SXSW EDU 2022
‘On Our Minds’: Teens Speak up About Mental Health
Description:
What did student-driven storytelling reveal about youth mental health? In their own words,16 year-olds Noah and Zion take us on a journey about mental health and what young people are struggling with the most. Join them and Briget Ganske, Youth Media Producer from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, to discuss how a podcast on teen mental health co-produced with young people across the country helped students process life in 2020 and beyond.
Related Media
Additional Supporting Materials
Other Resources / Information
Takeaways
- Attendees will learn how students used podcasting & storytelling to talk about their mental health challenges.
- Attendees will learn how young people are influenced by student-driven stories, and the importance of project-based learning.
- Attendees will learn how to strengthen student engagement and critical thinking in and out of the classroom, especially around mental health.
Speakers
- Briget Ganske, Youth Media Producer, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL)
- Elis Estrada, Senior Director, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL)
- Zion Williams, Student, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL)
- Noah Konevitch, Student, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL)
Organizer
Marcus Markle, Communications Manager, PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL)
SXSW reserves the right to restrict access to or availability of comments related to PanelPicker proposals that it considers objectionable.
Add Comments