Professional Development
In cooperation with member schools districts, SECC produces professional development programs and offers them for teachers to view online and on cable. The SEVA Training Series in the next section is sponsored by SECC for teacher development and student learning.
Elk Grove Unified School District: Teach 21
The projects showcased in Elk Grove Unified School District Advancing Technology Grant (ANU) Teach 21 collection stem from the dynamic teaching methods of the Teach 21 Cohort and reflect the district’s commitment to make visible what teaching and learning in the 21 century looks like in elementary, middle and high school classrooms. By including classroom video clips with each lesson, the videos provide educators with a window into what the Partnership for 21st Century Skills refers to as the 4C's: critical thinking, communication, creativity and collaboration. It is important that educators can see model lessons as they are being taught — with real teachers and real students.
> Read more and link to SECC's Video Gallery
> Link to the Elk Grove USD Teach21 Wiki
Twin Rivers Unified School District: 21st century skills
This series of videos serves to begin the ongoing process of preparing students for the future — a future where skills are not the same as they have been in the past. The district videos provide opportunities for teachers to practice 21st century skills and “to understand those skills and see the relationship to the world outside,” says Steve Scott, Twin Rivers USD Instructional Technology Director. “So this transition to the outside world becomes much more seamless… Ideally, it’s an ongoing continuum of development.”
> Read more and link to SECC's Video Gallery
Twin Rivers Unified School District: Math Training Overview
SECC and the Twin Rivers Unified School District produced a series of staff development videos to support their newly adopted math program, EnVision Math. These video programs explore the nmath program with procedural step-by-step lessons, examples of the new interactive learning bridges and demonstrations of extension activities.
> Watch the math videos
Folsom Cordova Unified School District: CALSTAT 2009 Institute
Presented by Folsom Cordova Unified School District (FCUSD), Closing the Achievement Gap Using Response to Instruction and Intervention was part of a series funded by a federal State Improvement Grant through the California Services for Technical Assistance and Training (CalStat).
> Watch the RtI videos
SEVA Training Series
SECC offers this workshop series to provide resources and inspiration to teachers and students interested in video production. Past training events include:
Characters and Story with KVIE
Producer/Reporter for America’s Heartland and KVIE’s Viewfinder, JasonShoultz explained the importance of building character and story within your videos. He also shared several of his own stories and how he created them.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
SEVA 2013 Training Event with News10
Multimedia Journalist for News10 Nick Monacelli visited Foulks Ranch Elementary School in Elk Grove and discussed his process for creating news reports. He emphasized the idea that everyone has a story to tell and shared several of his own news reports and how he created them. Other topics he covered include A and B roll, developing characters and creating context, types of camera shots, the dangers of storyboarding and how interviews should be a conversation rather than Q & A sessions.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
All Things Audio at Capital Public Radio
The SEVA Training Series at Sacramento's Capital Public Radio helped students and educators understand the anatomy of a news story, the importance of good sound in story telling and how to record audio for SEVA contest videos.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
KVIE Training Event
Visitors to Sacramento’s local PBS station, KVIE 6, explored their studio, learned about cameras, lighting, audio and green screen.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
Building a Short News Story
News 10’s Nick Monacelli goes through a simple process to create short campus news reports that you can share with your school and with the community. Topics include story ideas, the writing process and interviews and shooting techniques. Special thanks to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s K-9 Team for working with the students and teachers during this session.
> Watch in the Video Gallery
The Documentary Process
KVIE Producer Bryan Shadden walks viewers through the documentary process he uses for his work with KVIE and PBS. Bryan has many years of experience in television documentary production and commercial news and has produced award-winning programs with diverse topics such as the history of baseball in Sacramento to the experiences of an orphan in the foster care system. Bryan is currently a producer for KVIE’s weekly series, ViewFinder, covering both indepth treatments of individual topics and episodes that frame the valley in a larger perspective.
> Watch the video
Basic Animation
Sheldon High School animation teacher Shawn Sullivan invited the SEVA Training Series to his studio for an evening of traditional and digital animation. In this video segment, Shawn demonstrates how to use Photoshop to arrange, align and animate a hula dancer.
> Watch the video
Audio for Video
Franklin High School video teacher Brad Clark shows viewers how to get great audio for your video productions. Topics include microphone types, recording patterns, adapters, connectors, wiring, location and narration recording techniques.
> Watch the video
> Learn more from Brad Clark on his blog
Building a News Story
Hosted by News10's Nick Monacelli, this SEVA/Digital Journalist Training Event explores the elements involved in building a news story including camera, lighting, audio and writing techniques and more.
> Watch the video
Creating Public Service Announcements
Brad Clark, Franklin High School
Creating a PSA gives your students an opportunity to learn the art of editing a big idea into a short, succinct message. Brad discusses how to identify and research PSA ideas, show examples of award-wining student work and discuss low-budget techniques for obtaining quality sound and video images.
> Watch the presentation
Teaching Non-Fiction Short Story Video
Center High School teacher Vernon Bisho explores the process of teaching creative non-fiction short story writing and video making.
> Watch the video
Building a Documentary: Tips for Creating a Video Story
Bryan Shadden, KVIE
Learn steps that help your students create a documentary video and understand more about the overall process: research, story focus, creating an outline, writing, interviewing tips, voiceover and more. Bryan is a producer for KVIE’s weekly series, ViewFinder, a locally produced series about the Sacramento community.
> Download the pdf
Copyright, Fair Use & Royalty Free Resources
Gail Desler, Elk Grove Unified School District
Explore the distinction between material that should be licensed, material that is in the public domain and copyrighted material that is subject to fair use. Learn about royalty free resources for your classroom and the SEVAs.
