Washington, D.C. (June 5, 2015) – The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program (@reportinglabs) has announced the selection of 32 educators to participate in its annual teacher workshop held in the nation’s capital. These teachers and program leader will work alongside public media mentors to produce original news stories. They will also help program leaders develop curriculum to engage young people in news and public affairs, and ensure that the youth voice is active in all conversations about the critical issues facing the nation.
“Passionate educators are the glue that hold this program together,” said Leah Clapman, managing editor of education for the PBS NewsHour. “Every year we discover new ways to expand and improve SRL, with the most innovative and effective ideas coming straight from the teachers on the front lines.”
The 2015 SRL Teacher Workshop participants (in alphabetical order): Renee Aalund, Turtle Mountain Community High School Jason Burchard, Vista PEAK Preparatory Karen Davis, Miami Country Day School Kristopher Doran, Trumbull Career & Technical Center Mary Dunn, Pleasure Ridge Park High School Mark Eaton, T.C. Williams High School Rakeda Ervin, Manor High School Victor Fernandez, Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High James Flanagan, Fraser High School Justin Ford, Park Hill South and Park Hill High School Clint Gima, Maui High School Gina Gray, Dalton Middle School Donna Griffin, Arsenal Technical High School Alan Humbert, West Roxbury Academy Heather Jancoski, South Mountain High School Susan Johnson, Richwood High School Bernadine Judson, Etiwanda High School Neena Kumar, Legacy Charter School Chris Lazarski, Wauwatosa West High School Brandon Lopez, Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School Louis Mazza, The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush Richard McGhee, Suitland High School Lila Michael, Bozeman High School Jesse Norfleet, Midpeninsula Community Media Center Jennifer Overdevest, West Ranch High School Christopher Schwalm, Cedar Crest High School Melissa Sherman, Hughes STEM High School Kerry Smith, Hinkley High School Belinda Stark, Hardin County Schools: Central, John and North Hardin High Schools Cynthia Stoker, Jersey Village High School Carrie Swaim, Immanuel Lutheran Christian Academy Shonda Tindall, Mesquite ISD Technology Excellence Center Heidi Whitus, Communications Arts High School
To learn more about the participants, please visit the official SRL 2015 Teacher Workshop Tumblr.
Media Contacts Thaisi Da Silva, Producer/Program Coordinator: tdasilva@newshour.org Nick Massella, Director of Audience Engagement and Communications: nmassella@newshour.org
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