Exploring the American Revolution

From Learners to Creators: Exploring the American Revolution Through Media

Bring The American Revolution Youth Media Challenge to your classroom. Discover how your students can connect the foundational principles of the American Revolution to their lives today by amplifying their knowledge through media-making.

In this interactive workshop for middle and high school teachers, participants will explore the extensive, curriculum-aligned, multimedia resources from The American Revolution Classroom Collection on PBS LearningMedia and hear from a teacher whose students have created a media project for The American Revolution Youth Media Challenge. Then participants will get hands-on, starting a model media project to learn how to create media in a classroom setting and will leave with a pathway to empower and share student voice beyond the classroom. No special equipment or studio required! 

What you’ll do:

• Learn about PBS LearningMedia's free, curriculum-aligned resources from The American Revolution Classroom Collection and The American Revolution Youth Media Challenge
• Get hands-on experience with the basics of media production and start your own short media project
• Discover how to guide the creation of audio projects in your classroom setting

What you’ll get:

• A pathway to empower and share student voice beyond the classroom
• Modifiable educator resources to help introduce The American Revolution Youth Media Challenge, available in both English and Spanish
• No-cost access to web-based media production tools
• A copy of the presentation deck to modify and use when implementing the project in your classroom
• A PDF letter of attendance--verifying two hours of attendance--to submit to your district or administration for approval towards professional development credit. (Requirements for professional development credits vary, so check with your district and/or state.)
• Ongoing facilitator support for technical and classroom implementation questions, as needed

Designed by educators for educators, KQED's well-paced workshops provide ready-to-use resources, instructional strategies, and genuine interaction with experienced and dynamic facilitators.