Schedule
Join us online at one of our scheduled workshops listed below!
Call for Change: Argument Writing and Action for Election 2024 (with the National Writing Project)
April 17, 4-6pm PDT
Online workshop; for grades 6-12 educators (Free)
With the 2024 Election approaching, help students craft arguments about issues that matter to them–then share their voice through audio storytelling. Join the National Writing Project and KQED to unpack the genre of civic commentary, which combines both personal experience and research-based evidence, then start your own audio commentary to use as a model with students. You’ll leave with hands-on experience, curriculum resources in English and Spanish, and access to web-based media tools needed to do KQED’s Call for Change Youth Media Challenge or another civic media project.
"I'm just so appreciative. This was a wonderful surprise. [This time] felt like a gift. There are still talented, creative, fun people in the world who are dedicated to improving education for our students. Thanks for refreshing my soul!" - High school educator
If You Really Knew Me: Identity, Belonging & Multimedia Storytelling (with Facing History)
July 24, 10am-12pm PDT
Online workshop; for grades 6-12 educators (Free)
Developing an understanding of their own identity deepens young peoples’ relationships with each other, breaks down stereotypes, and nurtures a sense of community and belonging. How can educators support young people to share a powerful message, memory, story, value or life lesson about themselves or their community? In this interactive online workshop, participants will explore Facing History’s classroom-ready materials and jump into project planning and media creation related to KQED’s First Person Photo Essay Youth Media Challenge project. We also talk about how middle and high school students can publish their work on KQED’s Youth Media Showcase and share their voice beyond the classroom.
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About KQED
KQED is a nonprofit, public media station and NPR and PBS member station based in San Francisco that offers award-winning education resources and services free to educators nationwide. KQED Teach is a collection of professional development courses that empower educators to teach media literacy, make media for the classroom and lead media-making projects with students in K-12.