Conference Calendar
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Library Camp
August 28-29, 2024 | San Jose, CA
Share or Beware: Fact-Check Like a Pro in the Age of AI
Wednesday, August 28
10:10 - 11:05 AM PDT
Artificial intelligence, the 2024 election, social media–oh my! Support students to develop healthy skepticism without turning into cynics as they gain vital online research and reasoning skills. In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn how professional fact checkers avoid falling for misinformation whether it’s generated by humans or AI. You’ll practice identifying and evaluating credible sources using a variety of methods, and then put what you’ve learned to the test with our favorite game: Share or Beware! You’ll leave with ideas, teaching tips and ready-to-use resources to help students check facts and fight misinformation this election season and beyond.
"Wait, Can I Use That?" Understanding Copyright, Creative Commons and Public Domain for Media Making
Wednesday, August 28
1:55 - 2:50 PM PDT
Wondering when it's okay to reuse or remix other people's work? Confused by terms like copyright, public domain, fair use and Creative Commons? In this workshop, we’ll review these topics and discuss how to support making media that respects the rights of other creators. And you’ll learn how to find copyright-free media to use for your own work and your students.
KQED Resources
Youth Media in the Classroom
Free, ready-to-use lesson plans, videos and resources that promote youth voice and help students practice media making, media literacy and civic engagement. Find fresh ideas for all grade levels and subjects, aligned to standards like CCSS and NGSS.
KQED Youth Media Challenge
Invite your middle and high school students to share their voices and ideas beyond the classroom by creating original audio, video and images and publishing them on the Challenge Showcase. Choose from three standards-aligned projects that include free step-by-step curriculum and supports. Great for ELA, social studies, STEM and more.
Youth Takeover
Youth Takeover is a unique year-long program that partners with high school classrooms from the nine Bay Area counties to help students produce audio feature stories destined to take over KQED's broadcast, podcast and online programming.
Above the Noise
In this award-winning video series, host Myles Bess cuts through the hype surrounding controversial topics in the news that affect the lives of young people. Each video comes with a lesson plan and viewing guide to help facilitate civil conversation with students about complex topics.
Graduate Units
Submit your course completion certificates from KQED Teach to earn grad units from our higher ed partners at the University of San Diego or Teachers College of San Joaquin. Increase your earning power and your media literacy skills at the same time!
Professional Development
As a leader in public media and education, KQED offers free workshops, courses and certification in making media and media literacy to educators in all roles, subjects and grades.
KQED Teach
KQED offers free hands-on media making and media literacy learning for educators in all roles, subjects and grades. Through live workshops and self-paced courses, teachers learn by doing to build necessary skills to prepare students to analyze and evaluate their media landscape, as well as participate in civil discourse digitally through media creation.
Looking for district or school-level training? Reach out to Almetria Vaba, our Director of Partnerships & Distribution.
PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification by KQED
PBS and KQED created the Media Literacy Educator certification to recognize outstanding K-12 educators from across the country who have demonstrated expertise in teaching students to think critically about their role as media consumers and creators.
About KQED
KQED is a nonprofit, public media station and NPR and PBS member station based in San Francisco. As a leader in media innovation, KQED provides free standards-aligned classroom content and professional development courses that educators can trust. Our resources help educators strengthen their media literacy skills, empower youth voices, and encourage civil discourse.
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