Stories that Stick: Moviemaking to Develop Creative Communicators

Outline

**Welcome and presenter introductions; introduction of the backchannel discussion presenters will use to collect audience questions and interact during the session. - 2 minutes

**Description of educational context in which presenters work (i.e. student and community demographics, barriers). Identifying the challenge: Making core content engaging for all students as they build creative fluency and authentically practice their language skills. - 5 minutes

**Explanation of the benefits of digital storytelling: building future-ready learners, confident creators, and effective communicators. Basic brain science of storytelling and how it impacts learning. Explanation of the impact of creativity and student voice in the classroom, as well as the effect these have on student language acquisition. - 5 minutes

**Presenters will use Mentimeter to poll attendees regarding their perception of barriers that may keep teachers from utilizing digital storytelling (specifically, moviemaking) more frequently in their classrooms. Explanation of the storytelling process and the barriers that generally keep teachers from letting their students tell more stories through the medium of movie-making. - 5 minutes

**Presenters elaborate how movie-making opportunities can be intentionally designed as capstones for learning. This segment will include how to structure lesson arcs for core content areas that address multiple standards, and tips to optimize the production process. - 10 minutes

**Showcase several replicable project ideas teachers can use to have their students demonstrate mastery in any content area. Presenters will share project templates, rubrics, and additional resources that attendees can implement immediately. This section includes movie samples created by students. - 20 minutes

**Attendees will create an entry level digital story using Adobe Animate from Audio. This tool will be demostrated by the presenter and participants will add their content to a collaborative Padlet. - 10 minutes

**Closing, questions from the backchannel, and additional resources - 3 minutes

Supporting research

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