| Workshop Details | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite | None |
| Length | 5 three-hour meetings over two weeks |
| Time | 9am Pacific - See "upcoming dates" below |
| Location | Online |
| Capacity | 24 |
| Instructors | Tamekia Jackson, Andrea Spagat |
| Recommended Textbook | Digital Storytelling: Story Work for Urgent Times, Lambert-Hessler, 2020 |
| Tuition | $595 |
Multi-media personal narrative making provides a powerful framework for processing information and experiences, building meaningful connections, and expressing creativity. But how can this approach enhance learning in the classroom?
In this experiential workshop, 6th-12th grade teachers explore StoryCenter’s longstanding practice of narrative and participatory media-making as an engaging form of knowledge-building and a rich way for students to demonstrate understanding. StoryCenter’s method centers community-building, structured collaboration, and reflection on each storyteller's personal connection to a variety of content areas.
Through hands-on activities and guided exploration, educators will develop and workshop practical ideas for integrating this approach to digital storytelling across grade levels and subject areas.
Participants will learn how to use digital storytelling to:
Strengthen critical thinking
Support inquiry-driven learning
Identify personal and meaningful connections to content
Foster reflection and metacognition
Improve written and verbal communication skills
Deepen analysis of texts, concepts, and themes
Build media literacy and create original media content
Workshop Structure
The workshop consists of five online sessions held from July 20, 2026 to July 29, 2026 (M/W/F and M/W). Each session is three hours and meets at 9:00 AM PT / Noon ET.
Registration closes once capacity is reached.
For details regarding tailored digital storytelling workshops for your educational institution, please email info@storycenter.org.
SPECIAL NOTES
You will need a computer with a Chrome browser and a smartphone. The computer can be a PC, Mac or Chromebook.
StoryCenter provides a license to the cloud-based WeVideo platform for the duration of the workshop.
Before the workshop starts, we will send you instructions about how to prepare and what to expect.
