Moviemaking in the Classroom: Lifting Student Voices Through Digital Storytelling

Welcome to "Ask the Tech Coach," a podcast for Instructional Coaches and Technology Integration Specialists. If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts, https://www.teachercast.net/podcastguestform (please contact the podcast).  We would love to have you join the show. Join the TeacherCast Tech Coaches Network! Are you a Tech Coach or looking to become one this year? Are you searching for support in your position? The https://www.teachercast.net/TCNForm (TeacherCast Tech Coaches Network), is a brand new Professional Learning Network designed specifically for Tech Coaches and designed to provide weekly support for all Instructional Coaches. https://www.teachercast.net/TCNForm (Click Here to Join!) Weekly Topic Why do stories appeal to us? Why does storytelling matter? The potential for storytelling in the classroom as a powerful instructional strategy How teachers can design storytelling opportunities that make efficient and effective use of instructional time The impact of storytelling on my classroom Where storytelling fits into pandemic or post-pandemic education About our Guest: Jessica Pack Jessica Pack is a California Teacher of the Year (2014) and CUE Outstanding Educator who has been teaching middle school for 17 years. She has used digital storytelling as an instructional strategy for most of her career and regularly presents on the topic at both regional and national conferences. In addition to her role as a classroom teacher, Jessica co-hosts a podcast called Storytelling Saves the World, available on iTunes and SoundCloud. She is currently serving as an ISTE PLN Leader and her upcoming speaking engagements include ISTE Creative Constructor Lab Virtual and California STEAM Symposium presented by the California Department of Education. You can connect with Jessica @Packwoman208 on Twitter and Instagram, as well as at jessicapack.com Links of Interest Twitter: https://twitter.com/packwoman208 (https://twitter.