Continuing our conversation with Kora! She talks about which phase of a journalistic learning project was the most demanding of her as an educator but was also the most rewarding and led to “one of those inspirational teacher moments.”

Kora Moore teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA at Lighthouse Middle School in Coos Bay Oregon. This is her second year leading a journalistic learning project in her classroom across the three grades she teaches.

Links:

Journalisticlearning.org [https://journalisticlearning.org/]

Webinar: Connect Students to Their Community Using Journalistic Learning and In-Class Interviews [https://home.edweb.net/webinar/lang-lit20231019/]

White House’s Improving Student Achievement Agenda 2024 [https://www.whitehouse.gov/dpc/briefing-room/2024/01/17/neera-tanden-remarks-announcing-improving-student-achievement-agenda-for-2024/#:~:text=Our%20new%20Agenda%20for%20Student,they%20are%20not%20in%20school.]

The Heaviest Lift and Biggest Reward with Kora Moore

The Journalistic Learning Podcast explores the question: What if we infused journalist strategies into English Language Arts courses to teach students media literacy, critical thinking, and effective communication skills? 

Join hosts Ed Madison and Bo Brusco as they chat with ELA teachers who are leading or have led journalistic learning projects in their classrooms. Hear their stories of trial and triumph, as well as their tips and advice. Along the way, Bo will keep you up-to-date on relevant education news, and Ed will share quarterly Journalistic Learning Initiative updates. 

Ed is a professor and researcher at the University of Oregon and serves as Executive Director of the Journalistic Learning Initiative (JLI), a non-profit organization that pioneers and promotes journalistic learning as a way of empowering students to discover their voice, improve academic outcomes, and engage in self-directed learning through project-based storytelling. 

Bo is the Communications Manager of JLI, a former high school ELA teacher, and an award-winning multimedia journalist. 

Many of the teachers you'll hear from have taken part in JLI's Effective Communicators Program, a 10-week, standards-aligned instructional plan that guides students through a journalistic learning project.

If you'd like to learn more about JLI, journalistic learning, or our Effective Communicators Program, visit journalisticlearning.org [https://journalisticlearning.org/]!