1. Digital/Media/Arts Curriculum:Building Foundations in Art
and Digital Design
2. #NAFNext
3. Who We Are Ilene Kantrov Deidre Searcy Dave
Yanofsky#NAFNext
4. Session Goals Learn about the Digital/Media/Arts curriculum
Experience a taste of the activities Explore strategies for
engaging students in the art of storytelling#NAFNext
5. Conversation ShortsPair up with someone that you do not
know, andeach spend one minute responding to thefollowing: What is
the one project you use with students that they find the most
engaging?#NAFNext
6. What Is Digital/Media/Arts? Foundations in Visual Arts o Art
fundamentals, with focus on visual literacy and personal expression
Foundations in Media & Digital Design o Basic production in
four media, with focus on storytelling Sixteen units in math,
history, English, science o Academic content related to art and
media projects#NAFNext
7. NAF Curriculum & InstructionStandard I: Program of
Study/IntegrationThe academy uses NAF curriculum and fully
integrates it with the coresubject area content. a. The academy
program of study b. Multidisciplinary projects are the includes one
or more NAF courses* per primary vehicle by which NAF course grade
level, with themes from these themes are integrated into core
subject courses integrated into core academic area content,
providing a relevant course content. (*or approved context for
student learning. alternatives)#NAFNext
8. Essentials for Media-Makers Qualities & Habits
ofKnowledge & Skills Mind Visual literacy Problem solving
Art-making techniques Critical thinking Personal expression
Effective communication Artistic vision Teamwork
StorytellingQualities & Habits ofMind#NAFNext
9. Curriculum Characteristics Develops qualities important to
industry professionals Project-based pedagogy; performance
assessments Career exploration strand Tools for learning: analysis,
research, creation, critique#NAFNext
10. The real process of education should be the process of
learning to think through the application of real problems.
Everything depends on the quality of the experience.--John DeweyThe
real process of education should be the process of learning to
thinkthrough the application of real problems. Everything depends
on the qualityof the experience. --John Dewey#NAFNext
11. Foundations in Visual ArtsGrade 9 or 10 Unit 1: Getting to
Know You Unit 2: Saying It With Symbols Unit 3: Community
Storytelling Unit 4: Make Me a World Unit 5: Creating Characters
Unit 6: Games for Good Unit 7: Art Show!#NAFNext
12. Foundations in Visual Arts:Framing Questions for the Course
What is your vision? How do you see the world? How does the world
see you? How does the world influence your vision? How do you
transform your vision into action?#NAFNext
13. Foundations in Media and Digital Design10th or 11th
GradeFall Semester: Audio & Video Unit 1: Using Sound to Tell
Stories Unit 2: Telling Stories with Moving ImagesSpring Semester:
Animation & Game Design Unit 1: The Animated World Unit 2:
Principles of Game Design#NAFNext
14. Im a storyteller. Thats the chieffunction of a
director.Howard Hawks(Bringing Up Baby, Gentlemen
PreferBlondes)People are hungry for stories. Itspart of our very
being. Storytelling isa form of history, of immortality too.It goes
from one generation toanother.Studs Terkel, author,
historian,broadcaster#NAFNext
15. The Power of Sound Why do certain sounds make you feel
certain emotions? How do sounds help to tell stories?#NAFNext
16. Unit Project Description Students work in teams to create a
short audio story for a radio show or podcast targeted to
teenagers. The story can be a personal anecdote, an exploration of
a theme or issue, or a profile of a person or place in their
community. Students tell their story through sounds they record,
including interviews, ambient sound, and narration.#NAFNext
17. Framing Questions How can voice, music, sound effects, and
other sounds be used to evoke emotion and tell a story? What story
do you want to tell? How can you tell your story using only sound?
What are the different tasks involved in developing a media product
from idea to completion?#NAFNext
18. Technical Skills Learned and Applied Setting up and
operating audio recording equipment Choosing, using, and creating
an acoustic Conducting and environment for recording interviews
recording quality sound Organizing, labeling, Assigning and
managing and logging audio audio production roles. recordings
Editing and mixing audio tracks Sound design#NAFNext
19. Ira Glass on Storytelling#NAFNext
20. Activity: Recording an AnecdoteTEAMS: Share an anecdote
about a moment of truth or turning point in your life. Select one
anecdote and record it.#NAFNext
21. Discussing Anecdotes What might listeners find interesting
about this anecdote? What is the take-away or moment of reflection
in this anecdote?#NAFNext
22. Sharing and Reflection How will the curriculum activities
you experienced today support students successful completion of the
unit project? What do you already do in your classroom that will
help students learn the storytelling skills necessary for
completing the unit project?#NAFNext
23. Accessing the Curriculum Browse, sample, and download at
dma.edc.org Download, upload student work, and join online
community at connectedstudios.org#NAFNext
24. Thank you for your interest!Ilene KantrovDirector, Pathways
to College and CareersEducation Development Center, Inc.Email:
[email protected] SearcyProject DirectorEducation Development
Center, Inc.Email: [email protected] YanofskyDirector of Media
and Youth DevelopmentConnectEd: The California Center for College
and CareerEmail: [email protected]#NAFNext