Need to develop your skills first?

the KQED Media Academy is your way to obtain micro-certificates and certification.

PBS Certified Media Literacy Educators have demonstrated mastery of

• effectively assess, create and share media to support their own learning
• design and implement instruction and assess student learning of these same skills
  

Once certified, you will receive a letter of recognition from PBS to share with your school and district heads.

The certificate is free.

Earn eight media literacy micro-certificates and automatically
Become a Certified PBS Media Literacy Educator.

1. Complete micro-certificates to showcase your media literacy teaching abilities.

2. Earn 8 micro-certificates and become a PBS Certified Media Literacy Educator.

3. Share your certification with school and district leaders with a letter of recognition from PBS.

Demonstrate your expertise in teaching critical thinking to K-12 students on their role as consumers and creators of media –– or in training teachers to do so.

Competency-based validation of media literacy skills for educators of all kinds.
PBS and KQED offer media literacy micro-certificates for free through the Digital Promise platform. Teachers, ToSA, coaches and librarians are all encouraged to apply. (To see FAQs.)

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KQED Media literacy educator micro-diplomas received the 2019 Excellence Award from Tech & Learning magazine.

These free instructor-led courses on KQED Teach include:

• Online teaching delivered through videos and activities on the KQED Teach platform. Set your own schedule to work on homework
• One-on-one support and commentary provided by expert instructors on the platform and during regular online live recordings
• A certificate from KQED indicating that you have completed 20 to 40 hours of professional development
  

PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification by KQED was a 2020 EdTech Awards finalist in the Badging & Credentialing category.