October 7, 2012
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Five Octobers ago, I gave a Saturday workshop for our Sacramento Educational Cable Consortium (SECC) on A Case for Filmmaking in the Classroom. On October 20, I’ll join SECC videographer Doug Niva at the Alliance for Community Media’s Regional Conference: … Continue reading
January 1, 2012
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“To fulfill the promise of digital citizenship, Americans must acquire multimedia communication skills that include the ability to compose messages using language, graphic design, images, and sound, and know how to use these skills to engage in the civic life … Continue reading
April 17, 2011
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April can be a tension-filled month at many schools sites, especially those sites that are in PI (Program Improvement). Thank goodness for Rudy Alfonso and his 5th grade filmmakers, who have some suggestions for helping students get through the mandated … Continue reading
July 25, 2010
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One year later, I have another argument to add to my July 2009 Case for Filmmaking in the Classroom post: Filmmaking empowers students. In May I watched a team of Lesley McKillop’s students (see argument #6 in last year’s post) … Continue reading
February 21, 2010
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How do we bring administrators on board with 21st century possibilities for teaching and learning? This question has been on my mind since Wednesday, when a colleague shared with me that her principal came to her classroom while she was … Continue reading
January 28, 2010
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I walked away from media teacher Vernon Bisho’s Thursday night SEVA session Understand > Care > Feel > Learn with a whole new understanding of the art of creative non-fiction writing for video. Vernon provides his high school students with … Continue reading
January 4, 2010
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One of the best things about heading into 2010 is the opportunity to follow Rudy Alfonso and his 5th graders as they continue their journey into the art and process of filmmaking. If you haven’t visited his EETT & Making … Continue reading
October 18, 2009
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The single most important part of telling a good story is asking throughout the entire process: ‘What is the story all about?’” Bryan Shadden, KVIE I look forward to our regional (Sacramento) SEVA Trainings for Teachers series. Saturday’s event was … Continue reading
October 5, 2009
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This year I’ve decided to add Photo Story 3 to my workshop offerings. I don’t know why I’ve waited so long to introduce teachers and students to this extremely user-friendly program. For a number of reasons (and I’ll limit myself … Continue reading
September 6, 2009
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I’ve known Glen Bledsoe for about eight years, through our mutual association with the National Writing Project. Whenever I have the opportunity to participate in one of his workshops, poster sessions, or panel discussions, I am blown away by both … Continue reading