KQED

KQED Learn (includes Discussions and Youth Media Challenges)

Started: 2018

Currently active
Created by our station

Station type: Joint license

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KQED Learn offers free, standards-aligned media literacy projects and lessons for middle and high school students to develop the essential skills of analyzing and making media for an authentic audience. In Discussions, students practice critical thinking as they analyze video prompts, conduct research, and present their own evidence-based perspective in a safe and supportive environment. Youth Media Challenges ask students to make media that explores how they see themselves, shares their view of the world, or shows how they envision a better future. Submissions are published on the public online showcase; select pieces are broadcast on KQED channels.

This project reaches tweens and teens via...

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?

Civic engagement Culture, society Current affairs Education Identity, relationships Journalism Media literacy Media making Public media Science, technology Wellness, mental health

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

Yes

Departments involved:

Education Newsroom

Partner organizations involved:

Sometimes, for specific Youth Media Challenges. e.g. National Writing Project for our Election 2020 challenge. Also, internal partners including MindShift and The California Report,

Media and/or educational content

Who is the primary audience of the content?

Other

*We don't ask them to create content that is specifically designed for an adult audience. We just ask them to share their experience and perspectives and then publish that on our showcase. There, that media is likely mostly seen by peer youth. But it is also a public showcase that adults can explore, and we spotlight some pieces from the showcase in general audience programming.

Who creates the media content?

Other

*Other

Who decides the topic areas of the content?

Both youth and adults (in collaboration)

Where is the content shared?

Website Broadcast radio Podcast Instagram PBS Learning Media

Indirectly engaging youth via educators, professional development, or curriculum

This project indirectly engages youth by partnering with...

Schools Community-based organizations or nonprofits Other Curriculum or content distributors (e.g., PBS Learning Media)

*other public media stations

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