VOTE! How candidates use media to get people to vote for them. (FULL)- This class is full, but we are teaching the same class via Outschool.com where we still have openings. Click here for info.
Examine TV commercials, campaign materials and social media from past campaigns, to understand their influence on elections. Students will then create their own candidate and media campaign with their new knowledge.
Part 1: Students will watch television commercials, examine campaign materials and social media with a critical eye: • They'll learn how influential emotion in advertising is • How to spot logical fallacies • Negative vs positive ads- which work? • How does a candidate create an image? • What is the impact of this commercial? Does it work? • What is the role of social media? • Historical examples
Part 2:In this non-partisan problem-based learning class, you will be a media consultant for a candidate of your own design. After researching and examining the roles of media, image, and messaging in campaigns, you will create a candidate and a media campaign to make your candidate appealing to voters.
Part 1: Students will watch television commercials, examine campaign materials and social media with a critical eye: • They'll learn how influential emotion in advertising is • How to spot logical fallacies • Negative vs positive ads- which work? • How does a candidate create an image? • What is the impact of this commercial? Does it work? • What is the role of social media? • Historical examples
Part 2:In this non-partisan problem-based learning class, you will be a media consultant for a candidate of your own design. After researching and examining the roles of media, image, and messaging in campaigns, you will create a candidate and a media campaign to make your candidate appealing to voters.
Middle grades (9-13)
September 8th - November 10th
Tuesdays, 10:00-11:15am
Teens (13+)
September 10th - November 12th
Thursdays, 10:00-11:15am
Fee: $150 per student
Location: Online via Zoom
September 8th - November 10th
Tuesdays, 10:00-11:15am
Teens (13+)
September 10th - November 12th
Thursdays, 10:00-11:15am
Fee: $150 per student
Location: Online via Zoom
Building Big Brains: Creative Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Logic and Reasoning (FULL)- This class is full, but we are teaching the same class on Outschool.com where we still have openings. Click here for info.
To ‘think outside the box’ we must first identify the box and even recognize that we are in one. Challenging assumptions, identifying biases and logical fallacies, deconstructing thinking patterns, examining logic and reasoning, and asking thoughtful questions are the foundation of this class. We use riddles, games and problem solving activities, that engage our students as they develop skills that they can take with them and apply to everyday life and situations.
This class is activity and discussion based. Each class begins with a different puzzle, game, challenge or activity to solve (A student favorite: Students create a package that will safely transport a single Pringle chip through the mail!). We then deconstruct the activity so students can build skills in identifying: logical fallacies, biases, assumptions, red herrings, thought patterns, problem solving opportunities, effective critical thinking skills, and the role of creativity in problem solving.
This class is activity and discussion based. Each class begins with a different puzzle, game, challenge or activity to solve (A student favorite: Students create a package that will safely transport a single Pringle chip through the mail!). We then deconstruct the activity so students can build skills in identifying: logical fallacies, biases, assumptions, red herrings, thought patterns, problem solving opportunities, effective critical thinking skills, and the role of creativity in problem solving.
Middle grades (9-13)
September 8th - November 10th
Tuesdays, 11:30am-12:45pm
Fee: $150 per student
Location: Online via Zoom
September 8th - November 10th
Tuesdays, 11:30am-12:45pm
Fee: $150 per student
Location: Online via Zoom