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Gathering Agenda / Schedule


Wednesday June 21st


8:30 – 9:00 SIGN-IN & COFFEE

9:00-9:30 WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

9:30-11:00 GETTING YOUR STORIES INTO THE WORLD: PROMOTION & DISTRIBUTION

11:00 - 11:15 Break

11:15 – 12:30 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
  1. Stories and Youth - Nicole Demedenko of the Youth Training Project , Youth from Telling Our Legacies Digitally, Dean Gransar of Home, Inc., Dina Rosen of Kean State University
  2. Story Coaching 101 – Tasha Freidus and Amy Hill

12:30 – 1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30 – 2:45 TECHNICAL NUTS & BOLTS (Q&A)

2:45-3:00 Break

3:00 – 4:15 Concurrent Sessions
  1. Inclusive Storytelling - Diane Dew of the Citti Project , Sheela Sethuraman of EduWeave, Danielle Martin of UMass Boston CTC VISTA Project
  2. THE STORY DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: Josh Schachter of StoriesMatter and Cheryl Crow of Bridges to Understanding
4:15-4:30 Wrap-up

5:00 – 7:00 Networking/Cocktail Hour at the Middle East , buffet dinner provided; Late night jazz

THURSDAY, JUNE 22


9:00 – 10:30 CAPACITY BUILDING:
How your organization can build & sustain a digital storytelling project

10:45 – 12:00 Concurrent Sessions

  1. Stories and Healing – Amy Hill Silence Speaks , Aimee Thompson of Close to Home , and Lisa Fliegel of Arts Incentives Program
  2. Stories and alternative education/language and literacy issues: Melanee Grondahl of Year-up , Vanessa Pabon of T.O.L.D., Heather Pleasants of University of Alabama
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH & SCREENING – open to all!

1:00 – 2:30 Concurrent Sessions

  1. Stories and Community Engagement – Barbara Ganley of Middlebury College , Jennifer de Fontaine and Camille of Neighborhood House, Tasha Freidus of Better Questions, Better Decisions
  2. To be determined, open space
2:30 – 4:00 CLOSING DISCUSSION & EVALUATION
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