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Learning Authentically: Storytelling Projects to Ignite Curiosity and Purpose

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Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom IV

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Michael Hernandez
Teacher
Mira Costa High School
@cinehead
@Changing.The.Narrative
Michael is an award-winning teacher and international speaker whose work focuses on digital storytelling, project-based learning, and social justice. His published work addresses student voice and the intersection of education and social policy. His podcast and newsletter, Change The Narrative, have found subscribers around the world. His upcoming book, “Storytelling With Purpose,” published by ISTE, arrives this fall. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Adobe Education Leader, and National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions Grosvenor Teacher Fellow. Follow him on Twitter: @cinehead and Instagram: @changing.the.narrative www.michael-hernandez.net

Session description

Artificial intelligence, pandemics and rapid social change have us asking existential questions about the purpose of education, what we teach and our role as educators. In this session, find out how to use digital storytelling projects as a curricular framework, and leverage curiosity and passion as engines that drive learning.

Purpose & objective

This session frames learning through the lens of digital storytelling—as a scaffold upon which to hang our curricular skills and knowledge—so as to create a purpose behind learning, provide purpose, and leverage passion and curiosity to motivate students. These authentic learning experiences also address challenges faced by AI and other challenges in tech and society. We discuss how to design lessons as storytelling projects to do this, and how to transform existing lessons. The session will use case studies and activities to support these ideas. Digital resources provide additional ideas and inspiration.

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Outline

Intro (5 min)
What is digital storytelling? (5 min)
Storytelling projects for inquiry & research? (5 min)
Storytelling projects for assessment (5 min)
Case Studies: Sample stories from a variety of subject areas (10 min)
Activity: How to transform a current lesson into a digital storytelling project (15)
Workflow, Tips and Best Practices for the classroom (10 min)

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Supporting research

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/openai-chatgpt-writing-high-school-english-essay/672412/

https://www.pblworks.org/blog/its-time-change-currency-education

https://www.alfiekohn.org/blogs/engagement/

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Session specifications

Topic:
Storytelling/multimedia
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Coaches, Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Subject area:
Language arts, Social studies
ISTE Standards:
For Coaches:
Learning Designer
  • Collaborate with educators to develop authentic, active learning experiences that foster student agency, deepen content mastery and allow students to demonstrate their competency.
For Education Leaders:
Empowering Leader
  • Support educators in using technology to advance learning that meets the diverse learning, cultural, and social-emotional needs of individual students.
For Students:
Creative Communicator
  • Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.

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