Conference Calendar
National Council for the Social Studies
(NCSS)
November 22-24, 2024 | Boston, MA
Share or Beware with PBS: Fact Check Like a Pro in the Age of AI
Friday, November 22
10:50 - 11:45 AM EST
Empower students to fact-check like the pros in the age of AI. Learn from a social studies teacher and public media experts and leave with free resources for teaching vital civic skills. Participants will…
- Consider how a social studies teacher in a politically diverse public middle school integrates source evaluation and critical thinking around online information into her curriculum
- Engage with and experience ways to teach students to identify reliable online information, spot misinformation whether human or AI-generated, and understand a changing digital landscape, including the rise of AI
- Leave empowered to act with ready-to-use videos, slides, ideas and modifiable interactive source-checking game to bring to students and share with colleagues
All of the session information will be shared via modifiable Google slides and include materials that can be repurposed for classroom use from classroom teachers, public media and other partners.
Amplify Student Civic Voice with Civics 101 and KQED
Saturday, November 23
10:20 - 11:15 AM EST
Empower students to share their voice on civic issues and practice the art of civil discourse through podcasting. Learn from the pros and leave ready to teach with free, ready-to-use resources.
This interactive session is designed to empower educators to bring issue-based audio projects to their classrooms in a way that centers student voice and promotes civic discourse rather than division. Participants will hear from a history and civics teacher who has successfully implemented an audio commentary project. Participants will also have time to analyze student-created audio and discuss the benefits and challenges of implementing a civic audio project. A key part of this session will be time to strategize actionable ways for students to leverage their understanding of civics and government to get their audio commentaries to relevant public officials and agencies to help make change.
Leave with free, modifiable curriculum resources from Civics 101 and KQED, a collection of student-created mentor texts, access to no-cost audio creation tools, and connection to a community of educators. Many student-facing materials featured are available in English and Spanish.
California Association
of Teachers of English
(CATE)
February 28-March 2, 2025 | Burlingame, CA
If You Really Knew Me: Center Belonging and Student Voice Through Multimedia Storytelling
Saturday, March 1
10:00 - 11:15 AM PST
Invite students to reflect on their values, identity and experience, then share their story or speak their truth with a multimedia personal narrative project. Media making strengthens writing, speaking, listening and language fluency, in addition to boosting confidence and centering student voice. In this interactive session, join Facing History California and KQED to explore identity development activities that spark self-reflection and community building, then jump into the creative possibilities of KQED’s First Person project. Come away with ideas, inspiration, ready-to-use modifiable curriculum resources in English and Spanish, and an opportunity for middle and high school students to share their work beyond the classroom.
Teaching Current Events and Navigating the Changing Media Landscape
Saturday, March 1
3:15 - 4:20 PM PST
Helping students evaluate online information can sometimes feel like tiptoeing through a minefield. And that was before AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney came on the scene. This session with KQED and Facing History prepares educators and students to take stock of their media choices, unpack media bias, and evaluate online sources using proven methods, including our favorite game: Share or Beware!
California Council
for the Social Studies
(CCSS)
March 7-9, 2025 | Burlingame, CA
Making Media, Making Change: Youth Voice as Civic Action
Date and Time: TBD
How can young people see themselves as an active part of civic society? Join KQED and Facing History for a workshop exploring how young people can make their voice heard. . Educators will explore free resources and tools designed to help students harness the power of civic action, including audio storytelling to share their viewpoints on a range of issues.
Teaching Current Events and Navigating the Changing Media Landscape
Date and Time: TBD
Helping students evaluate online information can sometimes feel like tiptoeing through a minefield. And that was before AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney came on the scene. This session with KQED and Facing History prepares educators and students to take stock of their media choices, unpack media bias, and evaluate online sources using proven methods, including our favorite game: Share or Beware!
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.
PBS Learning Media
Bring the world to your classroom. KQED and PBS have curated FREE standards-aligned videos, lesson plans, interactive media and more for teachers of grades K-12.
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.
Earn Graduate Units for Media Literacy PD
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!
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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