Public Media Cake Day at KQED was glorious. So much amazing cake in celebration of all things public media. Congrats to all the bakers that participated. More about Public Media Cake Week, from the Facebook group. The THIRTEENTH Annual Public Media Cake Week is APRIL 15-19, 2024! Public media folks bake it out in a …
The year 2023 was a time of planning and exploration for my work at KQED, with lots of exciting connections and conversations started that hopefully will bear fruit in the coming year. A highlight for me was getting to travel to Los Angeles to participate in the first Leadership Summit organized by the National Association …
So I’ve been thinking a lot about the ongoing challenge of translating our professional learning classes for teachers into actual changes in the classroom. Of course my thoughts go to … roller skating. During the pandemic, tens of thousands of pairs of roller skates were purchased by people as a response to being cooped up …
This year was one of growth and evolution of my work to support media literacy education everywhere, through our suite of high quality services, products, and relationships. While we haven’t reached the kind of mass impact that I believe our work deserves, I’m heartened by the stories of teachers impacted by our work, in big …
It’s been a positive month for my work at KQED Education. It’s starting feel like we are transitioning toward a more “normal” work flow, with more days spent in the actual office, student visitors to our HQ, conference presentations and workshops filling our days. Some highlights: Co-led session at California Dance Educators Association on how …
It’s almost the end of 2021, and what a strange year it has been! The pandemic has again been the main driver of changes to our work, along with a renewed focus on racial justice and equity, both in the larger education system and within KQED as a company. I feel so blessed that I …
As we get close to summer, this is a time when normally we would be prepping for educator workshops, seminars, and conferences. While in-person events are still a ways off, we are starting to get invited to speak at more virtual events over the next months. I’m honored to get to talk about our work …
From a teacher friend. TLDR; even imperfect but heartfelt actions of compassion can effect your students in ways you may never know. The day after the Capitol Riots, I was sitting in my classroom before school, and I got a phone call from another math teacher. He wanted to know what I was going to …
Last week marked two years working at KQED for the incredible Education Department. I feel so lucky to get to work for this amazing organization every day. Helping teachers across the country to teach students how to understand, evaluate and make media is such an honor. Excited to see what the future holds for our …
So 2020 was of course not the year that anyone expected it to be. I feel very fortunate that I continue to be gainfully employed at an organization that values my work and that serves a vital need in this time of multiple crises. Here’s some of my professional highlights from 2020. Working from Home …