Virtual RockyTalks!

Every year, Rocky View Schools classrooms share their learning stories through RockyTalks, and this year of Learning From Home will be no exception!  In June 2020, the Rocky View Schools YouTube Channel will host presentations from all over the #rvsed community, from teachers and students in every grade, from every corner of the district and share them publicly in the RockyTalks 2020 Online Exhibition!  RVS Teachers can share their YouTube playlists of RockyTalks videos that their students created at HOME, in any subject or format including speeches, essays, position papers, opinions & editorials, learning stories, numeracy/literacy/design, Arts & CTS, creative writing, poetry & spoken word, and more! Follow the Practice Guide to share your students' presentations playlist in the RockyTalks 2020 Exhibition! 

Produce Your RockyTalks!

1. Draft, Critique & Revise
   Design cycles of feedback, critique and formative assessment to accompany your students’ inquiry & study in any subject or grade level. The straightforward method to create a presentation script is to submit a Google Doc to a Google Classroom assignment for review. It’s always helpful to share with your students one or more teacher and student exemplars of the project in which they are engaged.
   
   
2. Rehearse & Record
   When the script is finalized through the writing process, ensure that the AF144-A Consent Form is on file to begin the presentation phase. Student presenters will benefit from rehearsal with their teacher that includes feedback and an opportunity to revise and improve. The easiest way to listen and respond to a student rehearsal is in a video conferencing environment like Google Meet. Of course, students can record their presentations and submit a Google Drive video link directly into your Google Classroom Assignment for feedback, but you can also do the recordings yourself on your laptop, if you have the permissions complete. 
   
   
3. Upload, Organize & Share
   When you have all the videos, upload them to your teacher RVSchools YouTube Channel and organize them into a playlist with a title and description. The link to your playlist can be embedded into your Google Site or Schoolblog as well as shared on your #rvsed social media. Please share the playlist link with Rocky View Studio, as well, for inclusion in the RockyTalks online exhibition.  
   
   

If you're looking for inspiration to share with your students, you can see examples of wonderful presentations shared by RVS students and teachers in the RockyTalks galleries!
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