EVC's unique methodology of media education brings together the powerful traditions of student-centered progressive education and community documentary making.

EVC provides teachers and out-of-school educators with professional development proven to be successful with English language learners, reluctant readers, and disengaged youth. Adapted to fit the needs of the school or community program, EVC’s media educators offer a range of coaching strategies including intensive, experiential institutes, unit planning, modeling lessons, observation, co-teaching, and debriefing. With this support and accompanying materials teachers learn to:

• actively engage students in authentic, real-world tasks about issues that are of interest to them;
• facilitate small group, collaborative work so that each student can serve as a resource and amplifier for their peers' learning;
• organically link the processes of student creative media work and critical analysis;
• teach students abstract concepts through the habitual joining of observation, experience and discussion;
• routinely use visual, print and aural literacies for learning and expression;
• share student-produced media work with school and community audiences for learning and discussion;
•incorporate student reflection and self assessment throughout all work.