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Lookout is now offering in-class workshops. Lookout staff can come to your classroom and lead a workshop about various different things from journalism to elections. These workshops last the length of one class period and are a great way to get your students engaged in different aspects of learning. Using our workshops is a great way for lessons to connect directly to students’ lives.

Intro to Journalism & Storytelling

An opportunity for high school students to learn about the fundamentals of journalism and the storytelling process, through a special in-class workshop. This is an interactive experience, where students can hear directly from a journalist who teaches students how to ask interview questions that try to reach the truth and meaning of what another person is saying. Through this workshop, students will create a miniature magazine, AKA a zine, where they interview classmates and write about their story, passions and place in the community. 

This opportunity is free and available now. This workshop is a great connection to our journalism scholarship. To sign up for this workshop, email help@lookoutlocal.com.

  • Length: 1 class period (45 minutes – 1 hour)
  • Size: 1 class
  • Student difficulty: High School (9-12) Easy/Introductory

The Role of the Press in Elections

Journalism is crucial to the democratic process. Its impact can be seen when journalists provide election information to the public and keep government officials accountable, contributing to voter turnout. Engaging with the intersection of these topics encourages students to think critically about the news they consume. Lookout’s Press and Elections workshop equips students with the tools to identify credible sources and prepares them to make informed decisions about issues that affect their community. 

  • Length: 1 class period (45 minutes – 1 hour)
  • Size: 1 class
  • Student difficulty: High School (9-12) Easy/Introductory

Science Storytelling

Science’s complexities can make it difficult to access and talk about, which is why the ability to communicate scientific ideas to others is extremely valuable for building well-informed communities. Science communication is especially important in relation to climate change, for we must understand the problem to conceive of solutions, and be able to communicate those solutions to implement them. Thinking about science communication will prompt students to consider accessibility of knowledge and how information can be conveyed through different approaches depending on the audience. Lookout’s science communication lesson plan teaches students how to identify effective science storytelling and goes over journalism basics, including interviewing, to help them work through how to communicate complex ideas. 

  • Length: 1 class period (45 minutes – 1 hour)
  • Size: 1 class
  • Student difficulty: Middle School (7-8) Easy/Introductory