Amplify the Voices: Empowering Students to Tell Their Stories with Adobe Express

Outline

Amplify the Voices: Empowering Students to Tell Their Stories with Adobe Express

Introduction (5 minutes)
-Briefly introduce the session's goals and objectives.
-Highlight the importance of student voice, equity, and creativity in learning.

Learning Outcomes (5 minutes)
1. Create diverse multimedia projects using Adobe Express.
2. Implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.
3. Design student-led projects that foster critical thinking and creativity.

Overview of Adobe Express: Demonstration of Features
-Introduce Adobe Express and its capabilities (video, graphics, web pages).
-Showcase examples of student projects that illustrate student voice and cultural representation.
-Discuss how to incorporate UDL principles into project design.

Hands-On Activity (30 minutes)
1. Project Selection (5 minutes)
-Participants choose a type of project they want to create (e.g., digital story, infographic, advocacy campaign).
2. Guided Creation (25 minutes)
-Provide step-by-step guidance for using Adobe Express
-Start with a template or blank project (provide templates that can be used).
-Incorporate text, images, and multimedia elements.
-Encourage participants to think about how their project can reflect student voice and diverse perspectives.
-Provide support and answer questions as participants work on their projects.

Sharing and Reflection (10 minutes)
Participant Sharing
-Invite participants to share their projects with the group (if time allows).
-Discuss the creative choices made and how they align with the session’s outcomes.

Reflection Questions
-How can you implement what you learned in your classroom?
-What challenges might you face, and how can you overcome them?

Conclusion and Next Steps (5 minutes)
-Key takeaways from the session.
-Resources for further exploration of Adobe Express and UDL principles.
-Share project ideas (Webpage)

Supporting research

UDL: Barnes, J. (2020). Promoting student agency in writing. The Reading Teacher, 73(6), 789-795.
Student Voice: https://centerontransition.org/publications/download.cfm?id=61
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/elevating-student-voice-education/