1. APRENDAMOS: PROJECT PROPOSAL Liz Krane and Jason Lipshin

2. What is Aprendamos?  An academic and cultural enrichment program for elementary students and their parents: Multiple Literacies Popular Education: Paulo Friere, “Banking Model of Education” Collaboration Curriculum: Tutoring – math/ELA for standardized tests. Thematic Units + Project Based-Learning

3. Who is our Audience?  Public school (track system)  2 nd through 5 th graders  Children of immigrants  Speak Spanish, English, indigenous languages Esperanza Elementary SchoolAprendamos

4. Previous Media Projects 1) VozMob 2) Newsletter 3) Media Workshops 4) Photo Journals

5. Mutual Goals  Integrate into existing curriculum.  Multimedia: easy to learn, easy to teach  Create projects that are fun and that students are proud of.  Implement technologies in simple, but smart ways. (repeatable and sustainable)  Teach multiple literacies in the process  Projects are collaborative and hands-on.

6. 1. Mini-Workshops: a. Timeline + Media Journal Project b. Mapping Project 2. Informational Video Project Pitch

7. - Connect to themes of personal identity, family narrative, and migration. - Import their own media (created in workshop or brought from home). 1. Timeline + Media Journal Project

8. Dipity and VoiceThread  Family timelines.  Personal timelines.  Education timelines: elementary through college and beyond.  Talk about media they shoot using cameras and cell phones. DipityDipity: Multimedia timelines. VoiceThreadVoiceThread: Group conversations around media.

9. - Could work well with social studies/language arts curriculum. - Mapping and neighborhoods, “community detectives.” - Integrate with VozMob platform. 2. Mapping Project

10. KCET – Departures + Maplib DeparturesMapLib

11. Scavenger Hunts + Vozmob  Integrating with field trip or just in school yard.  Upload pics to map and build digital “tours” Ideas:

12. - Use media from other projects. - Edit and shoot with students. 3. Informational Video

13. Challenges  Sensitivity to cultural differences  Multiple age groups, number of students.  Integrating with curriculum.  Time.

14. Thematic Units  Week 3 – March 21 st => Family (Immigration)  Week 4 – March 28 th => Family (Immigration)  Week 5 - April 4th => Community (Health)  Week 6 – April 11 th => Community (Environmental Justice)  Week 7 – April 18 th => Evaluation (Social Justice)

15. Every Week  Mini-Workshops:  Coming in every Tuesday (2:30 – 4:30)  Monday, Wednesday, Thursday – 1 hour devoted to working on projects.  Friday staff meetings

16. Project Timeline Week 1+2: Prep Week 3+4: Timeline Project Week 5+6: Mapping Project Week 7: Reflection + Wrap Up Video Collection and Editing

17. Questions + Comments