Alexandra Fuentes Biology Teacher Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School for Public Policy Washington DC 3 Opedsarticles 2x Panelist 3 Radio stories 3 Print stories Media Experience ID: 170147
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Building Bridges Between Expert Teachers and the Media
Alexandra Fuentes
Biology Teacher
Cesar Chavez Public Charter High School for Public Policy, Washington, DCSlide2
3
Op-eds/articles
2x
Panelist
3
Radio stories
3
Print stories
Media ExperienceSlide3
Media Experience
2
M
edia training sessions
25
Number of teachers I’ve trained
200+ Number of teachers I’ve reached through presentationsSlide4
A
venue for teachers to advocate for what students need.
Avenue for the public to see students accomplish great things.
Increasing
Expert
Teachers’
Willingness
to be
SpokespeopleSlide5
Why are teachers reluctant to engage with media?
CAUTION
Media is
only interested
in negative
stories
What if I
s
ay the wrong
thing?
.
STOP
:
There may be
b
acklash
from
A
dministration
WARNING
My classroom isn’t “news-worthy.” Slide6
Removing Roadblocks
WARNING
My classroom isn’t “
news-worthy.”
Expert teaching and learning is newsworthy and can push people to think differently.
:
Reframe the ConversationSlide7
CAUTION
Media
is
interested
in negative stories
.
The
public
wants to hear about student success stories.
Students
benefit from the validation that their voices matter.
Removing
Roadblocks
:
Debunk StereotypesSlide8
Not every teacher can participate in the media process. Those who want to take part can find ways to make it happen.
STOP
:
There may be
b
acklash
from
A
dministration
Removing
Roadblocks
:
Find a way to make it workSlide9
Understanding how the media works goes a long way toward assuaging teachers’ fears.
Teachers need to hear from their peers about positive experiences with media.
Removing
Roadblocks
:
Media training helps!Slide10
What the Press Can Do
CAUTION
Media is
only interested
in negative
stories
What if I
s
ay the wrong
thing?
.
STOP
:
There may be
b
acklash
from
A
dministration
WARNING
My classroom isn’t “news-worthy.”
Position teachers as the experts in education.
Produce
positive stories about teachers and students.Slide11
Avenue for teachers to influence stakeholders and impact learning
conditions for
students.
Avenue for the public to see teachers as experts
Increasing
Expert
Teachers’
Willingness
to be
Spokespeople
Avenue for the public to see student successes.