Roadtrip Nation RV

Mike Janssen, Washington Metropolitan High School

Roadtrip Nation and the Public Magic Corps

2 Comments 25 October 2010

 A few weeks ago I learned that my high school, DC Met, has become an outpost of Roadtrip Nation. At the time I hadn’t heard of Roadtrip Nation, and I’m willing to bet most of DC Met’s students hadn’t either. It’s a nationwide project focused on helping people figure out what they want to [...]

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Sleeping student

Mike Janssen, Washington Metropolitan High School

Hip-hop for sluggish students?

No Comments 19 October 2010

So far in my experiences at DC Met, I’ve spent most of my time on the couch in Liz Braganza’s journalism classroom, watching the class and suggesting ways to work media production into the curriculum. I’m hesitant to take the reins and teach a class myself, in part because I don’t want to upstage the [...]

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Promoting Student Stories Outside the School

Mike Janssen, Washington Metropolitan High School

Promoting Student Stories Outside the School

No Comments 07 September 2010

What can I tell you about Washington Metropolitan High School, the school where I’m settling in? It’s a work in progress. DC Met, to use its nickname, is going through a lot of changes. The school moved into its new home near Howard University over the summer, and it’s not completely put together yet. I [...]

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Unnatural Anchors: Engaging Youth In News

Mike Janssen, Ward 1, Washington Metropolitan High School

Unnatural Anchors: Engaging Youth In News

No Comments 01 September 2010

Though we fellows began our Public Media Corps fellowships in early July, I’m just now getting to a point where I can start getting my hands dirty. And I’m glad the ideas are starting to flow, and I finally see a chance of carrying them out. I started out based at a high school in [...]

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