SchoolDocs at the AFI Theater in MD!

This series of annual seminars for teachers as part of the SchoolDocs Festival at the AFI Theater in Silver Spring, Maryland is well worth-it! Teachers who have attended in previous years have always had great things to say. Hope you have a chance to take advantage of this great local opportunity, or at least get to take in a film or two. 

2011 SCHOOLDOCS HIGHLIGHTS

THE POWER OF THE DOCUMENTARY TO ENGAGE STUDENTS AND ENRICH THE 21ST CENTURY

CLASSROOM

June 23-25, 2011

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 21st century educators and their students. 

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

SUCCESS FOR EVERY CURRICULUM: Case Studies in Blending Media into Extant Curriculum.

HOW CAN DOCUMENTARIES IMPROVE STUDENT WRITING? Watch!

UNTANGLING THE WEB FOR CLASSROOM USE

USING FILMMAKING TO ENGAGE STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF SUBTEXT

BEST PRACTICES AND FAIR USE FOR EDUCATION

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

TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE FOR EDUCATION

ADOBE ELEMENTS 9, PREMIERE AND AFTER-EFFECTS WORKSHOPS

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: