Image, Sound and Story Professional Development

The Jacob Burns Film Center developed Image, Sound and Story, a curriculum of 10 projects based on literacy concepts, to help prepare teachers to integrate viewing and creating media into their literacy instruction and classroom culture. These projects help students develop communication and collaboration skills by expanding their reading, writing, speaking and listening practices. Building on an existing relationship between the Jacob Burns Film Center and Mamaroneck Avenue School, this grant will extend this relationship across all four elementary schools. Thirty educators – including third grade classroom teachers, computer teaching assistants, the literacy coach and the elementary technology coach – will attend two-day professional development programs. They will receive online access to all of the JBFC curricular materials and support throughout the school year for successful integration of the curriculum. All third grades will also have access to a one-day field trip at JBFC, including a film screening and session with a JBFC educator. Finally, the grant will support MUFSD becoming a school partner with Jacob Burns, giving all District educators access to a range of training and curricular support materials. This grant was not implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Grantees: Jennifer Wiesner and Jesse Dancy