Upcoming Schedule
View our conference calendar for more KQED education event opportunities.
Picture This: Powerful Photo Essays with Adobe Express and KQED
September 30, 4-5:30pm PDT
Online workshop; for grade K-12 educators (Free)
In a world fueled by visuals and stories, photo essays offer students a powerful way to blend critical thinking, creativity, and communication. Pairing images and words can help bring stories to life. In this workshop, participants will learn how to guide students through crafting compelling visual narratives that amplify their experiences and connect to academic content across all subject areas. Get ready to start creating your own photo essay, and explore ready-to-use tools and resources to bring this accessible medium to students.
"Well-designed, responsive to teachers, enthusiastic and knowledgeable instructors, good pacing, skillful use of the technology--loved it!"
- Middle school educator
October 4, 9am-4pm PDT
In-person workshop, San Francisco, CA
For grades 4-12 educators ($5-$25)
Navigating the changing GenAI landscape can feel overwhelming. But don’t panic! We have resources, guidelines, and the media literacy know-how to help make sense of GenAI tools for your classroom.
Join us at KQED headquarters for a PD day to dig deep and explore practical strategies on how AI and media literacy can be integrated into your current curriculum. You’ll leave with new tools for your GenAI toolbox and an action plan for confidently meeting this moment in your classroom context.
No previous GenAI experience is required, but space is limited, so register today to ensure your spot!
Voices in Action: Audio Storytelling and Civic Change
October 7, 4-6pm PDT
Online workshop; for grades 6-12 educators (Free)
Inspire students to express their views, encounter new perspectives and practice civic discourse. In this interactive workshop for middle and high school teachers, we’ll explore resources from PBS LearningMedia’s Civics Collection that highlight inspiring stories of American changemakers, past and present, including young people making a difference in their communities. Then, we’ll explore ways to center student civic voice in your classroom with KQED’s Call for Change Youth Media Challenge, including the basics of audio scripting and production. You’ll leave with ideas, modifiable resources in English and Spanish, and no-cost access to web-based audio tools. Give your students the mic and let their voices be heard on issues that matter to them!
Past Events
Catch up on the workshops you missed with these recordings.
Our online workshops are interactive and designed to be attended live. The recordings may not reflect the same level of interactivity and engagement. We encourage you to attend our workshops in community with other educators in real time.
Explore how first-person audio essays can support community building and creative expression at the beginning of the school year. You'll unpack ready-to-use curriculum and tools to make audio production possible, and learn about ways to share beyond the classroom.
Recorded on August12, 2025
Unpack KQED’s GenAI guidelines for productive, ethical and student-focused media creation, and explore one possible use case: how AI chatbots like ChatGPT can be customized to provide supportive feedback on writing in a way that supports student voice and encourages self-expression.
Recorded on August 5, 2025
Help students reflect on their identity, values, and experiences through personal audio essays. Discover how storytelling can strengthen literacy skills, boost confidence, and center student voice. Participants will get hands-on with audio creation and access to bilingual curriculum resources.
Recorded on July 30, 2025
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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.