WHRO
Student Advisory Board
Started: 2022
- Currently active
- Created by our station
Station type: Joint license
WHRO’s Student Advisory Board (SAB) is comprised of a diverse group of high school students. These students spend time collaborating with members of WHRO’s Digital Learning Department reviewing the content of online courses. These students provide insights into how they want to learn, what they want the content to look like, and their assessment preferences. The SAB will also begin creating content and multimedia assets for the online courses in FY23. The work of the SAB has allowed WHRO to better meet the needs of the target audience of our online content.
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
Media literacy
Media making
Music, art
Other
Science, technology
Wellness, mental health
*All core curricular subjects (9-12th grade)Authentic and work-based experiences
Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
No
Departments involved:
Education
The SAB branding was created by artwork of various members of the SAB and compiled by WHRO's Marketing Department.
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?
Other
*As outlined in the Virginia Standards of Learning
Where is the content shared?
Other
*WHRO's online courses. In FY23 we will be publishing assets into eMediaVA (www.emediava.org)
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
We partner with our *local school district(s)* to host programming
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
11+ hours
Indirectly engaging youth via educators, professional development, or curriculum
This project indirectly engages youth by partnering with...
Schools 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