KQED Education

It’s #YouthTakeoverKQED week! Inspire your students with Alina Jafri's audio story of seeing herself reflected in fiction for the first time. "This paperback comic book showed me that as a daughter of immigrants, I am strong and I am powerful." https://www.kqed.org/per/201601140886/alina-jafri-ms-marvel

Get structured time to work on your PBS Media Literacy Educator certification! At our 1-hr workshop tomorrow (4/22), we'll guide you through a successful submission for the PBS micro-credential "Making Media for Classroom Use: Audio & Video" using your classroom instructional videos. Register now!

It won't be too much longer till the Covid-19 vaccine is available to younger teens, but some parents are hesitant about vaccinations Share this video for a balanced look at the history and science of vaccines. https://learn.kqed.org/discussions/95

As President Biden’s first 100 days in office approach, find classroom resources and strategies for evaluating how his administration is doing so far, including trackers and ways to discuss the big issues.

Get Ss discussing peer stories this #YouthTakeoverKQED week. Kimberly from Fremont High School in Oakland shares what it's like being the oldest in a single parent household. "I was young and still a child. I felt pressured to be just as strong as her."... https://www.kqed.org//kimberly-higareda-not-ready-for-real See more

The results are in! KQED Learn supports and develops teachers in ways that will have a lasting impact on classrooms over time. Read more about the evaluation conducted by Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education and the overall findings in our recent blog post.

We’ve compiled a list of resources to help your students evaluate President Biden’s first 100 days in office. Find trackers, project ideas and more context on why we pay attention to the first 100 days of a presidency in the first place.

Applications are now open for the 2021-2022 KQED Media Literacy Innovators cohort! This is a group of media-savvy, K-12 educators from across the country who collaborate with KQED to create and share the best professional development and classroom resources on media literacy. Learn more and apply!

Get ready for #EarthDay and get your students talking about the science, history and civic implications of habitat loss due to urbanization. Find the Above the Noise PBS video, lesson plan, and discussion prompt all on on KQED Learn. https://learn.kqed.org/discussions/96

Celebrate student voice this #YouthTakeoverKQED week! Share this peer perspective with Ss who can relate: "This pandemic has taught me to value every moment with my friends. If there’s an opportunity to do something new, do it." https://www.kqed.org//201601/karen-chau-you-only-live-once

Get ready for #EarthDay with this Above the Noise PBS video on wildlife habitat and urbanization. Can humans and wild animals co-exist? Get the #lessonplan and start a discussion. PBS Teachers https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org//should-c/above-the-noise/

Remember! You can always find free, quality PreK-12 videos, lessons and interactive games on PBS LearningMedia. If you’re unfamiliar with this vast online library, come to our short, 30-minute webinar on May 5 to learn the ins and outs of how to curate trusted PBS content for your classroom. Register https://bit.ly/3gv2GBE

Can humans and animals co-exist? Get your students talking about urbanization and animal extinction this #EarthDay. Watch the Above the Noise PBS video and join the discussion on KQED Learn. https://learn.kqed.org/discussions/96

As an educator during this unprecedented school year, I have had countless lessons and activities fall flat on their face. However, this particular lesson was something that I was extremely happy with. It was clear that most of my students took something away from this experience. - Merek Chang, KQED Media Literacy Innovator Read more about Merek’s COVID-19 vaccine infographic project and the strong impact it had on students.

Join us 4/29 to learn how to create infographics and strengthen data literacy skills in your science classroom! This workshop is part of Community Resources for Science's Building Environmental & Climate Literacy professional development series. They are offering a lot of great workshops for teachers to build environmental and climate literacy with a racial and social justice focus. So register for our session and then check out what else they have to offer!

During distance learning, high school chemistry teacher Merek Chang has turned to media making projects to assess student learning. Read more about the learning impact of Merek’s latest project--infographics on COVID-19 vaccines--and get some fresh ideas for your classroom!

It's #EarthDay! Have you ever seen wild animals in a city? Maybe coyotes in San Francisco, wild turkeys in Oakland, or even roaming boar in Rome? Get your students talking about animal encounters with this Above the Noise PBS video and lesson plan. https://learn.kqed.org/discussions/96

Get public recognition from PBS for creating an instructional video for your classroom! At our 1-hr workshop on 4/22, we'll guide you through how to successfully submit for the PBS micro-credential "Making Media for Classroom Use: Audio & Video." Register today!

Get involved! Middle and high school students are invited to share their thoughts on racism in schools for an upcoming episode of Above the Noise. Submission guidelines are here. Due Monday, April 26 at midnight PDT! https://docs.google.com//178ZPTgKTerBwM-K9UQZUyHB3Fl/edit

ON MindShift Enticed by what young adults had to share about the pandemic, historian Alexandra Zapruder set out to document history through an online gallery called Dispatches from Quarantine.

Amplify youth voice with Soundtrap and KQED Education! All Youth Media Challenge participants can now get a free premium Soundtrap for Education license through June 2022. Choose your challenge and start recording! https://learn.kqed.org/challenges/teachers/

Breaking: KQED Education partners with Soundtrap to give all #YouthMediaChallenge participants free access to audio recording software. #youthvoice #mediamaking #StudentVoice https://www.kqed.org/educati//kqed-partners-with-soundtrap