Creative Careers

in digital media

 

NOVAC has partnered with the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) to offer high school credit courses in digital media through the Supplemental Course Academy (SCA). Aligned with the TOPs University diploma and the Digital Media and Entertainment Technology pathway on the TOPs Tech Diploma, our courses provide the technical and creative skills for entry into creative digital media careers through workplace scenarios and real design and video work in the community. 

AFTER SCHOOL COURSES

We work with local public high schools to serve digital media learning pathways to their students; schools commit a minimum number of students, and we train them in-person or virtually. Our courses are JumpStart Pathway and TOPS art aligned and can be customized to provide schools with a variety of credit and schedule options. Our curriculum provides students with the skills (both soft and software) needed for the job in the industry. We not only prepare students to earn a basic industry-based credential in one of the Adobe software programs listed below, but also use project-based learning and real world design projects to foster problem-solving, collaborative working, original thinking and cultural awareness, and project management skills.

 

COURSE OFFERINGS

  • Digital Photography w/ Adobe Photoshop
  • Video Editing + Animation w/ Premiere Pro

Students who take both classes have the opportunity to earn an advanced certification, and are more likely to master more advanced software in the future.

Learn More About NOVAC's Digital Media Pathway

Curriculum

Just like the creative digital media industry, our curriculum is constantly evolving as new technology becomes available. For this reason we license our curriculum on annual basis.

 

Our curriculum package includes:

a) Includes course Scope and Sequence aligned with the ACA exam objectives

b)  A set of lesson plans that include 1) teacher lesson plans, 2) student project guidelines and instructions, 3) demo files and inspiration images (if applicable), and 4) student exemplars

c) Access to exam specific study guides and practice tests

Teacher Support

We also offer professional development opportunities for educators and school districts that are new to or want more support in delivering digital media courses.

 

Professional development and instructional support include:

a) Regular check-ins with staff person(s) delivering course

b) Quarterly observations and feedback for staff person(s) delivering course

c) 1-day professional development on software and course materials

d) Access to NOVAC’s equipment rentals including DSLR cameras, tripods, and light kits.

e) Opportunities for guest speakers and field trips through NOVAC’s partnerships in the digital media industry. 

SCA Courses

NOVAC is an approved SCA provider with the Louisiana Department of Education.

 

We offer the following TOPs University and TOPs Tech aligned courses:

a) Digital Photography w/ Adobe Photoshop – Materials available in English and Spanish

b) Media Arts I w/ Adobe Premiere Pro

c) Digital Media II (Studio) w/ opportunities to earn a credential in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign

 

NOVAC can offer any of the above courses at your school site or the school can send select students to after-school courses at NOVAC.

PARTNER WITH US!

As the gulf south’s oldest media arts non-profit, NOVAC is uniquely positioned to engage with you at a variety of input points, taking young people from late elementary through workforce readiness. Providing Carnegie unit career and technical education courses is one of these inputs. Designed by professionals working in the industry, our curriculum focuses on providing soft and software skills through engaging and relevant course work. To prepare individuals for the workplace our lessons integrate cloud literacy, business operation software, digital and social media literacy, proficiency in the Adobe suite, with problem solving, collaborative working, original thinking and cultural awareness, and project management skills.