Schools across the U.S. have now been shuttered for weeks, forcing kids to stay home and parents to help orchestrate their online learning. But the adjustments to remote study and social isolation aren’t easy for young people. NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs, our journalism training program for high school students, shares some of the ways teenagers are coping in the age of social distancing.
Press
Teenagers highlight youth fight against COVID-19
Are teenagers frolicking on beaches or lazing on couches while COVID-19 kills people around the world? Youth reporters are dispelling the misconception.
Teenage reporters from 11 news organizations on four continents are producing stories about how young people are helping to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, part of a project to dispel a misconception that youth are apathetic bystanders in the global fight against the disease.
News Decoder
Innovative Ways to Make Coronavirus a Teachable Moment
The massive public health challenge of Covid-19, in spite of its many unknowns, offers teachers the unique instructional opportunity to tap into students’ innate curiosity about the virus and deliver lessons that are timely, prompt kids to dig deep, and—ideally—provide a modicum of comfort during a time of alarming headlines and copious misinformation.
Edutopia
SO PBS Student Showcase – Hedrick Middle School Student Reporting Labs
This video is a SO PBS production called “Student Showcase”, which focuses on an exceptional student, or group of students, & in the case of this video Hedrick Middle School Student Reporting Labs students–and their work–is highlighted.
Southern Oregon PBS
Jordanian Teachers Learn How to Teach Video Journalism
Amman, Jordan–A total of 12 teachers from four public schools took part in an intensive training workshop held at the Jordan Media Institute (JMI) on media and information literacy (MIL) and story production by the PBS NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs (SRL) team. Read more.