NFB 2012-2013 EDUCATION CATALOGUE 1 WELCOME TO OUR 2012-2013 EDUCATION CATALOGUE We’re excited to share with you all the details of this year’s comprehensive offering for learners of all ages. Whether it be for classroom use, institutional use or professional development, we have films, interactive productions, resources and tools that inspire, pro- voke and educate. For almost 75 years, the NFB has led the way in educational media, and this year we’ve taken it up a notch! First, we’re very proud to present CAMPUS, a vast online collection of NFB films and interactive productions, now accompanied by important new features custom-built for educators. This subscription-based service, which gives users special access to NFB.ca content, has been adopted by ministries of education and school boards across Canada and is enthusiastically employed by educators in classrooms every day. Learn more about this revolutionary resource on page 4. We’re also happy to announce our new Download-to-Own offer. Now, at the click of a button, you can buy individual NFB films at reduced cost for downloading on up to five sep- arate devices. You’ll see this option in the New Releases section, alongside our classic DVD offer, still available for those of you who wish to have physical copies with language options and bonus features. And we’ve been creating Apps! Take PixStop, a free, fully integrated animation studio based on our successful hands-on workshops. Made for any iPad with a camera, this app allows you and your students to create animated films with ease. NFB apps are a perfect way to integrate mobile devices into the classroom using quality content you can trust from the NFB. See page 6 for more details. Speaking of Workshops—we’re taking it on the road. This year, in addition to offering hands-on workshops in Toronto and Montreal, NFB Education Specialists will be visiting locations across Canada to inspire students in person. Subscribe to our newsletter and we’ll keep you posted about where we are headed and when. We are also launching a Virtual classroom program, featuring internationally recog- nized environmentalist David Suzuki, world-class Canadian astronauts and soldiers from TABLE OF WELCOme TO OUR 2012-2013 EDUCAtiON CATALOGUE 1 Quebec’s renowned 22e Régiment, who will be joining us live from the Canadian War YOUR NEXT CROP OF FAVOURiteS 2 Museum. Our aim is to bring the real world into your classroom through our films and via access to leading subject matter experts, professionals and really interesting people. CONTENTS CAMPUS 4 See page 10 for dates. NEW! APPS FOR THE CLASSROOM 6 We invite you to spend some time with our catalogue, learning about what we offer and how it can work for you and your learners. We hope that you’ll think of us when you’re L.A. THEATRE WORKS, YOUR DIGITAL SOLUTION FOR AUDIO PLAYS 8 creating your lesson plans—because we think of you in our work, every day. WORKSHOPS AND VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS 10 Have a great school year! New FiLMS AND INteRACtiVE PRODUCtiONS 14 INDEX 38 HOW TO CONTACT US 40 Kristine Collins, TOP OF the CLASS IN 2011–2012 41 Head, Institutional and Educational Markets FILMS IN FRENCH YOUR NEXT CROP OF FAVOURITES The French-language version of the 2012–2013 NFB Education catalogue is also FeATURED thiS yeAR: OUR TOP titLES FOR the EDUCAtiONAL MARket available online, at onf.ca/education. Stop-Motion Animation Workshop BEAR 71 BONE WIND FIRE THE BOXING GIRLS OF KABUL PAYBACK PIXSTOP STOPMO STUDIO An online interactive documentary that observes An evocative journey into the hearts and minds of A remarkable group of young Afghan women hone An incisive and moving exploration of debt, not simply Experience the NFB’s stop-motion animation Experience the National Film Board of Canada’s and records the intersection of humans, nature and Georgia O’Keeffe, Emily Carr and Frida Kahlo—three their boxing skills without the benefit of even the most as an economic condition, but as a primal human workshop online, through a playlist which will teach stop-motionOVERVIEW animation workshop online. This playlist technology. CAMPUS INTERACTIVE, 13+ of the 20th century’s most remarkable artists. DVD, basic facilities. They risk persecution yet continue to dilemma. DVD, DTO, 15+ students of any age how to produce their very own will teach you how to produce