love, amma | A Mother’s Journey to Healing
love, amma is a mother’s beautiful and revealing truth in the form of a letter written to her young daughter.
Author : NFB Education
Ocean School in Action: “Micro-mystery”
Kira Janisse, a biology, environmental science, and health science teacher, has incorporated the Ocean School's resource, Micro-mystery, into her classroom lessons. In this article, she explains how she used this resource to get her students thinking about waste management. Kira's classroom activity is available in this article.
Social and Emotional Learning and Literacy through Poetry
Poetry is often seen as a very specific thing. People tend to think of when they had to analyze poems that are not easy to connect with.
Media School | Get ‘Meta’ With Your Classroom
A school within a school, to quote my students, is “so meta.” But that was the best part of the NFB’s Media School resource.
Media School | How to Teach Your Students to Produce Films without Really Trying
Since teens prefer watching over reading, shouldn’t we be teaching them how to make sense of the stories they see, and helping them to create their own, just as we teach them how to read and write?
French Enough | What Francophonie Means to My Family
Weaving together old home movies with current conversations, French Enough illuminates the struggle and triumph of reclaiming francophone Canadian identity.
3 Anti-Bullying Lessons for Pink Shirt Day (Primary Level)
This blog post touches on how we as educators must continue the conversation surrounding the ramifications of bullying, using the National Film Board as a supporting resource and reference.
3 Anti-Bullying Lessons for Pink Shirt Day (Secondary Level)
Looking to supplement your anti-bullying lessons for Pink Shirt Day, and beyond? Discover educational resources for films like Bully Dance, Tales of Ordinary Fatphobia and Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows. Appropriate for all age levels.
5 Tips for Facilitating a Film Discussion in the Classroom
Our students are avid consumers of visual media. Here are five tips to facilitate discussion-based learning in the classroom.
NFB Media School: Supporting Engagement through Digital Storytelling
Media School is a new online workshop that walks educators through the stages of creating a digital story in 11 easy-to-follow modules.
The Digital Pilgrimage | Reimagining Commemoration in the Classroom
Mark the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge with the multimedia experience, Vimy: A Living Memorial and The Digital Pilgrimage.
The Orchid and the Bee: At the Crossroads of Art and Science
Frances Adair Mckenzie speaks about the inspiration behind The Orchid and the Bee and shares her thoughts and answers questions about the imagery used in her work.