PRAIRIE PUBLIC | MOORHEAD & CROOKSTON Prairie Public & Legacy funding empower Minnesota youth and communities
Education has been at the core of Prairie Public’s mission since its founding in 1964, and continues to be an integral part of the work that station staff does in northwestern Minnesota. Prairie Public’s Education Services department serves students, educators, providers and families through events, digital resources, professional development and other support. A focus on cultivating the rich art, culture and history of Minnesotans is a constant driving force. Education Services connects public media’s greatest assets with Minnesota educators and students!
Youth Media Workshop
Adults who have spent any significant time with Minnesota youth are aware of youth’s technology use and their comfort levels with using devices to create and share media content. This proliferation of media creation and consumption by Minnesota students led Prairie Public to host a Youth Media workshop at the Fargo studio on July 27, 2021. The educators in attendance learned about how they can channel the interests of their young students to make media IN the classroom and AS PART OF classroom assignments and projects, particularly to empower youth to tell their own stories. This one-day workshop provided confidence and comfort for the participants to go back to their schools and embed media
creation tools and resources into their teaching practice. The workshop included guests from the PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab and KQED Education, as well as coaching and mentoring by an educator from the Prairie Public team. Educators from Crookston and Moorhead, Minnesota were in attendance, and a monthly virtual cohort gathering of educators was hosted by Prairie Public throughout the 2021-22 school year. This allowed the educators to share challenges and successes with each other, and to ultimately provide their students with the experience and confidence to use media creation in productive and positive and educational ways.
Juneteenth Prairie Public Education Services was a visible partner in the Moorhead-Fargo Juneteenth 2022 celebrations. We provided resources to connect with a broad audience of adults and children within the community and from around the region. Two of the events were outdoor festivals for kids and families, and the third was a community conversation held at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, MN. The community conversation included Minnesota
presenters who were impacted by racial conflicts and civil rights issues in Moorhead in the 1960’s. The resources included information about Culturally Responsive content for teachers and families.
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