Educator Workshop

The Educator Workshop is designed specifically for K-12 Classroom teachers in response to the feedback we have received about the challenges of implementation following a workshop experience. It is our aim to keep the philosophy of first-person personal narratives from our regular workshop experience and build in discussions around useful tools and practical application for introducing this as a classroom program for K-12 age students.

The Educator Workshop has two components. First, educators will develop their own short digital story (not more than 150 words). This is shorter than our regular workshop process of creating stories of about 250-350 words. These shorter pieces will still provide hands on experience with the entire digital storytelling process, including participation in a story circle, writing and recording scripts and the production of the stories using digital technology.

As they finish their digital stories, teachers will move into the second component of the workshop in which they will touch on implementation issues. These includes strategies for managing the creation of digital stories in their classrooms and practicing their technology teaching skills.

In addition, CDS will provide teaching resources for workshop participants including software tutorial guides and diagrams to support the operation of commonly used digital storytelling hardware.

Pre-requisites: Basic computer knowledge including internet use, ability to manage the computer’s directory system and ability to use basic word processing programs.

This is an intensive three-day workshop. Full participation is needed for successful completion.

Continuing Education Credits available through Dominican University of California (2 CEUs) and University of Colorado.

This workshop also counts towards the requirements for the Digital Storytelling Certificate.

For a more detailed workshop description and agenda, please contact our Education Director, Andrea Spagat at andrea@storycenter.org.

Educator Workshop Schedule

Workshop Locations:
Berkeley, CA | Washington DC | Custom Educator Workshop

Dates and locations for our workshops are updated on this website on a regular basis. Please email workshop@storycenter.org for further information. Note: Workshop dates are subject to change. Please confirm registration prior to making airplane reservations. If you are an out-of-town participant, you will need to arrange your own lodging.

Location: The Center for Digital Storytelling
1803 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA
Macintosh Computer Lab
Instructor: Andrea Spagat
Educator workshops in Berkeley take place Wednesday - Friday, from 9am - 5pm unless noted.

2008 dates:
August 20-22

2009 dates:
April 6-8, Monday - Wednesday
June 15-17, Monday - Wednesday
August 19-21

Registration Info:
Please click here to register for a workshop.
Please email Andrea Spagat andrea@storycenter.org for more information and future dates.

Washington, DC
Location: Latin American Youth Center, Art & Media House
3035 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Instructors: Stefani Sese
Note: These workshops, while held at a youth center, are for adults.

December 2-4, 2008 (Kean University, Union, NJ)

Registration Info:
Please click here to register for a workshop.
Please email Stefani Sese stefani@storycenter.org for more information.
Continuing Education Credits available through Dominican University of California (2 CEUs) and University of Colorado.

Custom Educator Workshop

The Center for Digital Storytelling can bring our Educator Workshop to your region or school district. We teach workshops in the U.S. and internationally and customize them to address the specific needs of your group of educators.

For more information or for rates, please contact Center for Digital Storytelling Education Director, Andrea Spagat andrea@storycenter.org, 510-548-2065.