Lights, Camera, Education: How to Use Cinema in the Classroom

Teacher training on using cinema as a critical, creative, and contextualized pedagogical resource. Duration: 2 hours. Format: experiential and participatory, featuring scene analysis, activity creation, and peer exchange.

Topics covered:

▪ Cinema as a pedagogical resource: Document, illustration, and representation

▪ Brief history of cinema; film language: screenplay, framing, lighting, sound, and editing

▪ Text and context: technical details, historical period, director's intent, and audience reception

• Practical activities for using film in the classroom