I’m excited to announce that I’m facilitating a free online course on Finding & Evaluating Information from October 21-27. Learn how to spot misinformation with strategies used by professional fact-checkers. Review the concepts of reliability and bias, and practice evaluating online information and images so you can bring these skills to your students. This is …
I appreciated this recent EdSurge podcast interview with Peter Adams, VP of the News Literacy Project on the challenges of teaching news literacy. Lots of great quotes that I’m going to want to come back to later. Peter talks about what he has observed in how young people are consuming media: The other thing I …
Last night was my first opportunity to represent KQED at an exhibitors fair, as part of the annual Presidio Teacher’s Night. This event brought together twenty-some Bay Area educational institutions to connect with and educate local teachers about their programs and offerings. It was awesome getting to chat with local teachers from kindergarten through high …
I’m so honored that the work of my professional learning team at KQED is featured by the California Department of Education on their website as go-to resources for media literacy education for the state! Specifically, they include our PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification and our KQED Teach online courses as key tools to help teachers to bring …
The South by Southwest Education Conference and Festival (or as it’s known SXSW EDU) is one of the premiere national events focused on innovation in learning. I’ve heard about this legendary gathering for years, but never had the opportunity to attend. My team at KQED has put forward three killer sessions that we want to …
Tomorrow (July 10) at 10am, I’m facilitating a conversation with Teodros Hailye and Masha Pershay, two KQED media producers, in a discussion on misinformation and how media is made. Come join us at bit.ly/misinfowebinar. Part of the KQED online course series on misinformation for educators.
KQED and PBS partner to launch a set of nine micro-credentials for teachers on media literacy skills for the classroom. Teachers who earn eight micro-credentials automatically earn a certificate as a PBS Certified Media Literacy Educator. Whether you are a seasoned media educator, or just starting on your journey to incorporate media into your teaching, …
I finished up my first week at KQED, as the new Online Learning Manager for KQED Teach. It’s been a really fantastic start. My team has been incredibly welcoming and helpful, getting me oriented to our work and processes, taking me out to lunches and coffees, and answering my many, many questions. I spent my …
In this ice-breaker, the group has to pick between two contrasting objects, based on their initial gut feeling, and then explain their choice. It’s a fun and active way for people to get to know each other and say something unique about themselves to the group. And it helps people to find commonalities among other …
I Am An Oak Tree is an ice-breaker adapted from an improv game. It’s designed to get people relating to each other, acting creatively, and creating mini-narratives. Activity Youth stand in a circle. Ask one person to stands in the middle and proclaim “I am an oak tree,” while making their body into a tree …