DOCS for Schools

I have received  a number of inquiries about this new Docs For Schools event we announced in October.

Details are still coming together with some of the specifics of the day, but the framework is in place to begin the process of booking.  Complete details about the conference will be sent in early January.

Details re booking are at the bottom of this email.

DOCS FOR SCHOOLS’ Teacher Conference:

Cost:

The conference is free for we recognize that your school will already be paying for a supply teacher.

Open to all Grade 7 – 12 teachers across Ontario.

When:

·         Friday, February 20 – School of Image Arts, Ryerson University, Toronto

·         Registration begins at 8:30am and the conference will run from 9:00am – 3:45pm

·         We are hosting the day on a Friday as can be better for out of town teachers…. Plus some might want to stay for the weekend and visit with friends/family or be a weekend tourist.

Why Attend?

·         We know that you love your docs.   Each year, involvement in the Docs For Schools program continues to grow, with more teachers incorporating documentaries year round into curriculum.  

·         The conference will add a rich texture to aid in your offering students a better understanding of the medium, a strong critical eye and media literacy perspective.

Complete details about each session will be sent in January, but here is our outline for the day.

·         8:30 am Registration begins  

·         9:00 – 10:15 Welcome - keynote speaker w/Q&A – Announced in January

·         10:15 – 10:30 coffee break

·         10:30 – noon –1st session (Juan Baquero*:  What is Documentary? A History of the Medium)

·         Noon – 1:00 lunch break

·         1:00 – 2:15 – 2nd session (Juan Baquero:  Is objectivity possible?  Is Reality Documentable? Tools for Developing a Critical Eye)

·         2:15 – 2:30 coffee break

·         2:30 – 3:15 – 3rd session (Dimitra Tsanos**: from the teacher perspective, using the documentary in the classroom)

·         3:15 – 3:45 – Facilitated session re Docs For Schools

*Juan Baquero….Docs For Schools has worked for several years with Juan offering sessions for both teachers and students.  He is an educator and filmmaker and is co-owner of The Doc Studio in Toronto.  Juan is also a programmer for the Hot Docs Festival.

http://docstorystudio.com/about

**Dimitra Tsanos…A Geography teacher at East York CI (TDSB) Dimitra has been one of the Docs For Schools education writers since 2010.  The session will offer insight and ideas re how Dimitra uses documentary films with her students.

To Book:

Because this is a free event, with limited number of seats, please do not book until you are SURE you are able to attend.  This is a first time event for Docs For Schools, with the goal of making it annual, but we need you to be committed if you reserve a seat.  

Email:  Lesley Sparks – lsparks@hotdocs.ca with the following info:

·         Name

·         Email

·         Board

·         School

·         Grade

·         Subjects taught (do not use subject codes):

·         Any specific requests re content you would like to see covered:

Again, another, more detailed email will be sent early January about the conference.

Even if you are not booking, feel free to send any comments or thoughts along.

Thanks,

Lesley

Lesley Sparks

Education and Youth Programs Manager

Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

110 Spadina Ave #333

Toronto, ON  M5V 2K4

www.hotdocs.ca/youth

lsparks@hotdocs.ca

416-203-2155 X253