Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Rachel Mahlke is an English teacher with 20 years of experience based in Oakland, CA. She works at Oakland Military Institute (OMI) and also with KQED. Rachel is deeply committed to uplifting the voices of Oakland youth. Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Kelli Gary is an English teacher at Lake Braddock Middle School in Burke, Virginia. A Detroit native, she spent 10 years working as a newspaper reporter before transitioning into the classroom, where she teaches middle and high… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate an educator in our community. Monique Harris Schramme is a visual art and media educator at Lexington High School in Massachusetts, where she leads the Highline journalism and broadcast course, the Design Hive Collaborative, the Re:Frame Student Film Festival, and a suite… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate an educator in our community. Morgan Bricker is a journalism teacher and adviser for the Weir Student Media program at Weir High School in Weirton, W.Va., where her students produce a news website, yearbook, daily announcements, and a senior video. Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate an educator in our community. Elizabeth Ward is an A/V Teacher at Chief Leschi Schools in Puyallup, Washington. She is in her fourth year of teaching, including her second year leading broadcast journalism classes. Before transitioning to education, Elizabeth spent eight years… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate an educator in our community. Preston Donakowski is an award-winning former journalist turned high school teacher. Under his leadership, the Falcon News Network at East Kentwood High School in Kentwood, Michigan, has grown from a class of… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate an educator in our community. Pilar Álamo brings an eclectic and interdisciplinary approach to media literacy and education. A former performance and dance artist turned Social Studies teacher, she’s been weaving radio and media literacy into classrooms and community projects since 1997. Read More
David Diianni is a former producer and director with a background in working for major European traditional broadcasters. Seventeen years ago, he transitioned into education and now serves as the Program Director of FilmAcademy360, an innovative program designed for young adults on… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Julie Knutson (she/her/hers) is a classroom educator with a keen interest in human rights and sustainability education. She teaches at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH) in Philadelphia, where she is part of the school’s Center for Entrepreneurial… Read More
Each month, we spotlight and celebrate a teacher in our community. Jodi Hwang teaches in the Digital Communications Career Technical Education pathway (Journalism One/Yearbook) at Los Altos High School in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is also a KQED Media Literacy Innovator and enjoys seeing her students… Read More