By 2021, we will...

Support the development of media literacy competencies in reading, writing, teaching and sharing for 1000s of STEM teachers through webinars, workshops and professional learning programs.

Provide 100s of STEM teachers and 1000s of students learning opportunities on KQED Learn, an online academic space for students to practice communicating science and stem concepts. These opportunities will support real world relevance in learning through civic discourse in online student discussions with participants from across the country.

Provide 100s of STEM teachers and 1000s of students learning opportunities on KQED Learn, an online academic space for students to practice communicating science and stem concepts to audiences beyond the classroom through producing multimedia products. These opportunities will support real world relevance in learning through multimedia communication in Youth Media Challenges with participants from across the country.

Is there anything else you intend to do to maximize your impact via the network?

We know that educators need practice in building media literacy skills to communicate science when asking the same of their students. We intend to continue to support teachers in practicing media literacy skills in their teaching through thoughtful professional learning partnerships and increasing the opportunities to participate in flexible professional learning experience that support educators in a variety of learning contexts. From short, self-paced experiences to year-long, facilitated, professional learning programs, educators will have more choice in how they can develop specific media literacy competencies.

Challenges this organization is addressing:

• school leaders allocating resources for STEM PD for elementary teachers
• PD opportunities for STEM mentor teachers