1 / 8

CONNECTING CLASSROOMS TO PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

From a single arts classroom in a low-income LA County area to a network of classrooms utilising videoconferencing technology, this program has empowered teachers and students to excel in animation education, producing top industry professionals.

tamarag
Download Presentation

CONNECTING CLASSROOMS TO PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Supported by • California • Emerging • Technology • Fund CONNECTING CLASSROOMS TO PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

  2. ROWLAND ANIMATION PROGRAM 1976 - 1994

  3. ROWLAND HIGH SCHOOL ANIMATION • One arts classroom in a low-income area of LA County • One teacher who sought experts and learned with his students • A class culture that produced hundreds of pro animators, researchers, businesspersons, tech innovators…

  4. ACCESS FOR MORE CLASSROOMSMULTIPOINT VIDEOCONFERENCING1996 - Present

  5. ACME Animation On-Air 1996 1 studio, 8 classrooms All teachers new to animation 2008 5 major studios, 40 classrooms • 100% first use of videoconferencing/broadband • 1000 + ACME grads working in animation • Veteran programs: leaders in animation education

  6. SCALING UP ACCESS2001 - Present

  7. THE ARTS ARE NO LONGER A “FRILL!”

  8. PAY-IT-FORWARD COMMUNITY FOR CLOSING THE MENTORING GAP 1 pro 10 college students 200 secondary students ALL VISUAL ARTS + EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION + DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP EMPOWERING TEACHERS WITH DAILY DATA ON EVERY STUDENT’S PERFORMANCE ADAPTABLE TO OTHER DISCIPLINES 200 CLASSROOMS—FIRST USE OF BROADBAND Built by educators, before Web 2.0 revolution

More Related