Course Description:
Learn how you can use the Youth
Media-Making Toolkit created by
CIRCLE (Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) and The Lamp with teens to help them
realize the power of their voice in public conversations. Members of YALSA’s
Teen Civic Engagement Committee will discuss how they used toolkit activities
in a variety of ways with teens. Teens from the Ventress Memorial Library in
Marshfield, MA will share their experiences creating media around democratic
participation.
Instructors:
Rachel
McDonald is the Teen Services Coordinator for King
County Library System in Western Washington. She is the current chair of
YALSA’s Teen Civic Engagement Committee and is passionate about working with
teens to reduce barriers to their participation in civic life and democracy.
Erica Schimmel, Tori Gellman, Katie Cree, Shannon Ballou