FAQs

Educators, Youth workers and Teachers can make use of the resources that Twin Cities Youth Media Network’s members can provide. Each member provides different programming and in different communities. Because of this, we have gathered answers to questions frequently asked about how we can work together.

If you have further questions please contact us for more details. We are excited to help you to make use of existing youth media and aid in the creation of new media produced by more young people.

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How to Use Youth Media Opportunities
F.A.Q.

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1. What after school programs are available?

SPNN: Set it Up and Connections classes. Free to Saint Paul youth.

IFP collaborates with North Community High School in Minneapolis on their Polar Producers Documentary Team. The program is run in collaboration with the school's Career in Technology teacher. The program is free of charge and is open to students from other Minneapolis high schools.

Girls work with TVbyGIRLS in a variety of ways including workshops (long term and short term) mentoring and the creation of film and television projects. Our workshops include:
* Media Literacy Workshops
* Internet Workshops
* Workshops for Teachers
* Video Production Workshops
Workshops can be tailored for the specific needs of each group. The ideal group size is 10 to 15 young people. Ideal length for introduction workshops are 2-3 hours each but we can do abbreviated sessions in 1.5 hour classes.
Our long-term workshop model works within specific cultural communities with girls who already have a relationship with each other in some way. These workshops are an opportunity for a group of girls to create together around a theme of importance to the group. These workshops are usually 6 – 8 weeks in duration.
Fees are based per project. Please contact rebecca@tvbygirls. tv for more details.

The PCTV after-school program meets year-round, Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 PM, and consists of the following schedule:
Mondays-Thursdays: production of the monthly TV show, Our Turn, a public affairs program which addresses issues chosen by the youth producers. The program features interviews with invited guests, original skits, and information. The show airs weekly on Channel 17 in Minneapolis and Channel 16 in St. Paul;
Fridays: independent projects. Youth can develop their own personal video projects, photo essays, websites or other small group projects.

In Progress currently offers studio access, mentorship, and workshops for youth ages 12 and up. Activities run in 6 week blocks with our Fall session beginning in November 2008.
All activities are free to the public and the studio is typically open Tuesday 4-8PM, Thursday 4-8PM and Saturdays 4-8PM. FOr more information or to schedule a tour please contact
Sai Thao at saithao@aol. com.

In Progress also presents exhibits, screenings, and talks throughout the state of Minnesota. Please visit our website to find out more at www.in-progress. org

Intermedia Arts does pre-arranged semester-long or yearlong digital media workshops (video, photography) with schools or community centers either on their site (if they have equipment. Ex: Phyllis Wheatley, Patchwork Quilts) or in our Digital Media Lab (Ex: Wellstone HS ELL). Fee: $1000 per semester with one instructor; additional $1000 if other guest artists are brought in (spoken word, dance, poetry, visual arts)

2. What services do you provide for teachers?

SPNN: Free consultations for Saint Paul teachers setting up media programs

The IFP weekly newsletter includes listings of youth opportunities and film competitions. IFP also offers a wide array of media production classes. IFP membership is required and classes involve tuition.

TVbyGIRLS conducts workshops with teachers and parents. These workshops follow the same model as those with girls and provide active participatory experiences for educators and parents to bring into their classrooms and homes. We provide all materials needed to complete the fun exercises. Classes run between 1 hour and 3 hours.
Teachers and Parents will explore:
* visual metaphors and the making of their own collage.
* the use of images to create feelings and sell products.
* the tools they learn to make a visual ad that sells a solution to an issue in young people's lives.
Fees are based per project. Please contact rebecca@tvbygirls. tv for more details.

PCTV: Consultations, Technical training, instruction et. al.

In Progress: Consulting Services & Resources for Educators & Students

1. School Partnerships
focus on developing long-term relationships with students and educators within school environments.
Primary activities include artist residencies, curriculum development and program modeling. Digital Learning Models
focus on developing long-term relationships with students and educators within school environments. Primary activities
include a combination of artist residencies, curriculum development and instructional modeling. Contact Kristine Sorensen,
Executive Director at ythmedia@aol. com for specific information or a rate quote.

