Making Professional Development Easy with Journeys in Film Webinars

Deepen your skills for teaching with film with Journeys in Film Professional Development Webinars. These teacher training sessions are available free, online and on-demand. Earn one hour of PD credit upon successful completion of each webinar. Participants will gain tools to boost student engagement and teach critical thinking across the curriculum. Teacher Professional Development Webinars Anti-Bias Education Learn about teaching critical...

Teach with Film for Casual Pi Day July 22

Happy Casual Pi Day or Pi Approximation Day! The fraction 22/7 is an approximate value of Pi, so Casual Pi Day falls on July 22; the numerator 22 represents the date, while the numerator seven represents the month. It's a great day to highlight our lessons for teaching math with film. Our free film teaching guides feature classroom-ready lesson plans across the curriculum suitable for grade 4 all the way to grade 12 — including math...

Teach with Film for World Brain Day July 22

Teach about neurological disorders with film World Brain Day on July 22 promotes awareness and education for neurological disorders.  We're pleased to offer engaging resources to help you explore neurological disorders through film with your learning communities.  Like Stars on Earth / Taare Zameen Par This a heartwarming feature film tells the story of a dyslexic boy who thrives with the support of his art teacher. Our free film Curriculum...

Celebrate Minority Mental Health Awareness Month with Film

July is Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Mental Health Awareness Month, also known as BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month or Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. It's a great time to celebrate minority mental health awareness with film. We're highlighting educational resources that explore mental health and wellness, with a special focus on films that center BIPOC subjects, stories and points of view. These resources cover important social...

Teach PTSD Awareness with Film

Films can be powerful tools for teaching about PTSD awareness and also about resilience, emotional regulation and coping strategies! We recommend the following lessons in our film guides to help you teach about stress and mental wellness with film. Teaching about Trauma and PTSD Big Sonia Big Sonia, about Holocaust survivor and Holocaust educator Sonia Warshawski, has a powerful lesson on PTSD and Intergenerational Trauma. Teaching about...

Teach about Iran with Film

Film is a powerful way to teach about global peoples and cultures. As part of our global education collection, we are pleased to offer two curriculum guides to help you teach about Iran with film. Children of Heaven Children of Heaven is a valuable resource for introducing students to The Islamic Republic of Iran. This contemporary Iranian film, shot in and around Tehran, follows two siblings who must work together to find a creative solution to...

Celebrate Families with Film

Films can be powerful classroom tools to explore the rich diversity of global families and family ties. We recommend coming of age dramas Children of Heaven, The Way Home, Wadjda, and Whale Rider. There is also a powerful section for discussing family traditions in our discussion guide for award-winning documentary Greener Pastures. Children of Heaven, about a young brother and sister on a quest for new shoes, is rated PG-13 and recommended for...