Mic Check: Finding Your Voice Through Podcasting: A Middle School Curriculum By The Sneaker Principal Paperback – March 27, 2025

Mic Check: Finding Your Voice Through Podcasting is a groundbreaking middle school curriculum designed to amplify student voice through the art of podcasting. Created by The Sneaker Principal, this 10–12 week program blends media literacy, storytelling, and social-emotional learning into a culturally relevant, project-based experience that meets students where they are—and empowers them to go even further.More than just a how-to guide, this curriculum is a call to action for educators to center youth voice, nurture identity, and cultivate leadership through digital storytelling. With ready-to-use lessons, rubrics, templates, and celebration tools, Mic Check makes it easy for teachers to launch a classroom podcasting program that engages every learner—whether as part of an elective, afterschool program, or advisory.Inside, you'll find:A five-unit structure moving from identity and voice to editing and publishingStep-by-step session guides and flexible pacingStudent-friendly templates and tech integration tipsReal-world publishing and promotion toolsReflection, celebration, and community-building componentsBorn during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Sneaker Principal Podcast began as one voice seeking hope—and became a platform for many. Now, that same spirit fuels this curriculum: to ensure that every student has a mic, a message, and a moment to be heard.Whether you're a veteran educator or just pressing record for the first time, this book equips you with everything you need to help students speak up, sound off, and lead through their stories. Read more