Youth-Powered Video: A Hands-On Curriculum for Teaching Documentary by Gretchen Baudenbacher & Steve Goodman at Educational Video Center

http://www.evc.org/publications/youthpowered.html

Based on the Educational Video Center's two decades of experience, this comprehensive curriculum package gives middle and high school staff developers and teachers a practical toolkit of instructional strategies using media and technology to engage all students in creative and rigorous inquiry-based projects on current issues of importance to them. Youth-Powered Video is... EASY TO USE: No prior video experience required. ADAPTABLE: Use for an individual activity, a weeklong unit, or an entire semester. STANDARDS-BASED: Fulfills National and New York state education standards. ONE-OF-A-KIND: Companion DVD shows teachers and students engaged in the lessons described. This comprehensive package includes a 200+page guidebook with daily lesson plans and handouts and 2 companion DVDs.

Categories:
Social Justice: General
Arts
Social Justice: Media Literacy

Grade Levels: middle, high
Type of Material: textbook
Cost: yes
Keywords: Media Literacy, Youth Empowerment, Youth Media, Community Study, Dropout Prevention, Literacy, Visual Literacy, Youth Video, Youth Production, Youth Documentary, Documentary, Documentary Production, Social Change, Social Documentary, Youth Development, Professional Development, Teacher Education, Media Curriculum, Media Production, Learner-centered, Active Learning, Project-based Learning, Documentary Curriculum, Student Filmmaking, Student Curriculum, Hands-on Curriculum, Media Arts, Critical Thinking, Media Education, Critical Literacy, Teacher Workshop, Teacher Institutes, Multi-disciplinary, Video programs, Documentary programs, Student film program, Youth film program, Inquiry-based, Constructivists, 21st century literacy, Authentic Learning, Video Classroom, Documentary Classroom, Media Classroom
Licensing: EVC 2006

submitted by Sheila Aminmadani