I Am a Writer: The Writing Workshop was a collaboration between the Noyce Foundation and First Pictures. The film provides an overview of the innovative K-6 writing curriculum the Noyce Foundation developed in collaboration with several school districts in the San Francisco bay area.
Intended as a professional development tool for teachers, principals and other school administrators involved in Noyce’s Every Child and Read and Writer Initiative (ECRW), the film provides an overview of all of the key program elements:
Philosphy of program
Mini lessons
Student-teacher conferences
Peer conferences
Closing sessions
Credits
Produced, directed and edited by Stephen Lee
Associate Production and Editing by Stephen Kozlowski
Associate Producer Susan Czark
Camera and lighting by Rico Corona and David Corona
Field sound by Whitney Alves and Gretchen Trapp
Music by Sean Mendelson
Additional Music by Christopher Lee
Music performed by Christopher Lee and Sean Mendelson
Narration by Laura Facchini Jimenez
Produced in association with Santa Clara University
30 minutes, DVC Pro format acquisition.
© 2001 First Pictures
For more information about the Noyce Foundation please visit the Noyce Foundation website at http://www.noycefdn.org. More information about the Writing Workshop and the Every Child and Read and Writer Initiative can be found at http://www.noycefdn.org/ecrwresources.php.
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