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“The only thing I regret is that I didn't do this sooner. I've been wanting to look into podcasting for the past 15 years and let life get in the way. I have a new hobby now, thanks to this course. It wasn't as overwhelming as I thought it would be.” - online course attendee, Making Audio

We get it—summer is for recharging, not sitting through boring, irrelevant PD. That’s why our free Media Making courses are designed to be creative, hands-on, and actually useful. You’ll earn professional development hours while exploring something you’re genuinely curious about, like making podcasts, videos, or infographics. Or, try the new GenAI course and learn how to amplify student voice with responsible use of AI. Our self-paced courses make new tools feel fun and approachable and give you fresh skills and real confidence.

Find all of our PD offerings on KQED Teach, including all of our online courses and live workshops.

LGBTQ+ Student Pride

One of many celebrations in June includes honoring, learning and lifting up the history, struggles and accomplishments of the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month. Hear from students directly about their perspectives in our student media playlist.

Steal This Lesson Plan

Want to share your students' stories through the Youth Media Challenge? Get inspiration for how to do narrative or commentary-based projects with these teacher-created and classroom-tested lesson plans. Feel free to make a copy and modify for your specific context!:

• My Life, My Perspective: Mixed Media Self Portraits - by Rachel Collay, West High School, Mesa, AZ
• Civic Action Project: Call for Change - by Bob Kelly, Minarets High School, O’Neals, CA

Youth Voices in Action: Conversations On Immigration and Identity

Student voices continue to shine on the national stage! Two powerful stories were featured recently on PBS News’s On Our Minds podcast, part of Student Reporting Labs.

• Annalise H., a high school student from Danville, CA, talks with her father—who was born in China and raised in Ecuador—about identity, immigration, and culture.
• Khadeejah Khan, a KQED Youth Takeover alum, sits down with Pulitzer Prize–winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen for a thoughtful conversation on storytelling, memory, and representation.