LET’S BOOK TRAILERS@SCHOOL. Innovative methods to engage students, promote reading and enhance literacy and digital skills
ERASMUS K1 PROJECT
about the course
course description
The idea of this training course was born thanks to the expertise of JUMP in cooperating in European projects that promote innovative approaches to integrate the promotion of reading – facing the urgent need of nowadays students to improve literacy skills – with the development of digital skills, which are both important priorities for the 21st century.
Quoting the EU Council Recommendation for Lifelong Learning, “Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, express, create, and interpret concepts, feelings, facts and opinions in both oral and written forms, using visual, sound/audio and digital materials across disciplines and contexts. It implies the ability to communicate and connect effectively with others, in an appropriate and creative way. Development of literacy forms the basis for further learning and further linguistic interaction”. During these years of experimentation developed by JUMP, the innovative use and creation of book trailers in the classroom resulted as a very effective methodology that gained an increasing appreciation both from teachers and students, with evidence based positive effects on learning success, passion for reading, development of a variety of skills and increased motivation in students and teachers.
A book trailer is usually a short digital video (less than 2 minutes) that combines characteristics of a movie trailer and a book advertisement. Book trailers are a great way to support the building of a reading culture in your school and engage pupils with reading in a digital and fun way. Booktrailers, as movie trailers, give a ‘taster’ of a book for its potential audience, designed to leave them wanting to read the book.
Thanks to the cooperation with international partners and a common work of research and studies in this field, JUMP trainers gained experience in the creation of methodological approaches that foresee specific activities according to the age of teachers’ students, including all levels from pre-school until adult education. This process led JUMP to the creation of “The first European digital library of book trailers”, that was born through an Erasmus+ strategic partnership in the field of adult education, titled “EU-Read&Art: The first European digital library of book trailers and adult creativity expressions”.
During this training course teachers will learn how to plan and create booktrailers, exploring a variety of methodologies that allow them to be able to choose the best tools and creative strategies according to different contexts and students’ needs. Through a process of learning by doing, teachers also learn to effectively guide their students to evaluate a book, comprehend the essence and most meaningful messages, visualize what they want to communicate through the video and present their personal perceptions, comprehension and talking through the book trailer. Experiential lessons will include the use of pictures, text, videos, voice overs as well as music to make the booktrailer interesting and engaging. Teachers will learn to film and edit videos and also discover a variety of free online tools and stocks of creative content that can be found under a creative commons license on the internet. Introducing the active creation of book trailers in your classroom will surely increase the engagement of students and at the same time contribute to prevent the addiction to a passive fruition of videos, empowering students to become active creators and more aware of how a video can be realized, for professional and educational purposes.
LEARNING GOALS:
- improve the understanding and awareness about Media Education/Literacy and the importance and relevance of its use in nowadays school system
- develop technical skills related to the pre-production, production and post production phase of video making applied to book trailers creation
- widening the perspective and skills related to the use of video storytelling for educational purposes
- foster creativity and ability to engage students with innovative methodologies that promote collaboration and active participation
- learn how to promote reading and how to organize book trailers workshops and Reading labs
Target Group
Any teacher at any level of education working in a public or private school or educational institution.
program/Training Modules
INTRO/METHOD
Like all our programs, the present one is flexible and adaptable to special requests, depending on the subject taught or on the starting level of the participant.
Furthermore, in line with the JUMP Academy method, our courses are based on a strategic balance between formal and non-formal education, indoor and outdoor education and the team takes care of a very important aspect of international mobility which is the intercultural learning which we develop with short excursions and facilitating the interaction with local partners, businesses and citizens of our territory. Each local context has its own economy so it’s always useful, in training programs, to get in contact with concrete examples (experiential learning and real based learning).
We always try to connect our learners to local teachers and students to cooperate in developing innovation and networking for future projects. If possible, inside the program, a morning is spent inside a local school, visiting, observing, and cooperating in the realization of one or more lessons. The proposed program JUMP works, in European dimension and with an international spirit, at the local level and, according to the period of the training along the year and the weather, it is possible to change some sessions and add visits and meetings, in cooperation with our network of partners including schools involved in European projects).
WEEK DAILY SCHEDULE
Saturday or Sunday:
Arrival of participants, transfer and welcome. Lodging and logistic support. Depending on the arrival time the participants are helped to have a meal or fulfill any other need.
Monday morning session:09:30 – 12:30
Meeting in the lobby of Villa Gabriella International, welcome, first briefing by the organizers, presentation of the team, logistics information, gadgets distribution and start of the program. Walking down to the city center. Outdoor team building activity “The Mission Impossible game in Soverato”. Getting to know the important places of the city, the orientation points, traditions and cultural elements, interacting with local citizens.
12:30 end of the morning activity with a debriefing and logistic info
Free time for lunch or to enjoy the beach
Organized lift from the city center to the Villa.
