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Teach your students the value of “yes, and” on this episode of The Planning Period! We’re diving into the research-backed value of improvisation. Then, we’re entering the pre-production phase of our digital storytelling project and looking into the future with a career-focused video series.  

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Spotlighting a Detroit Improv Student Community 

Hear from One Detroit and real students about the impact of the Detroit Creativity Project. This organization uses improv to teach creativity, adaptability, communication, and collaboration. Get inspired to bring creativity to your classroom!  

Digital Storytelling Project: Week 3 

We’re entering the pre-production phase of our digital storytelling project that you can follow along with in your classroom! Now is the time to talk about all of the considerations and choices they’ll have to make once they are recording content, interviewing people, and editing segments. We’ll go over what to plan out and why it’s important. Spend some large group time talking through things like indoor and outdoor lighting and what they should be aware of, sound and background noise, and other key elements that will help their work look professional in the long run. For more tips on creating videos that look professional, visit our media literacy segments from Read, Write, ROAR! Upper Elementary, our Media Hub, and StoryMaker from PBS News Student Reporting Labs. 

Thinking About Your Students’ Futures with The Career Center 

Matt’s featured series this week is The Career Center! Each episode of this show features an opportunity for students to examine careers within clusters, so they start thinking about their career journey as a general pathway that involves creativity and flexibility, skill development, networking and community. There are also free lesson plans and career exploration guides that you can give students to explore careers from any subject!  

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