Talking Jobs
Public Media Connect (CET - ThinkTV)

Talking Jobs

  • Currently active
  • Created by our station
“Talking Jobs” is designed to help students think about their future pathways and explore careers.

This project reaches tweens and teens via...

  • Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
  • Indirectly reaching t(w)eens via educators, PD, curriculum
  • Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens

What topics does this project focus on?

Education Identity, relationships Life skills, career skills

*

Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?

No

Departments involved:

Education Production (TV/Radio)

Partner organizations involved:

Ohio Department of EducationOhio Broadcast Educational Media Commission

Media and/or educational content

Who is the primary audience of the content?

T(w)eens

Who creates the media content?

T(w)eens and adults (in collaboration)

*T(w)eens

Who decides the topic areas of the content?

Both youth and adults (in collaboration)

Where is the content shared?

Website PBS Learning Media YouTube

Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming

In this project...

Other

*We have t(w)een hosts for the project.

Contact time between youth participants and station staff:

11+ hours

Contact time between youth participants and partner orgs:

11+ hours

Indirectly engaging youth via educators, professional development, or curriculum

This project indirectly engages youth by partnering with...

Curriculum or content distributors (e.g., PBS Learning Media)

Does this project train educators or run a professional development program?

Yes

Does this project create curricula or educational resources for educators to use?

Yes