Timeline and Commitment
Aug-Nov:
Teachers share this document with their students. YMPs meet with students and teachers to answer any questions about these special opportunities. Students brainstorm story ideas and consider applying to be a host.
Nov 1:
mid-Nov 2021:
SRL announces student-hosts and student-producers (based on pitches). Again, if your pitch is not selected for the podcast, you can still produce the story as a regular SRL assignment to be published on SRL’s YouTube channel.
mid-Nov-Jan:
Student-producers hone pitches and pre-produce with support from SRL Youth Media Producers (YMPs).
Jan-Feb:
Student-hosts receive podcast training and plan expert interviews. Students-producers produce, record, and edit their audio stories with help from SRL YMPs.
Feb 28:
ROUGH CUTS of audio stories DUE and YMPs give feedback.
March 15:
FINAL CUTS of audio stories DUE.
March-April:
Student-producers record conversations with podcast-hosts about their experience working on their stories. These conversations will be included in the podcast episodes.
March-May:
Podcast-hosts record their parts and interview experts or influencers on episode topics. Hosts will need to commit about 5 hours per week during these months.
May 2022:
“On Our Minds” Season 2 release! One episode per week published during May’s “Mental Health Awareness Month.”