The Home of Curricular Digital Storytelling
for Grades 5 – 12
Four Core Storytelling Hubs
Meridian Stories is a proven project-based learning initiative that delivers creative digital storytelling projects in Language Arts, STEAM and History to middle and high school teachers for use in the classroom. These are the four pathways into the Meridian Stories experience.
Annual Competitions
- 15 digital storytelling competitions, due in the spring
- Short, Curricular, Creative, Fun
Library of Projects
- Spectacular library of over 140 Digital Storytelling projects
- Each project can run from 2 – 6 weeks
Digital Resources
- Comprehensive guide to Digital Citizenry
- Numerous creative and media-oriented resources
Professional Development
- Eight speaking and workshopping options
- Remote or in-person
Annual Competitions
- 15 digital storytelling competitions, due in the spring
- Short, Curricular, Creative, Fun
Library of Projects
- Spectacular library of over 150 Digital Storytelling projects
- Each project can run from 2 – 6 weeks
Digital Resources
- Comprehensive guide to Digital Citizenry
- Numerous creative and media-oriented resources
Professional Development
- Eight speaking and workshopping options
- Remote or in-person
Meridian Stories in 40 Seconds
With schools involved across the English-speaking world, the Competitions — 15 per year — are the soul of the Meridian experience. Beginning with engagement, the students journey through curricular exploration and story creation, and end in media production. The results are two-to-four minute digital stories that are uploaded to the Meridian Stories site for all to see; are evaluated by outside media professionals and educators (the Mentors); and awarded placement and digital badges.
Explore Student Work
Looking for inspiration to integrate digital storytelling into your classroom? Here are some of the best student submissions. See how they’ve effectively incorporated course curriculum into their work.
Check Out the Book
Brett Pierce, the Founder and Executive Director of Meridian Stories, puts digital storytelling into your hands in his new book from Heinemann, Expanding Literacy: Bringing Digital Storytelling into Your Classroom.
How can we make meaningful, thoughtful digital storytelling a standard, best practice in schools? Expanding Literacy offers a specific project-based learning angle that can be meshed with any traditional and non-traditional curricular topic and is flexible enough to be applied to almost any content area.
Catalyzing Thought: Ideas for Reflection
The Meridian Stories Blog
Is Digital Literacy as Important as Textual Literacy?
September 1, 2022 | Written by Brett Pierce
I am a fanatically dedicated believer in the idea that reading and writing form the basis for intelligence that will allow students to command a presence in the world after their…
The Simple Essence of Podcasting for Your Students
August 1, 2022 | Written by Brett Pierce
Podcasts, to me, are these intimate experiences that emanate from disembodied voices directly into my ear. I have been investigating podcasts, trying to unmask…
Who’s Got the Power of Knowledge?
June 6, 2022 | Written by Brett Pierce
In 2020, just weeks before the pandemic swept through America, I had the privilege to attend the 2020 Camden Conference in Maine. Moderated by NPR’s David Brancaccio, the theme…
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