Digital Arts and Earth and Energy Science Essentials is a mandatory introduction to the Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and is delivered in one online cross-curricular environment with a significant focus toward E3. The Earth and Energy Science Essentials curriculum is a 9th grade introduction course that is grounded in science fundamentals and aligned to the CT Science Standards. E3 is supported by a digital arts curriculum that is taught in a separate technology class and challenges students to complete digital art projects at the end of each E3 unit before completing a final challenge in the second semester.
DAS_1011_BethelHS_01 Instructors: Karen Fildes, joel totten
The Digital Media and Movie Making (DM3) course develops and enhances the academic (Language Arts & Science), creative thinking, digital media literacy, and film making skills of Connecticut high school students, while increasing their knowledge of film making careers through the completion of a digital film project. The comprehensive, standards-based project includes research, story development, script writing, computer-assisted design, computer animation, digital audio, digital photography, and digital video production. Students organize movie production teams and assume positions on the team to complete their digital film project. This comprehensive instructional strategy mirrors digital media and film industry project work and results in the development of valuable film industry production and management skills.