Futures Public RAdio:
Community Media
for deep learning
and positive Change
Student Presenters:
Judy P: "One Yuan COncerts: The Power of Music to Unite and Change the WOrld"
Lyndon B: "Interviewing in a Multilingual and multicultural Community"
Sabrina L: "Leading an FPR Mission: Building a Global Issues Media Network"
Evan L: "Finding my own voice through FPR"
Christina L: "Connecting our community to Role Models and heroes"
Shawn Q: "The future is ours: We are the Powerful voices of change"
Citizens Public Media changes student and community mindsets through building perspective, empathy, and authentic literacy through investigative journalism that stems from critical thinking and integrity in media literacy, reporting, and storytelling.
This video and talk maps Steve Sostak and Aaron Moniz's vision for why we can and must integrate authentic journalism into all levels of schools in our complex world.
More crucially, however, student's lead the majority of this presentation, highlighting their blossoming 21st century, deep learning skills and the journalism pieces that have sparked them towards citizenship, recognizing the power of their voices, and finding a genuine willingness to actively connect to their worlds and make a difference.
inspirecitizens.org
www.futurespublicradio.org

English Language and Dual Language Deep Literacy

The FPR story planner helps bring an intentional purpose to the art of interviewing at all levels of production. Once mastered, students have the ability to be more organic and creative in future pieces. file:///Volumes/SostakFPR/Gin%20Asia%202018/Sostak%20Moniz/FPR%20Story%20Planner.html
Technological Deep Literacy

Behind the scenes, setting up the technology for an international interview, Lyndon shows his enthusiasm for the teamwork necessary to produce a great piece.
Media and Design DEEP Literacy

Working in a professional editing program under professional-type expectations, Sabrina needed to consider many levels of intentionality in media storytelling and reporting.
Today's Workshop PBL Task:
as an FPR media team, Design and publish a 2-5 minute interview with a GIN change maker in less than 45m
TODAY's Lesson Plan

SDG:
Partnership for the Goals
MYP Global Contexts:
Globalization and sustainability, Personal and cultural expression
CONTENT OBJECTIVEs:
l21: Communication and collaboration
ELA/CC: Research skills, Reading for information, developing relevant Questions
LANGUAGE OBJECTIVEs (CAL/SIOP):
http://inspirecitizens.org/eal-empowerment/
Reading
WritinG
Speaking
Listening
Today's EMBEDDED FORMATIVES:
l21 Communication and Comprehension Futures Academy Rubric
ELA or WIDA RUBIRCS



All ISB G4-12 students are welcome!
Steve Sostak
SSostak@isb.bj.edu.cn
Aaron Moniz
AMoniz@isb.bj.edu.cn
Megan Williams (Grades 4-5)
MWilliams@isb.bj.edu.cn
Matt Schroeder (High School)
MSchroeder@isb.bj.edu.cn

Journalists learn authentic media literacy skills from Grade 4 onwards.

Judy P:
HS President
Investigative Journalist
"One Yuan Concerts: The Power of Music to Unite and Change the World"
Musician and Artist Interviews and Performances:
One Yuan Concerts

This FPR podcast highlights the stories behind the music that defines the employees of ISB.

Judy has since become the president of the High School Futures Public Radio Club and led a recruitment campaign in the high school cafeteria that resulted in a new HS reporter staff in 2017. Ten HS students were added to the team of 35 MS and UES student journalists.
Lyndon B:
Bilingual Coordinator
Investigative Journalist
Live Broadcasting Head Technician
"Interviewing in a Multilingual and Multicultural Community: Celebrate!"
Personal Growth:
Confidence, comfort, creativity, critical thinking, changing from a more rigid to a more organic conversation
Colonel Diccico, US Army veteran
Austin Lucas, international folk-punk musician
Chen Yong Yan, Olympic Gymnast
TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY

As a passion for authentic technology develops, so does overall authentic technical literacy.

Sabrina L:
Vice President
Secretary
Investigative Journalist
"Leading an FPR Mission:
Building a Global Issues Media Network"
Community Outreach:
FPR Service Learning Network
Global Citizens:
Change Makers
Salva Dut of Water for South Sudan
Sabrina's 21st Century Learning Skills
- Animation and set design
- Collaboration
- Research and planning
- Storytelling
- Interviewing
- Video and audio editing
- Web publishing
- Media literacy and real-world communication
Leadership Skills:
Concordia, Shanghai Global Issue Network Conference

Evan L:
Community and Communications Manager
Live Broadcasting Technician
Investigative Journalist
"Finding my own voice through FPR"
My Journey:
From a shy 6th Grader to the confident, Jack-of-All-Trades in FPR
Running the Live Broadcasting, Deejay BootH:
Women's Month and the lao shi crew

Grade 8 Idol
Science Cafe
Live Streaming



Christina L:
Global Outreach Coordinator
Investigative Journalist
Grade 6 President of Operations
"Connecting Our Community to Role Models and Heroes"




Shawn Q
MS President and Station Manager
Investigative Journalist
Cinematographer-in-Chief
"The Future is Ours:
We are the Voices of Positive Change"



Everybody
Has a Story
Steve Sostak
SSostak@isb.bj.edu.cn
Aaron Moniz
AMoniz@isb.bj.edu.cn
Megan Williams (Grades 4-5)
MWilliams@isb.bj.edu.cn
Matt Schroeder (High School)
MSchroeder@isb.bj.edu.cn