Applying moving image media-making as a fundamental component of NYC education in Civics, Science, Math, Social Studies, and English-Language Arts, and other subject areas.
WHAT IS THE MOVING IMAGE MASTERMIND TEACHER CHALLENGE?
The Moving Image Masterminds Challenge is for teachers of every subject area, every grade level, and every ability. Adobe is teaming up with the New York City Department of Education and Museum of the Moving Image to offer the first digital challenge for all public school teachers in NYC. As schools chart new territory in navigating a combination of remote, hybrid, and on-site educational instruction, the future of student achievement depends upon digital literacy in all curricular areas. The Moving Image Masterminds Challenge guides all teachers in developing new instructional methods and assignments that will close the digital divide -- between students who lack media fluency and those who thrive in the digital world.
WHAT IS THE MOVING IMAGE?
Moving Image is audio or visual work that has the appearance of movement. A moving image work can interactive webpages, videos and animated social media content, a short film, animation, broadcast, or even a digital game.
how can I use the moving image in my classroom?
What is Digital LITERACY?
Digital literacy refers to an individual's ability to find, evaluate, and compose clear information through writing and other media on various digital platforms. Digital literacy is evaluated by an individual's grammar, composition, typing skills and ability to produce text, images, audio and designs using technology. By using Adobe Spark tools, we are interested in exploring free, creative, and easy to use materials, tutorials, and other resources.
AS A MOVING IMAGE MASTERMIND TEACHER, YOU WILL...
Learn easy digital tools to super-charge classroom engagement with popular forms of the moving image: movie-making, digital design, animation, and social media graphics.
As part of the Adobe Creative Educators Program, you have access to a global support network of educators, digital tools, and lesson plans
Prizes & awards are included:
- digital badges and opportunities to exhibit student work on an international platform for every teacher who completes the challenge
- digital memberships with the Museum of the Moving Image for teachers who help five more teachers join the challenge
The first 100 teachers to sign up will also be mailed an Adobe Creative Educator welcome packet.
STEP BY STEP GUIDE
1. Join the Adobe Creative Educator Program
Create a profile to join peers, and share resources on your journey through the Moving Image Masterminds Challenge.
2. Complete Level 1 of the Adobe Creative Educator Program
Share your work and receive both peer feedback and a digital badge.
Note: it can take several weeks to be approved and receive your digital badge, but you can go on to Level 2 while you wait.
3. To complete Level 2, first choose one or more of the following options:
- Create a moving image work using Adobe Spark Video.
- Create a moving image work using Adobe Spark Post.
- Create a moving image work using a combination of Adobe Spark Video, Adobe Spark Post, and/or Adobe Spark Pages.
Note: A moving image work can interactive webpages, videos and animated social media content, be a short film, animation, broadcast, or even a digital game!
For more ideas and samples of student and teacher work, see… (button to MoMI page)
4. create a lesson plan
Teach your students how to make the same moving image work, and connect it to a learning standard for one or more core subjects. Use Adobe Spark Post to create an engaging introduction and guidelines for your students. Share your lesson plan in the Adobe Ed Ex platform, and get feedback from at least three peers.
5. extra support in boosting your digital lesson plan and moving image activity
YOU MAY CHOOSE ANY OF THESE OPTIONAL RESOURCES:
- Sign up for a 20-minute consultation with a media educator from Museum of the Moving Image.
- Invite a Media Educator from Museum of the Moving Image to observe and provide feedback on using your lesson plan in your classroom.
- Invite other teachers in your school to join the challenge and receive both bonus points and a peer group to help boost your skills.
- Attend an Adobe virtual workshop.
- Try out lesson plans and activities from other teachers in your classroom to expand the digital fluency of your students
6. PEER feedback
Incorporate as much feedback as you can into your lesson plan and activity, before publishing on the Adobe Ed Ex platform.
7. publish your lesson plan
Submit your lesson plan and activity using your Adobe Creative Educator profile.
CHECK OUT THIS LINK FOR HOW TO SUBMIT A LESSON PLAN WHEN YOU’RE READY.
8. Panel Review
A team of experts will review your lesson plan and moving image activity, and provide feedback as needed. Once approved, all participants will receive a Level 2 digital badge in moving image making to add to their resume.
Please note: there are other badges you can attain, but this is the only moving image badge and is only for NYC public school teachers at this time.
9. Submit student samples to complete mastermind challenge
Teachers will have to implement the submitted lesson plan into their classroom and collect a number of student work samples. Those lesson plans will be added/ updated into the Adobe Lesson Plan. This will formally complete the final step in the Mastermind Challenge.
One hundred teachers from diverse grades and subjects will be selected to receive a challenge winner certificate, plus prizes and the opportunity to showcase their lesson plans along with student work on an international platform hosted by Adobe and Museum of the Moving Image.
OPTIONAL: DIGITAL EXHIBITION AT MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
Submit your student work to be featured in a digital exhibition on Museum of the Moving Image’s educational channels.
Complete this brief application for a chance to have your student work featured. (insert link)
In April 2022, teachers will be notified if their lesson plan has been selected as a winner in the Moving Image Lesson Plan Competition.
For more help, write us at education@movingimage.us, for future workshops and guidance .