Format
The program format can be scheduled for a 30 to 45 minute time frame, with final time determined by what works best for your schedule on the day of the program.
The program agenda will be organized around the topics you wish Ms. Tristan to address and the questions your students wish Ms. Tristan to answer. To facilitate the best conversation possible, your topic preferences and advance questions are due to us no later than three days prior to your scheduled interaction. That information should be e-mailed to us at info@educate.today; please put "Topics and Questions for Radio TV Host Program" in the title line of your e-mail. More details on sending us your topics and questions are provided in the Pre-Program Activities section accompanying this posting.
Objectives
Students will:
1. Interact with a professional in the radio and television industry.
2. Explore the nature of a career in the radio and television industry.
3. Engage in critical and creative thinking.
4. Practice interview skills.
5. Develop an answer for themselves to the big picture question: "Would a career as a radio or TV show host be a good career for me? Why or why not?”
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Featured National Standards:
1. Common Core College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7
Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Writing
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.W.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.
College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Speaking and Listening
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1
Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.2
Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.3
Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.
2. American School Counselor Association National Standards for Students
American School Counselor Association (2004). ASCA National Standards for Students. A Alexandria, VA: Author.
In the area of Career Development:
Standard A: Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
Standard B: Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
State Standards
Please reference the National Standards provided above.