Step outside the classroom and into the frame! Participants will need to bring their own camera or cell phone to participate in the photography exercise. In this experiential workshop, educators will discover how outdoor photography can build student connection to the natural environment at your school or community program, build teamwork amongst students, and grow self-confidence and creative expression. We'll start off with a hands-on exercise with student photography and example lessons from Emory Buco Harger's middle school photography class at La Escuelita Middle School in Oakland, California. Then we'll participate in a creative outdoor photography activity for the second half of the workshop that helps students observe their natural environment, express themselves, work as a team, and also introduce some colors in the Panawahpskek language.
You'll leave this workshop inspired to bring outdoor photography into your classroom or community program, ideas for funding strategies and weaving photography across subject areas, and maybe even a few great photos of your own!
