Bringing Student Civic Learning & Reflection to Life with Infographics

Rachel Roberson, KQED Education’s senior program manager, is an experienced educator with more than 15 years as a classroom teacher and teacher leader. As a nonprofit, public media partner, Rachel supports educators in integrating media literacy across the curriculum to help students share their voice through media analysis, evaluation and creation. She helped develop KQED’s Youth Media Challenge, and is a course writer and instructor on KQED Teach. Rachel taught middle school English, ELD and social studies in San Francisco, Austin and internationally. Before becoming a teacher, she was a newspaper reporter in the Bay Area.

Angel Valerio is KQED’s program manager for STEM education professional learning and a secondary science field supervisor for University of San Francisco's Urban Education and Social Justice Teacher Education Program. She leads professional development workshops for educators, with the focus on incorporating media literacy skills in science instruction and is an instructor and course developer for KQED Teach. Prior to her current roles, Angel worked in Los Angeles and Oakland as a high school life science educator, teacher leader, and instructional coach. She is passionate about the intersection of science, social justice, and uplifting youth voice.