September Content Ideas
September is the Tuesday of months when it comes to education. It’s not Monday (August) but it’s certainly too far from the Holidays to get excited. There are a couple of month long celebrations that you can work to create content with but the daily content this month is where the magic happens. There is such a wide variety of events.
National Hispanic Heritage Month is a great way to fill a whole month with themed content. You can feature history, food, local culture and much more.
I didn’t talk about college and professional football but there is also a ton of content that can come from those two. Packages about tailgating, game day food, or superstitions.
Month Long Celebrations:
World Alzheimer’s Month
National Chicken Month
National Suicide Prevention Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month
9/1 World Letter Writing Day
Have your students write letters of encouragement for teachers or other students then have those recipients read those letters.
9/2 V-J Day
What’s A V-J? Have students do a package on the impacts of V-Js in the 80s and 90s on pop culture.
9/3 Skyscraper Day
Work with your engineering teacher or a local architect to dive into what it takes to build a skyscraper or do a feature on a local skyscraper of importance.
9/4 World Wildlife Day
Work with a local gamewarden or conservationist to discuss local wildlife.
9/5 National 401(k) Day
Work with a local accountant to discuss what a 401(k) is and why students should begin their 401(k) early.
9/6 Read A Book Day
Have teachers share what books they are reading now and encourage students to read those same books.
9/7 National Salami Day
Work with a local butcher or deli to discuss the history of Salami and encourage students to try Salami.
9/8 International Literacy Day
Work with non-ELA teachers to discuss how literacy works in their classroom. This would be best in CTE classes or other electives.
9/9 National Teddy Bear Day
Man On The Street: What was the name of your first teddy bear?
9/10 World Suicide Prevention Day
Interview a counselor or other expert to discuss the tools available to help prevent suicide.
9/11 National Hot Cross Bun Day
Man On The Street: Your host should play hot cross buns on a recorder or other instrument. Ask students to identify the song.
9/12 National Video Games Day
This would be a great way to do a package about student life. Feature a local gamer - showcase their successes, their set up, or anything else that others may find unique or interesting.
9/13 Roald Dahl Day
This is a Saturday so this could be a great social media campaign where you ask students which of their Roald Dahl book is their favorite and why.
9/14 National Grandparents Day
Another great social media campaign; Ask students to tell them something that their grandparent has said to them that has made an impact.
9/15 National Double Cheeseburger Day
Do a taste test and have students try to get where the Double Cheeseburger came from - this works best with a mix of fast food and local restaurants.
9/16 National IT Professionals Day
Work with your IT program or a local IT Professional to do a package about what IT is and how students can get involved.
9/17 National Pet Bird Day
Find a student who has a pet bird and do a package about that their relationship, etc.
9/18 Air Force Day
Work with the local recruiter or ROTC program to share details about the Air Force and how students can get involved with the Air Force.
9/19 Talk Like A Pirate Day
This one is a simple one: Everything about your show is Pirate Themed including your talent doing their best to talk like a pirate.
9/20 National Queso Day
Feature a local mexican restaurant to discuss their Queso including how much they sell a week, what makes their queso so special, and maybe even the recipe.
9/21 World Gratitude Day
A great social media campaign: Have students and teachers share the things they are grateful for.
9/22 American Business Women’s Day
Create a package about a local business woman.
9/23 International Day Of Sign Languages
Do a 2 box in your show with a sign language interpreter signing your show - then feature them and get details on their job, how they got trained, etc.
9/24 National Punctuation Day
Work with your ELA department to discuss why punctuation is important. This can be a light segment with jokes based on bad punctuation.
9/25 Comic Book Day
Showcase the history of comic books and share details on what comic book may be the best to get started.
9/26 National Dumpling Day
Taste Test: Have students sample different dumplings and guess what the dumplings are filled with.
9/27 World Tourism Day
Find a student or teacher who has traveled outside of the US and have them discuss where they have been, their favorite place to visit, etc.
9/28 World Rivers Day
Do a package about a local river: Focus on activities done in the river, river clean up projects, or other topics of local interest.
9/29 Veterans of Foreign Wars Day
Work with your local VFW to detail what the VFW is and why it is important in their community.
9/30 International Podcast Day
Man On The Street: What podcast do you listen to most and why?
Meet the Author, Tom White
Tom White is the Education and House of Worship Specialist at Amitrace. Tom's role is to help educators build better programs through better training, planning, and equipment. Before joining Amitrace, Tom was the Broadcast Engineer at Grady College of Journalism and Communication at the University of Georgia. Prior to that role, Tom taught at Morgan County High School and Rockdale Career Academy where he and his student produced thousands of live streams for sports, news, and community events. Tom’s program at the Rockdale Career Academy received the NFHS Network Program Of The Year in 2016 and his program at Morgan County High School received the New Program of the Year title in 2018. Tom has been a long time contributor to many publications and is the host of Teaching to The Test Pattern Podcast.
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