Both Jessica and Jim were very positive and encouraging in their message!  Their students are fortunate to have their support!

I liked Jim's and Jessica's statements about it being ok that we don't know everything. We need to emphasize that more in teacher-prep programs, in our districts, schools, and our own classrooms. We also need to let our students know that, and at the same time, letting our students know that we WILL always attempt to find answers, together, in the pursuit of truth and evidence. 

Having done journalism with students, and vlog projects, the one thing that stands out the most is the incredible opportunities that appear out of nowhere.  Yes, opportunities to teach, not "problems" or "issues."  Failing forward is a concept inherent  with big projects.  The proof that these type of projects work was clear in the way our presenters described their experiences.  Jessica and Jim were awesome, and our moderator was superb.

OMG!

I loved the honesty and genuine responses from Jessica and Jim. And Sousan ROCKED the moderation!

I am revitalized.

What did you take away from this talk?

I'm taking away these 3 things from The Power of Media:

1. Framing the idea of seeking truth through media literacy because truth is relative as our understanding is constantly in development.
2. When we are confronted with challenging things in the media (i.e. recently the events at the Capitol on Jan 6 for me), that it's important to model for students the need to step back and have space to process what's going on.
3. Considering trauma that can be produced by showing videos/images (which I tend to rely on) and trying to mix it up more with audio through the listening tools suggested (Listen Lines and StoryCorps and ListenWise).

Such an awesome and well articulated reflection! Thanks for sharing.

Reminded me that audio sources are powerful.  The pictures kids have in their minds are based on their experiences, so with some exceptions of course, you are not overpowering their senses.  As they learn more about topics as they get older, the mental pictures from audio will be stronger, but early on audio is a great tool to "show" them something without too much shock.  I've used "Stuff you Missed in History" many times.  But until I heard it today, and thought about this in new light, realize I can use audio more and more.   Highly engaging with some kind of doddle notes page.

Thank you, Bryan. So much more good food for thought!

Hi Everyone! Thanks so much for joining today's The Power of Media Live Discussion. Here are the links shared in the chat during the session. Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow! It's going to be an amazing final day.

• KQED Teach 
• Tulsa Race Massacre 
• Teaching Lateral Reading 
• Listen Wise (podcasts and stories) 
• Nat Geo PD Courses for Educators 
• Why Learn History (When It’s Already on Your Phone) 

So awesome for you to gather these for us. THANKS!