One of Dawson Middle School’s history teachers will join the Texas Archive of the Moving Image as one of two new educator fellows. A videographer and former television journalist, Josh Ault has a passion for Texas history and education. After applying for TAMI’s inaugural fellowship program, Josh will have the chance to expand his knowledge through Texas' film archives.
“I am so excited to be working with TAMI to better serve my students,” Josh says on MySouthlakeNews.com. “I know using their archival videos in my lessons will enrich my activities and give my students a view of what different eras in Texas looked like. It will also allow me to create projects that impact my students in a more meaningful way and allow them to have the opportunity to research a wide range of topics.”
Founded in 2002, TAMI is a nonprofit that partners with the Texas Film Commission to discover, preserve and educate others about Texas’ film heritage. TAMI helps create statewide public programming and educational resources that can be used in schools and classrooms.
As part of his fellowship, Josh will have the chance to go through 50,000 hours of footage and find videos pertaining to his lesson plans. Josh says he hopes his fellowship will help other educators instruct more thorough lessons on Texas history.
“I think having an unlimited supply of videos in Texas history will allow our students to see things they might have not seen before,” Josh says on MySouthlakeNews.com. “I know it will allow us to be more creative with our lessons and let students use their researching skills to find videos that apply to things they learn in the classroom at Dawson Middle School.”
To learn more about TAMI and its fellowship program, visit TexasArchive.org.