KQED Education

Tim Olson, vice president, digital media and education. Photo credit: © 2010 – Cristiana Ceppas

Education is central to the mandate of public media. KQED Education engages with community and educational organizations to broaden and deepen the impact of KQED’s award-winning media. KQED Education addresses the needs of educators in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), arts and news by creating cutting-edge learning media, providing training in digital learning tools and distributing public media content to classrooms in the Bay Area and beyond via the KQED website, PBS LearningMedia and iTunes U. kqed.org/education

KQED and East Bay Regional Park District Develop New River Delta Multi-touch E-Book

KQED leads public media innovation in science education with a second book collaboration using Apple’s iBooks Author App EBRPD Contact: Emily Hopkins, 510-544-2217. ehopkins@ebparks.org KQED Contact: Sevda Eris, 415-553-2835, seris@kqed.org   San Francisco, CA – KQED and the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) have pooled their rich multimedia resources to create River Delta, a visually absorbing, [...]

Mar 19, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED’s QUEST Science Series Expands Nationally with $2.5 Million National Science Foundation Grant

Grant will support a six-station public media science reporting collaborative  Contact: Sevda Eris, 415-553-2835, seris@kqed.org San Francisco, CA  — KQED, public media serving Northern California, has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a two-year collaborative multimedia science reporting initiative, QUEST Beyond Local. The grant will support KQED and [...]

Dec 13, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

The California Academy of Sciences and KQED Break New Ground in the Future of Science Education, Develop First Multi-touch Science eBook From a Major Science Institution and Public Media

The Earthquake eBook created with Apple’s iBooks Author and the associated iTunes U course are the first materials to stem from such a collaboration. CAS Contact: Helen Taylor, 415.379.5128, htaylor@calacademy.org KQED Contact: Sevda Eris, 415-553-2835, seris@kqed.org             San Francisco, CA – Bringing together the expertise of California’s oldest science institution and Northern California’s largest [...]

Sep 13, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

QUEST- Back to Science, All New Television Episodes start September 12: See Cells in 3-D, Investigate Nuclear Energy, Discover Antarctica’s Seals and Hunt for Black Holes

  For Immediate Release: Contact: Sevda Eris Publicist-QUEST 415-553-2835 seris@kqed.org San Francisco — From the streets to the lab and from your own backyard to the far reaches of the planet and the depths of space, make new discoveries with QUEST, KQED’s multimedia science series, which begins new television episodes on Wednesday, September 12, at [...]

Sep 07, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED and American Graduate Help Oakland Students Go Back to School

KQED sponsors August 18 event at Oakland’s Frank Ogawa Plaza: Fifth Annual Oakland Natives Give Back Attend and Achieve Back-to-School Rally and School Supply Giveaway Ongoing American Graduate initiative finds success in addressing the dropout crisis in Oakland with expanded coverage, professional development for teachers, youth outreach and partnership with community organizations. KQED, the public [...]

Aug 13, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED Expands its Award-Winning Coverage and Analysis of Issues Important to California

New blogs focus on health issues and the genesis of current news stories SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, 2012 — KQED announced today the launch of two new blogs that are part of its continuing work to serve the information needs of its community. The two blogs, “State of Health” and “KQED’s Lowdown,” also will expand [...]

Apr 18, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Get Ready to Soar and Squirm! QUEST Premieres Sixth Television Season with “Amateur Rocketeers and Edible Insects”

  For Immediate Release: Contact:  Sevda Eris Publicist-QUEST 415-553-2835 seris@kqed.org   QUEST Science Series Premieres Sixth Television Season with “Amateur Rocketeers and Edible Insects”  Wednesday, April 25, at 7:30pm on KQED 9 Public Television QUEST Radio Airs New Special Report on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Mondays May 7, 14, and 21 at 6:30am and 8:30am [...]

Apr 04, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

Teachers Address Dropout Crisis at KQED Teacher Town Hall

March 13 event to launch KQED’s American Graduate initiative featuring events, workshops and programming throughout the year Listen to the Teacher Town Hall Thursday, March 29, at 8pm on KQED 88.5 FM. San Francisco, California, February 28, 2012 – Only 40 percent of current students will graduate high school in Oakland. KQED, the public media [...]

Feb 28, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post

KQED to Address Oakland’s Dropout Issue

KQED to Address Oakland’s Dropout Issue with Content, Education, Resources, and Community Engagement San Francisco, November 21, 2011—Ask a high school student if they plan to graduate and the vast majority – 92% – say they expect to earn a high school diploma. But in cities across America the reality is very different. Oakland has [...]

Dec 13, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post

It’s App-solutely Fabulous – KQED’s new iPhone App!

Download hi-res JPG: KQED’s iPhone app. San Francisco, October 10, 2011—The iPhone and iPad are ubiquitous in the Bay Area, and now fans of KQED can access award-winning public media on these devices with the free KQED app, available in the iTunes App Store. The app was built with a need-to-know, on-the-go lifestyle in mind. [...]

Oct 10, 2011 | 0 comments | View Post