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 …
On June 28 I will be leading a free online workshop for teachers : “Help Students Unpack Media Bias and More.” From TikTok videos and “authentic” social media influencers to advertisements and docudramas, teaching students how to critically read media is more important than ever. In this workshop, learn how media messages are put together …
So I’m staffing one of the entry points for KQED Fest today, handing out programs and greeting people. It’s about 11:15am. A beat-up white truck pulls up and an older gentleman in overalls waves me over. He has a sour look on his face. “Good morning, how can I help you?” I ask, in my …
I’m not really active on Twitter anymore, but as an employee of an NPR / PBS affiliate, I’m suspending my participation on that platform until further notice. Independent, public media matters. NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as ‘state-affiliated media’ I decided to create this handy infographic on the differences between state=controlled media and …
I was so honored to be featured in the monthly spotlight of the National Association for Media Literacy Education. From the post…. What do you do? I support students in being well rounded digital citizens through fostering effective media literacy pedagogy. I am part of the professional learning team at KQED Education, specifically responsible for two …
A few weeks ago, I was so pleased to receive my copy of my friend Barry Joseph’s new book Making Dinosaur’s Dance (American Alliance of Museums). Subtitled “a toolkit for digital design in museums,” the book uncovers Barry’s unique take on how to create powerful learning experiences in museum spaces using a variety of digital …
The year 2023 has already gotten off to a busy start! I almost forgot to mention that we were honored to receive a delegation of dignitaries from the Philippines at KQED, specifically to learn about our work on media literacy education at the end of December. There were two representatives from the Philippine Senate, an …
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 …
In my 33 years of professional life, I’ve had the privilege of only working for causes that I believed in. It all started in 1991 with the group of a dozen college students I led to a remote favela outside Tijuana, Mexico to build homes for Habitat for Humanity. And to this day, I’ve been …
I’m getting close to my four year anniversary at KQED. In January 2019 I began my work in the KQED Education Department as the manager of online learning. Soon after that I was promoted to manage the PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification by KQED. I’ve really enjoyed having this dual role of both leading our …