Community Partners

Overview:
NPR runs an annual Student Podcast Challenge, offering resources to help students develop storytelling and technical skills for podcast creation.

Ways They Could Support Learning:

• Provide students with real-world examples of storytelling and research in podcasts.

• Offer technical guides on structuring and recording podcasts.

Potential Roles in a Project-Based Learning Initiative:

• Host a workshop on storytelling and audio editing.

• Feature student podcasts on their platform.

Collaborative Activities & Resources:

• Students submit their final podcasts to NPR’s challenge (SL.6.4).

• Use NPR’s lesson plans to refine research and narrative skills (W.6.7, RI.6.1).

Overview:
Ashoka is a global organization that supports young social entrepreneurs who create meaningful change.

Ways They Could Support Learning:

• Provide case studies of young changemakers for student research.

• Offer mentorship opportunities with youth leaders.

Potential Roles in a Project-Based Learning Initiative:

• Help students connect with real young changemakers.

• Offer insights on how students can take action beyond their podcasts.

Collaborative Activities & Resources:

• Students interview young changemakers as part of their podcast research (RI.6.1, W.6.7).

• Ashoka youth leaders provide feedback on podcast themes.

Overview:
These organizations focus on youth-led activism in areas like climate change and education.

Ways They Could Support Learning:

• Offer real-world examples of youth activism for podcast themes.

• Provide guest speakers or interviews with activists.

Potential Roles in a Project-Based Learning Initiative:

• Help students draw connections between past and present changemakers.

• Offer a platform to share student-created podcasts.

Collaborative Activities & Resources:

• Students create call-to-action segments in their podcasts based on activist interviews (SL.6.4).

• Research and analyze activism case studies (RI.6.1, W.6.7).