SchoolDocs Highlights
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THE POWER OF DOCUMENTARY TO ENGAGE STUDENTS AND ENRICH THE 21st CENTURY CLASSROOM
June 24-26, 2010
Presented by AFI SILVER Screen Education as a special strand of the AFI-Discovery Channel Silverdocs International Documentary Conference, SchoolDocs is an innovative strand of workshops, panel discussions and films investigating cutting-edge practices in visual education directed to the needs of 21st century educators and their students.
Check it out! http://silverdocs.com/event/idc/about/
SCHOOLDOCS OVERVIEW
• Three days of engaging discussions
• Exposure to new technologies
• New pedagogical techniques with more than a dozen panels
and hands-on workshops
• One-on-one networking with documentary filmmakers
• An Examination of Race and Representation in Film
• Critical Literacy: Making Connections with Film
• Using Filmmaking to Help Students Understand Subtext
• Best Practices and Fair Use for Education
• Web Resources for Educators
• Stay Ahead of the New Technology for Education
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 - MHz Shorties - AFI Teen Docs - Gandhi Brigade
PLEASE NOTE: All 2010 SchoolDocs presentations, including registration, take place at Montgomery College/Takoma Park Campus Performing Arts Center, 7995 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910 (a 15-minute walk or short shuttle bus ride from the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center).
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