Thursday, June 27, 2013
The Jacob Burns Film Center (JBFC) is at the center of an international movement to raise a generation of students equipped and inspired to comprehend, analyze, and create with the tools of 21st century communication: image, sound, and story. JBFC’s Summer Teachers Institutes prepare Pre-K – Grade 12 educators to be literate in visual texts and empower their students to be active viewers, critical thinkers, engaged world citizens, and inspired creators.
In 2013, the JBFC is expanding its popular and successful Summer Teachers Institute into a multi-disciplinary experience to serve educators at every grade level and experience, and across subject area. The expansive list of offerings will provide curriculum, strategies and resources for P-12 and across content areas such as English Language Arts, Social Studies, Art, and Science. Educators will choose from a diverse array of offerings to ensure a customized and immediately applicable professional development experience.
Session Abstracts
Keynote address by Stephen Apkon, author of The Age of the Image, Redefining Literacy in a World of Screens
We live in a world that is awash in visual storytelling, yet most of us are not aware of its grammar and coded messages, or the practical components of its production. We are largely, in a word, illiterate. In The Age of the Image, Apkon draws on the history of literacy, on the science of how storytelling works on the human brain, and on the value of literacy in real-world situations, and argues that now is the time to transform the way we teach, create, and communicate. As renowned filmmaker Martin Scorsese says in the foreword, this lively book "lays out the tools we need to cultivate our awareness of and attention to every message and every gesture, artistic or opportunistic, expressed in print or in pixels. It's a not just a plea for literacy, but a wonderful road map and guide for how it can be taught and nurtured." Every registered participant will receive a free signed copy of the book.
Session A: Storytelling and Early Literacy Instruction
This workshop will inspire educators to integrate movement, sound, and storytelling to strengthen the building blocks of early childhood literacy. Participants will learn new tools to foster the growth of important skills such as listening, sequencing, observing, comprehending and predicting. Stories, viewing short films, and media making activities, are grounded in the JBFC’s Seeing Stories curriculum. Creativity, self-expression, and abound in this engaging approach to early childhood education. Recommended for educators
Pre-K - 2.
Session B: Reading the Screen
How do the techniques of storytelling differ in film and literature? Through viewing, critical analysis, and activities, participants will learn new language and tools for the ELA classroom. Participants will explore literary elements such as characterization, motif, mood, and plot in visual and written texts and understand how developing students’ critical viewing can enhance their literary analysis. Models of effective adaptations and companion pieces will be provided as well. Recommended for educators grades 6-12.
Session C: History and Identity, presented in collaboration with “Facing History and Ourselves”
How is history shaped by hatred, indifference, and denial, as well as by caring, compassion, and responsibility? This workshop will dynamically integrate FHO’s investigation of the events that led to the Holocaust, including the role choices play in shaping a society, with JBFC’s unique approach to critically analyzing media. The workshop will also consider what influences the choices we make today. Through screening excerpts from film and television, reading texts, activities, and discussion, educators will learn strategies to help combat bigotry and to cultivate a school culture of compassion. Resources and strategies will encourage active viewing and empathy in the classroom. This workshop is a FHO qualifying workshop and will give participants full and free access to the video lending library, and resources. Recommended for educators grades 6-12. Presenters: JBFC Faculty & Peter Nelson, Director, New York Office, Facing History and Ourselves.
Session D: From Viewing to Doing
This hands-on course is perfect for educators who are eager to integrate media projects into their curriculum. Participants will have an opportunity to experiment with a range of animation and live-action software. Participants will gain first-hand experience by producing their own projects and then exploring implementation in the classroom.Recommended for all educators
Session E: Focus on Nature
Science provides a necessary and effective application of visual media. From biology, to environmental science and chemistry, narrative storytelling, visual documentation, close observation, and critical thinking are essential skills. This workshop will highlight the projects JBFC has supported through its new initiative, Focus on Nature, on topics such as invasive plant species, storm water run-off, seasonal change, life cycles, and a greenhouse garden project and with community partners, Teatown and Stone Barns. Classroom case studies and resources will inspire educators to integrate media into their science curriculum using stop-motion animation, vlogs, time lapse photography, visual timelines and critter cams. Recommended for educators grades K-5.
Session F: Short Form Viewing and Writing
Short films are a fantastic resource for teaching students skills of critical analysis and creative writing. Learn how to use narrative and documentary shorts as prompts and texts to enrich your ELA instruction. Viewing, hands-on writing exercises, discussion, and critique will model how to use films and scripts in a dynamic way. The theme and content will focus on coming-of-age stories. Recommended for educators grades 6-12.
Session G: From Viewing to Doing
Introducing production into the classroom, from digital storytelling to stop motion animation. Recommended for educators grades K-12.
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