Upcoming Schedule
View our conference calendar for more KQED education event opportunities.
June 23, 4-6pm PDT
Online workshop; for grades 6-12 educators
Teach the fundamentals of democracy, build student civic voice and connect the founding documents to “real life” with Podcasting Democracy: Understanding the Constitution to Inspire Civic Change, two new civic media units for middle and high school written by social studies educators in partnership with KQED.
In this interactive session, hear from middle school and high school teachers who have taught Podcasting Democracy and explore the impact of the units on student learning, motivation and civic engagement. You'll listen to student-created podcast examples, unpack media implementation best practices, and start making your own civic commentary podcast to use as a model for students. You’ll leave with audio production know-how and extensive curriculum resources, including daily lesson slides, formative check points, rubrics and graphic organizers–all free from public media.
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Connect the Constitution to Students’ Lives with Civic Commentary Podcasts
July 31, 10am-3pm PDT
In-person workshop, San Francisco, CA (Free)
For grade 6-12 educators
Calling all Bay Area middle school U.S. history and high school government educators–or anyone who teaches Constitutional principles as an evolving element of the American story. Discover how helping students connect their voice to the long tradition of American civic advocacy reinforces historical thinking, content knowledge and media literacy.
Join us July 31 at KQED headquarters for a curriculum deep dive and audio production workshop centered on Podcasting Democracy: Understanding the Constitution to Inspire Civic Change, two new civic media units for middle and high school written by social studies educators in partnership with KQED. The new units include daily lesson slides, formative check points, rubrics and graphic organizers–all free from public media!
This is a day-long, in-person event from 10am-3pm PDT designed for middle and high school teachers. Space is limited. Registration closes Tuesday, July 28 at 11:45pm.
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.
Introducing our new civic media unit, Podcasting Democracy: Understanding the Constitution to Inspire Civic Change! A middle school social studies teacher who piloted the unit with her students shares how the unit helped them connect the nation’s founding documents to their own lives and experiences. Explore the extensive curriculum resources and listen to student-created podcast examples.
Recorded on April 7, 2026
Invite young people to tell important stories of their communities with a powerful place-based photo essay project. You’ll explore flexible curriculum from the National Writing Project and get hands-on with KQED creating your own model photo essay.
Recorded on March 17, 2026
Discover classroom-ready civics resources to support teaching the America 250 anniversary in this fast-paced virtual resource slam with leading education organizations. Leave with practical ideas and resources you can use right away to teach this landmark anniversary.
Recorded on March 11, 2026
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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.