Category: News

New Cross-Media Professional Development Webinar
May 1, 2024

Primary Sources: Catalyst for Deeper Learning Across Media July 10-August 7, 2024 We are pleased to announce we are part of an upcoming Cross-Media Professional Development Course in the summer of 2024 with the Harvard X-Media Lab. We hope you can join us for this exciting new online, asynchronous workshop for professional development credit. What You’ll Learn The latest cross-media methods that integrate the strategic use and analysis...

Journeys in Film Partners with Indie Lens Pop-Up
February 29, 2024

Journeys in Film announces a new partnership with Indie Lens Pop-Up for the film Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's. Journeys in Film is proud to partner with Indie Lens Pop-Up to create a Discussion Guide for Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's. This project involved working with the filmmakers, film subjects, and medical experts to create the guide that will be used at Indie Lens Pop-Up events around the country for Matter of Mind: My...

In Memoriam: Alexei Navalny
February 18, 2024

Alexei Navalny was the subject of the 2022 Oscar-winning documentary NAVALNY, part of the Journeys in Film collection. We are deeply saddened to learn that Russian anti-corruption campaigner and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is dead. Navalny died as a political prisoner in a Siberian penal colony on February 16, 2024. Journeys in Film had the privilege of creating teaching resources for Oscar-winning documentary NAVALNY which chronicles...

Our Newest Film Guides
January 4, 2024

As a new year begins, we're excited to share our newest film guides with you!   Our Latest Teaching Resources for Acclaimed Contemporary Films To start a new year, we’re recapping our ten newest film guides. These acclaimed documentaries and hit feature films shed new light on history, current events, and the important figures and issues of our time. Our free teaching resources can help you put the rapidly-shifting news landscape into...

Top Ten Downloads of 2023
January 4, 2024

Prepare for the new year with our TOP resources of 2023, Discover which ones made the list and get ready to level up your teaching game. Check out the top ten downloads of 2023! 10. A three-way tie for Crip Camp, The Post, and Whale Rider Teach about Camp Jened and Disability Justice with our Crip Camp Curriculum Guide and Discussion Guide (for high school). Explore Freedom of the Press with The Post Curriculum Guide (for high school). Discover...

Updated Schindler's List Curriculum Guide for Teachers - Revised Antisemitism Lesson
November 28, 2023

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Schindler's List, we're sharing a special edition Schindler's List curriculum guide. This updated Schindler's List Curriculum Guide for teachers includes a revised antisemitism lesson. This free teaching resource also includes lessons on Nazism in Germany, resistance during the Holocaust, the making of Schindler’s List, and more. Join us in celebrating this beloved Oscar-winning film and its enduring message of...

Around the Web: Educational Resources
October 18, 2023

Our educational resources and content are often shared by other premium educational organizations like Share My Lesson, Edutopia, Video Librarian and others. On these sites, and others, you’ll find free lesson plans, articles of relevance for educators, film reviews and filmmaker interviews and much more. Here are just a few examples of where you’ll find Journeys in Film around the web! Share My Lesson This free, award-winning...

Another Oscar Winner Comes to Journeys in Film
March 16, 2023

Navalny for the Win We are pleased to announce that we are creating a Discussion Guide and adaptable Learning Guide for the powerful political thriller and multi-award winning documentary Navalny. This documentary follows follows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in his quest to identify the men who poisoned him in August 2020.  At Journeys in Film, we are committed to educating the next generation to be globally competent and socially...

Summer of Soul Lesson Named #1 Partner Resource of Share My Lesson 2022
December 20, 2022

Share My Lesson, a project of the American Federation of Teachers, is a free award-winning, community based site featuring bringing together educators, parents, caregivers, educational resource creators, paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel. It is a vibrant community and rich site of resources including articles, lesson plans, webinars and much more. Several Journeys in Film lessons and webinars are available on the Share My Lesson...