27 February 2009, Pontardawe Arts Centre
9 March 2009, Ty Dysgu, Nantgarw, near Cardiff
9.30-3.30
Cost: £120

This one-day INSET will show how you can integrate viewing, discussing and making films into classroom work to develop skills in reading, writing and oracy. We will focus on practical, manageable approaches which have been tried and tested in schools around Wales. The course will be interactive: you’ll try out activities and approaches for yourselves.

Content

• Introducing film language: activities to develop children’s awareness of camera, sound and editing and how these help them to understand narrative, character and genre
• Using moving images to stimulate discussion, prediction and different kinds of writing
• Examples of project work using film-making to support creative writing
• Film-making activities and how to plan them to maximise opportunities for learning
• Where to access suitable films and other resources for classroom use
• How film viewing and film-making activities link to the Skills Framework.

• confidence in using the viewing, discussion and making of films to support literacy and oracy
• awareness of how moving images can provide opportunities to develop skills
• knowledge of resources available on DVD and online.
  

Resources
The course handouts will include

• a guide to techniques for teaching about film
• a glossary of appropriate terms for discussing films
• a guide to film-making activities, from simple introductory activities to longer projects
• a summary of how moving images relate to the skills framework
• a guide to resources available on DVD and online.