Using Youth Media as a Primary Source – Jobson, Butler, and DeGette | The OC for Social Studies

OER Conference for K-12 Social Studies | Track Talk: Young Citizens

Using Youth Media as a Primary Source to Spark Dialogue, Inquiry, and Action

Digital Promise’s 360º Story Lab supports students to use immersive storytelling and design to share their perspectives and inspire action on issues they care about. At a time when youth leaders and student activists are speaking out for social justice, we sat down with two media educators to talk about what it means for students to be making history, not just reading about it. For more youth-produced stories from around the world and ideas on using youth media in the classroom, visit global.digitalpromise.org/360-story-lab.

About Lisa Jobson
Lisa leads the 360° Story Lab at Digital Promise where she supports students and educators to use immersive storytelling and design to inspire action on issues they care about. Lisa has taught high school social studies in public schools in Rhode Island and South Africa and currently serves on KQED’s Community Advisory Panel.

About William Butler
William has worked for Seattle Public Schools for over 25 years, 5 years as a Family Support Worker and 20 as a Teacher both in the classroom and specialist in the computer lab in grades ranging from K-12. He has a degree in Visual Communications and a passion for telling stories and helping others tell theirs.

About Andrea DeGette
Andrea is a filmmaker and educator working with K-12 students since her graduation from NYU Film/TV in 1984. She pioneered her “Video in the Classroom” across four boroughs of NYC, and after working with the Colorado Council on the Arts, relocated to Hillsborough, NC and has continued her work in public education through the Durham Arts Council, NC Arts Council, and for the past 10 years, at Cedar Ridge High School.
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OER Conference for K-12 Social Studies
August 5-7, 2020

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