Monday afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:00
“Experience Calabria. A place to live, a place to love”. Presentation of JUMP and of the most important cultural elements of the region. Participants are asked to present themselves quickly and introduce their school in a creative or digital way using the internet and our screen.
Dinner organized for all the groups in a local restaurant.
Tuesday morning session: 09:30 – 12:30
Meeting on the terrace of Villa Gabriella.
First outdoor ice breaking game to get to know each other and create a good working climate.
Division in small groups and start of the indoors or outdoor sessions with the JUMP trainer.
Introduction to Module 1, The actual scenario of video making, digital storytelling and book trailers in communication and education. Media literacy pedagogy for all students, including opportunities for critical analysis and creative media.
13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time
Tuesday afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:30
1st excursion to develop cultural knowledge, strengthen team building and socialization among participants.
“Walking tour to the old village of Soverato Superiore, visit to the Church of “La Pietà” of Gagini and exploring the narrow streets. Interacting with local people.
Free evening to enjoy the city center
Wednesday morning session: 09:30 – 12:30
Module 2, Different tools, different goals, and different steps in video making for the creation of book trailers. Students from content beneficiaries to content creators. Watching exemplar trailers and discussing them.
Module 3, The Pre-production phase, from books to book-trailers. Planning activities using several tools such as log line, script, storyboard. How to stimulate teamwork and creativity.
13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time
Wednesday afternoon session: 15:00 – 17:00
Module 4, The production phase. Video Making and different types of shootings and techniques for creating book trailers. Audio Production, colours and light in video making.
Free evening to enjoy the city center or rest
Thursday morning session: 09:30 – 12:30
Module 5, Organizing the materials and recording the required videos. Video Skills in action. Outdoor activities.
Module 6, Post production phase. Digital editing tools to finalize our book trailers. Sharing created products and mutual feedback.
13:00 – 15:00 lunch break and free time
Thursday afternoon is (usually) free time.
The staff will provide some suggestions for possible activities or excursions. For example to Catanzaro city, Capital of the region
Friday morning: 09:30 – 11:00 (shorter morning lesson).
Module 7, Organizing engaging reading labs and workshops for the creation of book trailers.
11:00 free time to visit the local market which is nice and folkloristic.
On Friday – at an agreed time – usually in the afternoon – it’s organized as an excursion in a beautiful and unique old village with a final dinner. The staff enjoys it and there’s a professional guide with us.
Depending on the season the excursion starts in the morning or in the afternoon. From July to September it’s usually in the afternoon-evening for the high heat.
Saturday morning session: 09:30 – 12:00
Closing the course: Evaluation and delivery of formal certificates/Europass and admin documents.
Saturday afternoon:
Free time and last moments all the participants together for socialization.
Sunday:
Departure of participants.
The indicated times may suffer some changes depending on the season (earlier in the winter time and later in the summertime).
TRAINING MODULES
Module 1: The actual scenario of video making, digital storytelling and book trailers in communication and education. Media literacy pedagogy for all students, including opportunities for critical analysis and creative media.
Module 2: Different tools, different goals, and different steps in video making for the creation of book trailers. Students from content beneficiaries to content creators. Watching exemplar trailers and discussing them.
Module 3: The Pre-production phase, from books to book-trailers. Planning activities using several tools such as log line, script, storyboard. How to stimulate teamwork and creativity.
Module 4: The production phase. Video Making and different types of shootings and techniques for creating book trailers. Audio Production, colours and light in video making.
Module 5: Organizing the materials and recording the required videos. Video Skills in action. Outdoor activities.
Module 6: Post production phase. Digital editing tools to finalize our book trailers. Sharing created products and mutual feedback.
Module 7: Organizing engaging reading labs and workshops for the creation of book trailers.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of this course, the participants will have
- improved their understanding and awareness about Media literacy and the importance and relevance of its use in nowadays school system
- developed technical skills related to the pre-production, production and post production phase of video making applied to booktrailers creation
- widened their perspective and skills related to the use of video storytelling for educational purposes
- developed their creativity and ability to engage students with innovative methodologies that promote collaboration and active participation
- learnt how to promote reading and how to organize book trailers workshops and Reading labs
certification details
JUMP certifies 36 hours for 6 days course (6*6) or more if necessary by adding extra hours per day. Or 30 hours for a 5 days course (6*5).
The course can also be extended to a 2 weeks course with the option of 10 days or 12 days if desired and agreed upon, depending on the sending organization’s project.
10 days are without weekend (5+5), 12 days are from Monday to Saturday morning (6+6)
At the end of the training, JUMP issues a formal certificate of attendance, and the team is available to complete the Europass certification document according to the EU template and other documents required for reporting by the sending organization.
Certification details
Our courses are in line with the Erasmus+ Quality standards for courses under Key Action 1 (learning mobility of individuals)
Costs
The costs are fully covered by the Erasmus grant. Write to us: info@associazionejump.it to request information about the costs and the services offered and to plan your mobility project in Soverato with JUMP.
How to apply
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