TEACHING JOB SKILLS
Education
and training are the cornerstones of Native American
Television. In order to create a nationwide Native American
multimedia network throughout Indian Country, Native students must
acquire the necessary job skills to form the foundation of such a news
network.
OVERVIEW -
Application for Training!
The
purpose of NATV’s
Washington Semester multimedia education and technology program is to
provide Native Americans with training and certification that will lead
to job opportunities in web development, studio/field production and
broadcasting. As a news-gathering organization, NATV will also offer
basic courses in journalism, governmental awareness, and environmental
studies. Our courses are designed to
compliment, rather than replace, existing educational curriculums of
tribal colleges; schools of journalism, communications and broadcasting
entities; computer and information science programs; and schools of
government. Our training program is designed to be a “hands-on”
experience that will provide a multitude of professional career options
for students to consider as they pursue their education.
DIGITAL STUDIO/FIELD
PRODUCTION and BROADCASTING
Digital Studio/Field
Production compliments our
emphasis on Journalism by enabling students to digitally record their
interviews and news stories for posting with other news media. In
this course, students will learn how to operate cameras (digital and
analog); sound and speaker components; stage lighting; and learn other
basic-to-advanced technologies associated with studio and field
productions. Students will film congressional hearings of the Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs and other legislative Committees dealing
with issues of importance to Native Americans.
TECHNOLOGY TRAINING -
Networking, Security, and Web Development
Technology is changing
everything.
Learning about the Internet and web development has become a basic
requirement of every business, particularly those in media-related
professions. NATV provides Certified Internet Webmaster
certification training in Web Development that will enable students to
pursue careers in web design and programming. Native American
students will learn how to create, design, and maintain web pages for
their tribal community while using Dreamweaver, Microsoft FrontPage,
ASP, CGI, HTML, Java Scripting and XML. They will learn how to transfer
digital videotape to web-oriented Servers and to DVD’s.
JOURNALISM
Few Native American
students ever have the
opportunity to monitor or report on a congressional hearing, to
interview a congressman, or attend a White House press
conference. In our Journalism program, they will have the
opportunity to experience many of these events firsthand in Washington,
DC. Students will hear from renowned journalists and news
reporters, meet news celebrities at the National Press Club, and speak
with officials of the Senate and House Radio-Television Press
Gallery.
GOVERNMENTAL AWARENESS
Students will be
introduced to the fundamentals
of grassroots organizing, researching legislative and regulatory
history, and learning basic grant-writing techniques. They will
learn how to prepare a one-page Issue Point Paper and become familiar
with every stage of the budget, legislative, judicial and regulatory
processes.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Native Americans have always been
good stewards of our environment, as well as strong advocates for
protecting our natural resources. NATV’s Environmental Studies
educational course is designed to provide students with a fundamental
knowledge of environmental issues and the federal policies that are
designed to protect our country’s natural resources
