How to Host a Student Media Festival
Vicki Davis,
Cool Cat Teacher Blog,
Apr 10, 2018
I love the idea of a student media festival. We read "We tell people, 'It's in Hollywood! It's coming to accept awards, and it's the Oscars for kids,'" which I guess is good marketing, but the big difference between a media festival and the Oscars is that the photos are actually shown and the videos are actually viewed. The main point here is that students are acting as creators and are sharing their media with each other and with Festival attendees. This sort of engagement creates lasting memories and lasting learning. "What I love about the festival," says manager Mike Lawrence, "is that kids actually get celebrated for their creativity while they're learning. And they get to come down, and we have a microphone for them." The post is an audio interview with transcript.
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