CONNECTING CLASSROOMS TO PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE
ROWLAND ANIMATION PROGRAM
ROWLAND HIGH SCHOOL ANIMATION One arts classroom in a low-income area of LA County One teacher who sought experts and learned with his students A class culture that produced hundreds of pro animators, researchers, businesspersons, tech innovators…
ACCESS FOR MORE CLASSROOMS MULTIPOINT VIDEOCONFERENCING Present
ACME Animation On-Air studio, 8 classrooms All teachers new to animation major studios, 40 classrooms –100% first use of videoconferencing/broadband – ACME grads working in animation –Veteran programs: leaders in animation education
SCALING UP ACCESS Present
THE ARTS ARE NO LONGER A “FRILL!”
PAY-IT-FORWARD COMMUNITY FOR CLOSING THE MENTORING GAP 1 pro 10 college students 200 secondary students ALL VISUAL ARTS + EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION + DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP EMPOWERING TEACHERS WITH DAILY DATA ON EVERY STUDENT’S PERFORMANCE ADAPTABLE TO OTHER DISCIPLINES 200 CLASSROOMS—FIRST USE OF BROADBAND Built by educators, before Web 2.0 revolution