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FALL 2026
Please join us for our Fall 2026 EduCreate Workshop!
Create & Connect: Accessible Digital Storytelling for Classrooms
Creating engaging podcasts and great videos with your students is easier than you think! Join us for this hands-on workshop to learn how to use accessible multimedia tools to supplement curriculum and align digital storytelling in your classroom through podcasting and videomaking.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
8:00am-12:30pm
at WMCAT
Free for K-12 Educators to attend, no cost for parking
SCECHs available
Storytelling is a powerful teaching tool that works for many types of learners while also fostering academic and personal growth. Great for all subject areas, storytelling taps into students’ creativity and creates meaningful connections while also engaging students in active learning that improves comprehension and retention. Storytelling fits seamlessly into existing project-based, hands-on and experiential learning- when integrated into curriculum, storytelling can be used to introduce a new topic, illustrate a difficult concept, bring a dry subject to life, as an assessment tool, and more!
SPACE IS LIMITED, RESERVE YOUR SPOT!
Registration closes October 5, 2026.
The EduCreate Workshop Series is coordinated in partnership with WGVU Public Media, WMCAT, The Mosaic Film Experience, GVSU Journalism, Broadcasting and Digital Media Program, GVSU Division of K-12 Education Innovation and Scholar Success and GVSU College of Education and Community Innovation with support from the Impact 30 Grant and the Steelcase Foundation.
Hands-on Learning Experiences
Join us for a day of hands-on learning as we explore:
- Using accessible multimedia tools.
- How to supplement and Align Digital Storytelling with your curriculum.
- Free and low-cost digital tools for project-based, hands-on and experiential learning in the classroom.
- Empowering students to tell local stories in an accessible and inclusive way.
- Media trends, their impact, and how to differentiate for student learning outcomes.
October 14, 2026 Schedule
7:45AM Check In Begins
8:00AM Breakfast
8:15AM The Impact of Digital Storytelling
- Hear from Kylie Ambu, WGVU Inclusion Reporter and Host of Emmy Award-winning series “Mutually Inclusive” which works in community to bridge the gap of underrepresentation in media. Kylie will discuss the inspiration, care and passion that goes into sharing the stories of local West Michigan neighbors, along with the impact it has had.
9:15AM & 10:40AM Sessions
Audio Storytelling with WMCAT (75 minutes)
- Learn how to use multimedia to supplement curriculum dive into ways to align digital storytelling and podcasting. In this hands-on session, participants will make their own short podcast inside WMCAT’s podcasting booth.
Video Storytelling with Mosaic Film Experience (75 minutes)
- Learn how to use multimedia to supplement curriculum and dive into ways to align digital storytelling and video making. In this hands-on session, participants will make their own short videos in and around WMCAT, then edit, view and provide feedback.
12:00PM Final Reflections, Survey, Prizes
West Michigan high school students create a podcast at GVSU's Journalism, Broadcasting and Digital Media studios during Youth Media Day.
What to Expect
West Michigan high school students add finishing touches to their short films with Mosaic Film Experience during Youth Media Day.
Leave feeling empowered, refreshed and inspired!
- Connect with organizations for local resources and classroom programs.
- Receive access to ready-to-use resources you'll be excited to use with students.
- SCECH credits available.
We'll keep you fueled for learning.
- Enjoy coffee and a selection of snacks throughout the day.
- Breakfast will be provided.