• General Info About Copyright & Fair Use
• SEVA Copyright Policy and Releases
• Creative Commons & Free Music Resources
• Royalty Free Buyout Music Resources
• Licensing Music Resources
• Creative Commons Image Resources
> Download pdf
Basic Lighting, Sound and Camera
Doug Niva, SECC
Learn the basics about lighting, microphones, cameras, framing your shots and shooting interviews.
> Download yhe pdf
Filmmaking in the Classroom
Gail Desler, Elk Grove Unified School District
In a rapidly changing world and workforce, students need multiple literacies, including media literacy. Explore the case for filmmaking in the curriculum and shows some simple, free programs for bringing this 21st century literacy into your teacher's toolkit.
> Watch the video
Podcasting
Joe Parente, CSUS media professor, Process Theater
Explore the basics of podcasting and the tools needed to publish digital media with a really simple explanation of RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Learn how to use podcasts to monitor the progression of student achievement and how these findings can help you adjust your instructional techniques.
> Watchthe video
Creating a Daily Campus Newscast
Brian Weitzel, Carnegie Middle School teacher
Brian has helped his students produce a daily newscast for several years. Explore the value of a live, school site broadcast and get tips to start a newscast at your school.
> Watch video
Broadcast Journalism Techniques
Michael Langley, News10
Learn the basic tenets of broadcast journalism and guidelines on how to find, research, write, edit, produce and deliver accurate and engaging news stories to your viewers.
> Watch the video
Creating Your Own Music
Mark Tulga , Carnegie Middle School band teacher
Learn how Mark Tulga teaches Apple’s GarageBand to his music students so they can create original music to integrate with media.
> Watch the video
Create Your SEVA Video in Nine Steps
Creating your first SEVA video? This video, featuring Carnegie Middle School video production students, walks you through nine simple steps to build a SEVA entry.
> Watch the video
For Classroom Use
Programs on Cable TV
SECC also offers a wide variety of programs for classroom use that also provide excellent additional online resources.
Classic Arts Showcase presents short video clips that touch on all the classic arts disciplines and is also a positive way educators can introduce a wide variety of the arts to their students in the classroom.
Colonial Williamsburg’s historical electronic fieldtrips help teachers enliven their classrooms and meet grades 4–8 state standards in social studies, language arts, arts education, library/technology literacy and science. A multimedia website, primary sources, artifact study and engaging teaching strategies also bring excitement and vitality to the study of history.
Fairfax Network creates K-12 programming for educators to use in the classroom and also parenting and staff development programs. Many shows come with additional resource information, teacher guides and classroom activities created to fit seamlessly into the curriculum.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts offers arts-based educational programming featuring artists and companies who perform at the Kennedy Center. Distance learning programs explore music, dance, theater and literature and utilize educational cable and the Web to share the center’s artistic resources.
NASA Programs offer a front-row seat for launches and missions as well as informational and educational programming, historical documentaries and updates on the latest developments in aeronautics and space science. NASA online Resources for Educators provide current educational information and instructional resource materials.
Shamu TV features unforgettable stories about amazing animals and the remarkable efforts of people working together to save some of the world's most endangered and threatened species.
UCTV features programs from the University of California, the nation's premier research university made up of 10 campuses, three national labs and affiliated institutions. UCTV explores a broad spectrum of subjects including science, health and medicine, public affairs, humanities, arts and music, education issues, and gardening and agriculture.
> Learn more about these programs and link to their websites
Immersion Learning™
In 2002, Dr. Robert Ballard and Dr. Stephen Coan founded Immersion Learning™ — a nonprofit science education organization that brings ocean adventures and discoveries from Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, the University of Rhode Island and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration to kids in classrooms, after-school settings and informal learning arenas. Immersion’s scientific expeditions include Black Sea, Titanic Live, Ancient Eruptions, Secrets of the Gulf, Dolphins, Monterey Bay, Life at the Extremes and Project Sea camel. Immersion works with a select group of partner sites that share a common purpose of inspiring young people in the areas of science, exploration and conservation.
In our constantly changing world, Immersion helps students understand the positive roles that science and technology play in their everyday lives and exposes them to ongoing scientific expeditions to ignite their interest in real discovery and learning.
> Immersion Learning online
Digital Journalist Program
The Digital Journalist Program helps increase student media production, teaches the techniques of broadcast journalism, provides technical support for teachers and students, facilitates a larger outlet for student videos and increases participation in the Student Educational Video Awards (SEVA). The program is made possible through the combined efforts of the Gannett Foundation, News10 and SECC.
News10 and SECC production staff provide training for students and teachers at each site, and students have an opportunity to use video to share their visions and stories with the entire community — on News10, SECC’s cable channels and online.
One grant requirement is that the school submits at least two videos to SECC’s annual SEVA contest. Open to all Sacramento county students (K-20), the contest celebrates the talents and visions of student video producers and their work in the areas of documentary, school news/events, PSA and instructional.
For many years, SECC has instructed students about the value of video production. Special funding in 2002 from the Sacramento Metropolitan Cable Commission allowed SECC to launch the starter kit program and create three video kits loaned to interested schools. SECC provides quality educational resources to learners of all ages in the Sacramento community through video and other communication technologies via cable systems and networks and is a collaborative effort of the K-20 education community.
The Gannett Foundation grants enabled Sacramento’s News10 to join the program and teach students the tenets and values of journalism they practice daily.
For more information, call SECC at 916-920-1006 or email doug@secctv.org
