{"data":{"ID":236,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1351814849,"CreatorID":62,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"\u201cFlipping the Script- Teachers\u2019 Dispatches from Philadelphia","Handle":"Flipping_the_Script-_Teachers-Dispatches_from_Philadelphia","ShortDescription":"TAG Philly\u2019s \u201cFlipping the Script- Teachers\u2019 Dispatches from Philadelphia\u201d Media Empowerment workshop is an interactive roundtable empowering teachers, parents, and students to share narratives of the amazing tragedies and triumphs that take place in school communities.","Description":"TAG's Philly Media Empowerment series are anchored around using storytelling to shape and influence the narrative of education reform. Participants will discuss telling stories techniques for digital literacy age. Activists, teacher teaders, bloggers, web editors, and media makers will also share tips, tools and strategies for using multi-media for digital story telling.\r\n\r\nDiscussion leaders will share stories of writing and composing in the digital age:\r\n\r\n-          How to submit Opinion and Editorial Pieces to local newspapers and blogs \r\n\r\n-          How to write effective leads and headings\r\n\r\n-          How to use social media (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) to build community and  \r\n           create buzz for class projects and social justice causes.\r\n\r\n-          How to create YouTube Channels to share videos and media content.\r\nParticipants will circulate within small group interactive mini-sessions.  Presenters will share web resources, sample stories, letters to editors, blogs or other media to set the context for writing in the digital age. Presenters will speak about their writing process and strategies for telling stories. An emphasis of writing effective leads and headlines will also be covered. \r\nParticipants will be provided an opportunity to briefly think, plan and write about three \u201cFlipping the Script Teachers\u2019 Dispatches from Philadelphia\u201d scenarios\u2013 \r\nParticipants may consider the following: \r\n -       Use one of the scenarios to tell their own story. \r\n -       Which medium would be the best form to tell their story?\r\n -       What would be an effective lead or headline for their story?","Link":["http:\/\/.tagphilly.org","http:\/\/.thenotebook.org"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"The discussions will be presented in an interactive roundtable format. This format will allow multiple topics and create audience engagement. Participants will rotate throughout round tables that cover Blogging & Writing in Digital Age, using Social Media, Video for  Digital Storytelling. TAG\u2019s plans to collect, curate and disseminate \u201cFlipping the Script Teachers\u2019 Dispatches from Philadelphia\u201d stories via its website, the Philadelphia Public School Notebook and other digital platforms.","Presenter":["David Limm","Hillary Linardopoulos Brian Cohen","Katrina Clark","Samuel Reed"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Teacher Action Group","Philadelphia Public School Notebook","Make the Grade Blog","Media Mobilzing Project"],"PresenterEmail":["sriii2000@aol.com","katrina.clark@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":14,"ScheduleLocationID":3,"SubmitterID":62,"AdditionalComments":"Some of the stories generated from this Educon conversation may be presented at TAG\u2019s Annual Curriculum and Liberation Education Fair in the spring of 2013.","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":2}}