Schooldocs Preview

And now for something completely DIFFERENT...

A Different Kind of Professional Development

SCHOOLDOCS 2012

June 19-24, 2012



PASSES ON SALE NOW!

SEE the next generation of educational films!

NETWORK with educators who successfully use media

in their classrooms!

ASK questions of filmmakers and distributors!

EXPLORE new ways of teaching and new technologies!

SHARE your experiences with colleagues!

RETURN to your classroom energized!

Presented by AFI SILVER Screen Education as a special strand of the AFI - Discovery Channel Silverdocs Conference, Schooldocs is an innovative strand of workshops, panel discussions and films investigating cutting-edge practices in visual education directed to the needs of 21^st century educators and their students.

CONFERENCE PREVIEW

·       THE AMERICAN GRADUATE PROGRAM: Success Stories and Making It Happen

·       “BRAIN FREEZE:” Thawing the Minds of Future Scientists

·       SUCCESS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT: A Case Study in Blending Filmmaking and Viewing into Extant Curriculum in Arlington and Montgomery County Public Schools

·       SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) RESOURCES ON THE WEB

·       SUCCESS FOR THE ESOL STUDENT: A Case Study in Blending Filmmaking and Viewing into Extant Curriculum

·       SUCCESS USING MEDIA WITH GIFTED AND TALENTED (GT) STUDENTS: A Case Study in Blending Filmmaking and Viewing into Extant Curriculum

·       USING DIGITAL MEDIA WITH AP LANGUAGE: A Collaboration with Art History and English

·       USING TECHNO-TOOLS TO ENGAGE STUDENT LEARNING: Are They Just Fads, Gadgets and Gizmos, or Are They True Aids to Learning?

·       TRANSMEDIA TRICKLEDOWN: University Media Projects Worthy of the K-12 Classroom

·       ACCESS TO MEDIA IN SCHOOLS: How Does Fair Use Hurt or Help Educators, Librarians and Filmmakers?

PLUS: Voices of youth filmmakers from all over the world will be represented in panels, hands-on workshops and master classes with Silverdocs filmmakers. Schooldocs is proud to collaborate with the following youth filmmaking organizations:

MyHero

BYkids

Sitar Youth Filmmakers

Gandhi Brigade

Pendragwn YFF

Root Branch Productions

Registration and all Schooldocs 2012 Presentations will be held at:

The Silver Spring Civic Building

One Veterans Place

(located at the corner of Fenton Street and Ellsworth Drive)