into another year of AI-induced uncertainty and influence on teaching and learning, consider having students reflect on the new mandatory U of W collegiate course in AI literacy for all high school students as you prepare your own classroom AI policies, practices and expectations.
Young learners will benefit from a conversation about the importance of practice and perseverance as they settle into their school routines after an active summer break. Two stories to provide examples and role models are in this week’s paper on two very different topics: bicycle racing and speed puzzling.
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Read on for this week’s stories for young learners, for debate, and for every Manitoba curriculum subject.
—Rebecca Chambers
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For the youngest learners
Here are two stories about practising something in order to get better at it. Why is it important to be patient when practising something you want to get better at? What is something you would like to be better at? How could you practise?
Are you worried when you have to get a needle from the doctor? Did you know some trees have to get needles to stay healthy too? One Winnipeg neighbourhood raised money so their trees could all be inoculated against disease. How do vaccines keep us healthy? How do they keep the trees healthy too?
See our full collection of news for young children here.
News for debate and discussion
Should raising the minimum wage be considered “common sense”?
Alex Passey:
The common abuse of ‘common sense’
If you spend any amount of time having deep conversations on sensitive subject matters, you will undoubtedly encounter patterns of thought and speech peppered into the discourse as if certain people w… Read More
Should property owners be allowed to use force to protect their belongings from thieves?
Should AI literacy be mandatory learning for students?
See our full collection of topics for debate and discussion here.
News by school subject
A round-up of the latest Free Press news articles, with suggestions for use in the classroom. Click on any subject name below to access our full online archive of stories related to that subject.
How American tariffs affect small businesses closer to home:
How a 127-year old general store has stayed vibrant thanks to business practices that keep up with the times:
Arts programming in rural Manitoba requires hard work, commitment and a love for community:
A Manitoba-designed piece of major public art is unveiled in Ottawa:
Two new programs allow for expanded options for careers in arboriculture and shelter care:
The mixed blessing of workplace resilience:
Jason Alderson:
Resilience and asking too much
Employee burnout, workload pressures, and workplace well-being have become regular topics of conversation across Canada. Organizations are investing heavily in resilience training and wellness initiat… Read More
Using humour to describe factual events:
Using different perspectives to ensure balance in writing:
Difficult choices made in the preservation of French culture and history in Manitoba:
Hugo Beaucamp:
Préserver à bout de bras
La Maison Gabrielle-Roy s’apprête à abattre trois ormes plantés devant le musée depuis 1905. Une décision prise à contrecœur pour assurer la sécurité du bâtiment et du voisinage, mais qui illustre sur… Read More
Quebec is leading Canada in a discussion of the right to be cool during heatwaves:
A portrait of food insecurity in Somalia: causes, effects and personal stories:
An example and explainer of different types of post-partum psychological disorders:
Indigenous entrepreneurs find a strong catalyst in Winnipeg startup Indigihub:
Calculating the sharing of resources based on need:
How the Canadian cattle population changes over time, and the effects at the grocery store:
Taking social media giants to court over social media safety for children and teens:
Changes in your skin due to sun exposure can be a serious issue, but access to assessment can be difficult. This mobile clinic is one way to get checked out:
New tech that utilizes ultra low-frequency radio waves to communicate with trapped cavers:
The wide-ranging current and impending effects of record-breaking ocean temperatures:
Education and democracy are deeply connected. Why we should vote, and why we should care:
John R. Wiens:
Educated people vote
I add my voice to Erna Buffie’s Think Tank piece “Democracy is a civic election issue” (Aug. 13) by asserting that democracy is a public education issue. Put another way, this fall’s municipal and school board elections are a test of public education — educating democratic citizens who appreciate our democratic inheritance enough to take responsibility for renewing it. Read More
The opposition to peaceful protest in China and the ongoing legacy of Tiananmen Square:
Aircraft cargo hold capacity and passenger rights:
Two new restaurants add to a growing complement of options in the Exchange District:
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