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The Third Dimension of Literacy: Giving Your Students a Voice Through Film

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Colorado Convention Center, 405/6/7

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Presenters

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Gio Gaynor
Director
Take Two Film Academy
@taketwofilmacademy
Gio Gaynor is the Program Director for Take Two Film Academy. An educator and filmmaker, he has worked with Take Two for the past 13 years. Most recently, he completed a three year stint in Japan where he founded the Film and Media program at Horizon Japan International School.
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Megan Kiefer
Owner and Operator
Take Two Film Academy
@taketwofilm
@taketwofilmacademy
Megan Kiefer is the founder of Take Two Film Academy. A vocal proponent of film’s power to create positive change in the world, she’s been teaching storytelling and filmmaking to young people since 2004. She’s the author of The Third Dimension of Literacy, and the founder of two retail companies. Kiefer is also an active member of the Summit Series and the Charles & Lynn Schusterman REALITY Initiative. She holds a BA from Tufts University and an MBA from Babson College.

Session description

The Third Dimension of Literacy considers viewing media the next dimension of reading and creating media the next dimension of writing. By transforming essays into documentaries and short stories into narrative films, students increase subject engagement. This workshop shows how to incorporate film and media PBL into any classroom.

Purpose & objective

The purpose of the presentation is to give educators an engaging PBL option for students to present learning while developing filmmaking skills. Participants will understand how short documentaries are researched and structured. The skills covered will include: how to write a documentary script, best practices for audio recording, what is b-roll and how to effectively and ethically find relevant footage, how to edit audio, add imagery and export a video. Evidence of success will be a 1-2 minute completed documentary completed by the end of the presentation.

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Outline

Introduction to the pedagogy of the Third Dimension of Literacy through our book and video series. (15 min)
Mini-filmmaking workshop (45min)
Participants will learn how to use common resources such as phones and laptops to create short documentary films. We will guide attendees in a hands-on activity that will have them create their own mini-movies about topics such as the environment, historical events, or biography.
We will lead attendees through the steps of writing a script, recording voice overs and finding b-roll to editing and sound design using readily available software.
At the end, we will screen examples of films made during the workshop.

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Supporting research

https://vimeo.com/469744062
https://vimeo.com/469745678
https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1920498117

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Session specifications

Topic:
Student agency, choice and voice
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Chief technology officers/superintendents/school board members, Principals/head teachers, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:
No downloads are required, but attendees will log into wevideo.com, which is quick, safe and free.
Subject area:
Performing/visual arts, STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:
For Education Leaders:
Equity and Citizenship Advocate
  • Cultivate responsible online behavior, including the safe, ethical and legal use of technology.
For Educators:
Leader
  • Model for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning.
For Students:
Creative Communicator
  • Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
Disclosure:
The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session
Related exhibitors:
WeVideo, Inc.

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