During these 10 week workshops, students will learn the intricacies of podcasting from idea development to distribution and create their own podcasts on a topic of their choosing. Students will receive both classroom and field instruction around each step of the podcasting process from idea development, story structure, and sound design to field recording, interviewing, scripting, mixing, and editing. Students will learn the basic flow of podcast production from idea development, story structure, and sound design to field recording, interviewing, scripting, mixing, and editing. Using state of the art equipment, students will participate in interviewing nine or more guests from the community to explore a variety of topics surrounding culture, career options, and community building. This after school workshop will be offered as an elective and students will have the opportunity to earn .5 credit through their participation.

Students will have opportunity to work through local radio stations such as Alaska Public Media or Out North Radio. Once the workshops are completed, student work will be exhibited at a community listening party and will be made available through See Stories’ updated website, which aims to provide story and curriculum resources for teachers around the state of Alaska.

This workshop is generously funded by National Endowment For the Arts.

This workshop is two separate workshops, only open to students at Anchorage West High School and Bettye Davis East High School, located in Anchorage, Alaska.