2. Through The Eagle's Eye - Media Arts Curriculum Guide
This curriculum guide supports teachers and administrators in building innovative and academically challenging media arts programs.
This 227 page guide was produced by the Four Directions Charter School and In Progress. Together they have successfully implemented
media arts curriculum for the school's student s since 1991. This guide was funded through the Minnesota Department of Education and
the Unites States Department of Education. Through The Eagle’s Eye Curriculum Guide is now available for purchase as a professional soft bound book.
The guide is priced at $65.99 and is available on the lulu.com website at: http://www.lulu. com/content/ 189775 0

3. We SIng Our Songs - Digital Photography Work From Native American Youth Artists
This color soft-bound book presents an amazing collection of digitally produced artwork and creative writing works by young Native American artists.
"We SIn g Our Songs invites you to see the inner-beauty of reservation life through this rare collection of digital photography produced by emerging artists
from Indian communities throughout Minnesota. It is an excellent resource for educators wanting to introduce creative
connections between writing and technology. The guide is priced at $39.95 and is available on the lulu.com website at: http://www.lulu. com/content/ 1740145

4. Youtube Video Collection
currently In Progress has uploaded 350 videos to date that represent youth voices dating back from 1988 to just weeks ago. many of these works were created
by youth during workshops and school based residencies. The work is culturally diverse and rich in storytelling. Too view these videos, please visit our YouTUbe site
at http://www.youtube. com/user/ inprogress301.

MTN develops youth training programs with teachers and others and
carries them out. It also offers video production classes so teachers
can improve their skills, and production equipment that can be checked
out or used in house. In the past, teachers have taken MTN classes and
then used the equipment in their classrooms or brought students into
MTN's studios to do production work. There is a small fee for the
classes, and teachers must keep their MTN membership current to continue
using MTN facilities.

To find out more about these opportunities, teachers are encouraged to
take MTN's free Information Workshop session. More information can be
found on mtn.org.

The Center for International Education: All The Center’s programs are designed individually with Media Mike Hazard. They are always hands on, learn by making projects. The fee is $62.50 per hour.

All of our artist residencies are with Media Mike Hazard. They range from a 90 minute hands on classes in the fundamentals to year long projects which produce television broadcasts. They work with all ages from pre-school kids to adults.

Intermedia Arts: For teachers working with immigrant youth, we have a New American Toolkit with discussion guides (mostly focused on PBS's The New Americans); collaboration on custom-designed curriculum, Moving Lives Speakers Bureau and Talking Suitcases re immigrant issues (to provide context), gallery tours.

3. What in school services do TCYMN members provide and is there a fee?

SPNN: School residencies (fee based or grant driven). Youth media presentations.

In addition to the after school program, the IFP youth coordinator teaches residencies in St. Paul classrooms-- ranging from 2-12 week collaborations. IFP coordinates visiting filmmakers to visit classes and coordinates opportunities for youth to work with professionals. IFP also facilitates distribution of the youth's finished projects and holds a year-end theatrical screening of youth work. These opportunities are free of charge to collaboration schools and students.

PCTV: Presentations, Residencies, Media production classes provided for a fee, based on school budget and equipment availability, $50-$100 / hour.

In Progress: Artist Residencies provide introductory activities to schools and educational groups in the area of digital photography, video and music.
Residences range from one to 6 weeks in length and most often require a financial match from the educational partner.

Rates for a one week residency is approximately $1500, however fees can vary based on complexity of the residency and distance traveled.

MTN can work with schools and other organizations to develop media
programs for youth, but there is a fee for this. One example of this is
MTN's collaboration with the South High Voices class, which began in
1989. MTN staff work with teachers at South for a year-long production
program that is integrated into a social studies class.

MTN is happy to set up free short field trips where youth and their
teachers visit MTN's Studio in St. Anthony Main. These field trips
include a quick introduction to studio equipment, and students work to
create a short talk show.

The Center for International Education: All The Center’s programs are designed individually with Media Mike Hazard. They are always hands on, learn by making projects. The fee is $62.50 per hour.

All of our artist residencies are with Media Mike Hazard. They range from a 90 minute hands on classes in the fundamentals to year long projects which produce television broadcasts. They work with all ages from pre-school kids to adults.

Intermedia Arts: Moving Lives Speakers Bureau, Talking Suitcases, artist residencies, writing workshops, B-Girl Be workshops. Basic fee is $100 per hour per instructor, speaker or artist presenter plus cost of art materials and $25/hour prep time. We don't publicize the fees only because each school request is so different and we are very multidisciplinary in our approach.