Digital story telling - 2024-25 - I Belong Here! Project

OPTION 3

Digital
Storytelling

Tell a Digital
Story in French

Students create Digital Stories in French that explore their personal experiences and reasons for learning French as a second language. Teachers work with bilingual facilitators from Productions Oracle to guide students through the creative process over 3-7 weeks.

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who can apply

timeline

Teacher orientation sessions will be offered on November 4th from 4:00PM to 5:15PM and November 6th from 3:30PM to 4:45PM.
This project must be completed by April 30, 2025. It is estimated to take 3-7 weeks.
Application deadline: October 25, 2024.
Selected schools will be contacted by November 1, 2024.

Project Requirements

The creation process is done mostly or entirely in French.
Teachers participate in a 75 minute orientation session with LEARN at the onset of the project and report back online to share outcomes and artifacts as projects wrap up.

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT

Teachers participate in a 75 minute orientation session with LEARN.

Teachers use or adapt LEARN’s List of Guiding Questions to explore students’ personal experiences and reasons for learning French.

Teachers collaborate with artists to guide students in creating digital stories about their personal experiences and motivations for learning French. Artists provide three in-person workshop sessions, each lasting approximately 60 to 90 minutes.

Students reflect on their experience and use of French, then celebrate and showcase their completed project with the school and/or broader community.

Teachers share project outcomes and artifacts with LEARN.

Teacher Resource Kit

Project Steps at a Glance. English version (download), French version (download).
List of Guiding Questions for Students. English version (download), French version (download).
Video Based Discussion Prompts for Students, ourtesy of Y4Y and CPF (download english only, or go to page).

* Productions Oracle will provide students with the iPads and software needed to create their digital stories.

Collaborating artists

Alyssa Kuzmarov and Jean-Michel Sauri, Productions Oracle

Through PRODUCTIONS ORACLE, Alyssa Kuzmarov & Jean-Michel Sauri have developed a unique, collaborative process that merges fun and laughter with learning and meaning. Alyssa’s background is in social work and she has been working on creative projects with youth using writing & video for over 25 years in schools & in the community. Jean-Michel, originally from Marseille, has worked in various roles in the film world for over 20 years, both in France and in Quebec. Their strength is creating a fun and safe space where youth feel they can share authentic moments in their lives and take risks in their creations as they engage with every step of the production.