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Part 1

Mastering the Tools of the Trade: Digital Media Content Knowledge

This comprehensive digital media training is specifically designed for high school digital media teachers seeking to develop a strong foundation in essential skills and concepts creative workflows, using Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro, enhance their digital literacy and visual communication skills, and integrate creative software and design thinking into their curriculum. 

Objectives include:

• Working in the Industry
• Organizing Projects and Creative Workflows
• Publishing Digital Media
• Project Setup and Interface (for Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro)
• Creating and Modifying Visual Images in Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro

Part 2

Digital Media in the Classroom: Pedagogy & Approach

Part 2 of the training is designed to support educators delivering digital media classes at their school. This 10-hour course aims to enhance the creative teaching skills of participants, providing them with practical strategies, resources, and best practices to create engaging and effective digital media lessons that inspire and empower students while also providing them with the technical skills and knowledge to earn a basic statewide credential in an Adobe software program.

The course will be delivered through a combination of instructor-led sessions, interactive discussions, hands-on activities, and collaborative projects. Participants will have access to fully equipped computer labs with the necessary software tools installed.

Objectives include:

• How to create a dynamic, interactive, and rigorous learning environment
• Understand the key elements of project-based learning
• Effective strategies to engage students and promote critical thinking and problem solving
• Building a culture of collaboration and feedback
• Best practices on how to scaffold soft-skills and digital literacy
• How to use assessment to effectively measure students’ learning outcomes