stop-motion animation This section provides information and support to help edu- P. 16 DTO, 16+ dream of a shot at the 2012 Olympics. DVD, DTO, 15+ P. 31 animation! iPAD 2 APP, 6+ videoscators integrate and stop-motion introduce animation, including theyou “how toSteps NFB for Educatorsstop-motion to” behind the instructional lessons. Refer to the video clips Suggested workflow in using the online content: featured on the StopMoStudio Playlist. P. 17 P. 17 P. 6 animated films. CAMPUS, 8+• Watch the clips (one, a couple, or all in one visit); The seven lessons on this website have been designed for an Intermediate (grades 7-9) Art Curriculum. However, • Choose a lesson plan related to what your pupils animation can be integrated in all subject areas. We rec- are studying in class (environment, bullying, art, ommend that you read the Educator’s Strategy Guide first. students with different abilities, racism, etc.); It has been specifically devised to help educators under- stand how stop-motion animation can be easily adapted • Download Lesson Plans 1 through 7, including to accommodate different age groups and implemented hands-on classroom activities using the animation across the curriculum. A technology teacher may want to storyboard, how to create a flip book, information integrate stop-motion animation as an activity for students about required materials, film discussion questions to complete, or teachers may want to team up and create and much more; an interdisciplinary learning activity that meets a number of learning objectives, across multiple subject areas. For example, a social studies teacher may want to collaborate • Watch and discuss NFB films that use similar with the art or technology teacher. The Educator’s Strat- techniques; egy Guide provides examples of stop-motion animation for each subject area. • Create films with your students. • Share your comments with us by visiting our nfb. ca/education blog. BIG MOUTH BONIFACIO IN SUMMERTIME THE HOLE STORY PINK RIBBONS, INC. A SEA TURTLE STORY SURVIVING PROGRE1 SS nfb.ca/stopmo A quick-witted child questions what it means to A colourful animated film about the kingdom of This documentary reveals the history of mining in Breast cancer has become the poster child of cause- This exquisite stop-motion animated film captures the Some of the world’s foremost thinkers, activists, speak the truth and learns how our differences make Skedaddle that will delight children of all ages. DVD, Canada: a story of astronomical profits made with related marketing campaigns. This documentary beauty of the ecosystems that sea turtles inhabit— bankers and scientists challenge us to overcome us unique. 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A series of shorts that explain various scientific the ONLINE STREAmiNG phenomena. The perfect introduction to SOLUtiON FOR ALL science for elementary-school students. CANADIAN CLASSROOMS From Far Away An animated short about a young girl who comes to Canada after being uprooted from her war-torn BROWSE, YOUR WAY homeland. An excellent path to understanding the challenges that many young immigrants encounter. Browse by grade level or subject area, or try our educa- tional channels, thematic playlists and user guides to find SeCONDARY: the right film for your lesson plan. Triage: DR. James Orbinski’S Humanitarian Dilemma CREAte YOUR OWN This documentary examines the wrenching decisions humanitarian workers must make. A very good choice CHAPteRS AND PLAYLIST for raising young people’s awareness of humanitarian work and the realities of life in the developing world. Create your own chapters of films and playlists with our built-in media tools. If you don’t have time to watch a The Invisible Nation whole film, or if you only want to use a part of a film to A documentary by Richard Desjardins and Robert illustrate an idea or concept, all you need to do is prepare Monderie about the Algonquin of Quebec, the people a chapter in advance, save it in a playlist, and access it who lost the most in the European colonization. A whenever you need it. If you’re looking to curate a selec- hard-hitting work that leaves no viewer indifferent. tion of films on a theme or for a course, assemble them in a custom playlist for easy access. POST-SECONDARY: CAPTURING REALITY: THE ART OF DOCUMENTARY USEFUL teACHING TOOLS A documentary about… documentaries.