Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Here’s a story of the first teacher who made a profound difference in my life. I was below average for all of elementary and middle school. Then my 6th grade math teacher mid-semester told me I was “too smart” for regular math and belonged in Advanced Algebra. I had never had …
This month is one of the rare times when I get to teach actual students. For the month of February I get to working with a group of teens at the Boys and Girls Club of San Leandro as a pilot project for our Youth Media Challenge at KQED. The Boys and Girls Club of …
I read this really interesting conversation with Georgetown professor Jeanine Turner on how smartphones have fundamentally changed the dynamic of what students “being present” means, even when the phone is turned off. This section in particular gave me pause: I absolutely believe that every teacher, every presenter in a business situation, if you want people’s attention on you, you …
Sign up for my next teacher workshop on September 27: “Go Behind the Camera to Help Students Analyze Media Messages”.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 built not just through …
I’m excited to announce that I am going to be leading a teacher workshop on one of my favorite topics COPYRIGHT! No seriously. So much fun. The workshop is called “‘Wait, Can I Use That?’ Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons and Public Domain for Media Making” and it will take place on Wednesday August 23 at …
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 …
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 …
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 …
At the end of July, KQED Education hosted about 90 folks for our “Educator Summer Media Making Day”, our first in-person teacher professional development day at our renewed headquarters. Welcoming a crowd of teachers into our building was a thrill for all of us as well as the participants. There will be more official reports …