Film School with Jim Sill - PC038

Jim Sill is here all the way from Down Under and he’s taking us to film school. After almost a decade in the video and television industry, Jim Sill hung up his producer hat and embarked on a career in education. Using his industry experience, he created an award-winning video production program at El Diamante High School in Visalia, California. By involving students in real-world video projects, they garnered awards and recognition at the local, state, and national levels. With experience producing local television and industrial videos for non-profit organizations, many of his former students now work in the industry. Today, Jim lives in Melbourne, Australia and works with schools across the Asia Pacific. In addition to keynotes and leading professional development workshops, Jim helps develop educational initiatives for the team all around the world. As a Google for Education Certified Innovator and Trainer, Apple Distinguished Educator, an Apple Certified Trainer, Jim enjoys presenting on topics that include Using Video for Social Change, Cinematic Narrative Techniques, Encouraging a Creative Student, Google in the Classroom and much more. Connect with Jim Sill Pear Deck helps teachers create powerful learning moments for students of every age and ability with tech solutions rooted in active learning, formative assessment, and sound pedagogical practice. Founded by educators, Pear Deck makes it easy for teachers to build and launch custom interactive presentations from within Google Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Teams. Main Segment What school movie moment do we wish we were there for?  Donnie’s Top 2 Jimmy Chitwood’s Game-winning shot in Hoosiers.   Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure - Final Project Scene Jeff’s Top 2 Eating pizza with Jeff Spicoli and Mr. Hand in Fast Times At Ridgemont High On the float with Ferris Bueller during the parade Jim’s Top 2 Footloose’s Prom Night Indiana Jones’ classroom in between his adventures Jesse’s Top 2 The Topeka, KS house party from Almost Famous Teen Wolf Basketball game/Revenge of the Nerds concert scene/School of Rock concert/Party Scene from Weird Science/All Valley Karate Championship Something Useless Donnie Found Online: http://youfellasleepwatchingadvd.com/ - - - - - Visit our website Share Feedback & Ideas Tweet us at @PartialCreditEd Follow us on Instagram @PartialCreditEd Like us on Facebook