Randy Swikle on a Protocol for a Free & Responsible Student Media
Protocol for a Free & Responsible Student News Media – McCormick Foundation By Peggy Gregory Mentor Randy Swikle presented a newly published protocol for resolving conflict to the mentors at the Kansas City JEA/NSPA fall convention. Published by the McCormick Foundation, “The protocol was developed to help student journalists and school administrators build relationships that...
Strength Coaching with Nick
After the weclome and introductions by Peggy and Bill at the Mentor Forum in Kansas City, Nick led a session on Strength Coaching. We’ll be posting an article from Nick here a little later today (check back). But in the meantime here are the online resources Nick had for us in the workshop. Strengths resources...
Week at High School Journalism Institute is good reminder of challenges for new journalism teachers
by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair A week at the High School Journalism Institute at Indiana University was action-packed for the teachers who took Multimedia for High School Journalism Educators and for Judy and me, who were the instructors for the course. The class was a good reminder of the range of teaching situations...
Guidelines and policies needed for high school media that go online
by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair What should be the policies and guidelines for online media that students create for high school journalism programs? That was a question that the teachers taking Multimedia for High School Journalism Educators at Indiana University had as they created their own blogs and considered how to help their...
“The Checklist Manifesto” provides ideas for how media teachers can use checklists to improve efficiency and promote teamwork
by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair The school year is ending for most high school teachers. They have turned in the final grades, packed up their rooms, and attended graduation. But for most high school teachers, their work as teachers continue. They are taking classes during the summer, reviewing new textbooks, and spending some...
Mentors assist in making the right connections: Veteran adviser Rick Brown created a variety of networks to assist his mentees
by Rick Brown California mentor A few weeks ago a group of newspaper advisers, their editors, a professional journalist, and I sat down for an end-of-the-year dinner. The event was hosted by the Auburn Journal, and we were seated in a room where editors and the AJ staff make daily, occasionally agonizing, news judgments. The...
2010 Teacher of the Year: English teacher who considers herself the ‘lead learner’ in her classroom and develops curriculum that appeals to students
by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair I read with interest that the 2010 Teacher of the Year is a high school English teacher — Sarah Brown Wessling of Johnston High School in Iowa. Many of us who are or have been high school media advisers also were high school English teachers. So we can...