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Mission US

Started: 2010
Ages 10-12
  • Currently active
  • Created by our station
Station type: Joint license
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Mission US is a deeply-researched, award-winning educational media project that immerses young people in transformational moments from U.S. history. Developed for use by middle school students in the classroom and beyond, interactive narrative games immerse players in rich, historical settings and empower them to make choices that illuminate how ordinary people experienced the past. Educator’s guides provide a wealth of resources and activities that show the broader social, political, and economic context of events and perspectives in the games.

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 Other

*U.S. History/Social Studies

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

No

Departments involved:

Education Production (TV/Radio) Engagement

Partner organizations involved:

American Social History Project (The Graduate Center, CUNY), Electric Funstuff, Education Development Center's Center for Children & Technology

©2022 THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC
©2022 THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC
©2022 THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC
©2022 THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC
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Media and/or educational content

Who is the primary audience of the content?

T(w)eens

Who creates the media content?

Adults only (station employees, contractors, producers, etc)

*T(w)eens

Who decides the topic areas of the content?

Adults only

Where is the content shared?

Website Other PBS Learning Media YouTube Facebook Twitter

*Free iPad apps

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) Other

*We have partnered with other PBS stations to conduct outreach/promotion to and training with teachers in their local communities. We have also partnered with organizations like the Freedom Trail Foundation in the partner, and conducted webinars for educators via EdWeb.

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