This blog is about our journey to run a video club at our school in Port Orange, Florida. Last year Ms. Phelan and Ms. Kaelin heard Brad Flickinger speak at FETC and the ideas started spinning. They came back and were adamant about starting a video club. Well Mrs. Spies, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Whitehurst, Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs. Wright joined them and became the group of teachers willing to sponsor this after school club. We thought we would open it up to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders and 30, maybe 50 would want to give up two Fridays a month to learn how to make videos. Our thought was to create videos demonstrating the school adopted Lifeskills, demonstrating Thinking Math strategies, maybe even some public service announcements. The applications were out for 3 days and 135 came in to us. Friday afternoon there was a line outside the Media Center all the way to parent pick up. Needless to say we had no idea so many would want to be a part of this club. We didn't want to deny anyone so we took them all. Our solution split the group into group A and B and then meet with each group once a month. We shared our expectations, rules, and vision. Our meeting ended with them talking to one another and generating their own ideas for videos to create. It was amazing! Contracts were handed out and on Monday those that return the contracts will be handed a notice as to which group-A or B and the date of the next meeting. Stay tuned for an update and our debut video...
This blog is about our journey to run a video club at our school in Port Orange, Florida. Last year Ms. Phelan and Ms. Kaelin heard Brad Flickinger speak at FETC and the ideas started spinning. They came back and were adamant about starting a video club. Well Mrs. Spies, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Whitehurst, Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs. Wright joined them and became the group of teachers willing to sponsor this after school club. We thought we would open it up to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders and 30, maybe 50 would want to give up two Fridays a month to learn how to make videos. Our thought was to create videos demonstrating the school adopted Lifeskills, demonstrating Thinking Math strategies, maybe even some public service announcements. The applications were out for 3 days and 135 came in to us. Friday afternoon there was a line outside the Media Center all the way to parent pick up. Needless to say we had no idea so many would want to be a part of this club. We didn't want to deny anyone so we took them all. Our solution split the group into group A and B and then meet with each group once a month. We shared our expectations, rules, and vision. Our meeting ended with them talking to one another and generating their own ideas for videos to create. It was amazing! Contracts were handed out and on Monday those that return the contracts will be handed a notice as to which group-A or B and the date of the next meeting. Stay tuned for an update and our debut video...
