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Strengthen Science Communication With KQED’s Youth Media Challenges

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Presenters

Merek Chang

Teacher

William Workman High
@workman_chang

Merek Chang is a chemistry and engineering teacher who currently teaches at Workman High School in Industry, California. He received his B.S from UC Davis in Food Science and Technology and worked full time in the food industry prior to entering education. It is his desire to incorporate media literacy and technology in to his lesson plans whenever applicable and, if possible, through the lens of food.

Rachel Roberson

Program manager, professional learning

KQED
@rr_roberson

Rachel Roberson, KQED Education’s senior program manager, supports educators to authentically integrate media literacy into their practice and help students to share their voice beyond the classroom. Rachel leads the develop of KQED’s youth media challenges and professional learning workshops, and serves as a course writer and instructor on KQED Teach. Rachel was a founding English teacher and assistant principal of KIPP Bayview Academy in San Francisco and has taught middle school English, ELD and social studies in Austin and internationally. Before becoming a teacher, she was a journalist in the Bay Area.

Angelica Valerio

STEM Education Program Manager

KQED
@avalerioKQED

Angel Valerio is KQED’s program manager for STEM education professional learning and a secondary science field supervisor for University of San Francisco’s teacher education program. She leads professional development workshops with the focus on incorporating media literacy in science instruction and is an instructor and course developer for KQED’s Media Academy for Educators. Angel has presented workshops on media production in science at the California STEAM Symposium, CSTA, CUE, ISTE and to various school districts in California. Previous to her current roles, Angel worked in South Los Angeles and East Oakland as a high school life science educator, teacher leader, and instructional coach.

Session description

Strengthen your students’ science communication skills with KQED’s Youth Media Challenges. Learn about our project-based resources that allow students to creatively communicate their understanding of science by making media. Chat with STEM educators about classroom implementation and get inspired by viewing a diverse collection of student-created media.

Purpose & objective

The current world demands STEM teachers who are able to incorporate media skills related to obtaining, evaluating and communicating science information. The purpose of this poster session is to highlight ways that students can creatively communicate their understanding of STEM concepts and issues that they are learning in their classrooms and matter to them. This session will explore KQED’s Youth Media Challenges, project-based units for middle and high school students to produce and share media. Participants will have the opportunity to chat with STEM classroom educators and media literacy experts about implementation of media projects and view a diverse collection of student created media such as podcasts, mini-documentaries and infographics spanning a variety of topics. By attending this poster session, participants will be inspired to implement media projects in their STEM classrooms and will provide students an opportunity to develop their media literacy skills and uplift their voices.

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Outline

Participants will...
- Learn from classroom educators and media literacy experts about ways to help students communicate their understanding science concepts and issues through media creation
- Explore free, modifiable project-based curriculum and resources that support media-making in STEM classrooms
- Get inspired by viewing a diverse collection of student-created media such as podcasts, mini-documentaries and infographics spanning a variety of science topics and issues
- Learn how to uplift their students' media and voices with publishing opportunities on our Youth Media Showcase

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Supporting research

Karahan, E., Canbazoglu-Bilici, S., & Unal, A. (2015). Integration of media design processes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 60, 221-240 Doi: 10.14689/ejer.2015.60.15

Garcia, A. et al (2014) Teaching in the Connected Learning Classroom. Irvine, California: Digital Media and Learning Research Hub.

Jenkins, H., et al. (2009). Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st century. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press.

Ito M. et al (2019). Hanging Out, Messing Around, And Geeking Out, Tenth Anniversary edition: Kids Living and Learning with New Media. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press

Ito, M., et al. (2013). Connected Learning. Irvine, California: Digital Media and Learning Research Hub.
Vander Ark, Todd and Schneider, Carri. Deeper Learning for Every Student Every Day. A report from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

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Session specifications

Topic:

Project-, problem- & challenge-based learning

Grade level:

6-12

Skill level:

Beginner

Audience:

Coaches, Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers

Attendee devices:

Devices useful

Attendee device specification:

Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows

Subject area:

Science, STEM/STEAM

ISTE Standards:

For Students:
Creative Communicator

Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.

Disclosure:

The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session

Strengthen Science Communication With KQED’s Youth Media Challenges

, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace Ballroom Lobby, Table 12

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