New teachers can benefit from mentor models in their classrooms
By Linda Barrington, MJE JEA Mentor Program chair I always listen to Nick Ferentinos when it comes to mentoring. A retired journalism teacher and master mentor for the New Teacher Center in Santa Cruz, Calif., Nick and Steve O’Donoghue (California Scholastic Jouralism Initiative) brought the idea of a Mentor Program to JEA in 2007. So...
Meet the new 2014 JEA mentors
by Bill Flechtner JEA Mentoring Committee For the first time, new JEA mentors were trained as a part of the JEA Advisers Institute in Las Vegas in July. Previously, mentors had been trained at the JEA/NSPA conventions. Linda Barrington and I led the training session in Las Vegas. Here is an introduction to the mentors,...
Thanks to Julie Dodd & Judy Robinson for contributions to JEA Mentoring Program
by Peggy Gregory Mentoring Committee We want to say thank you to JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair Julie Dodd and Committee member Judy Robinson for their friendship and their extraordinary roles on the committee. Julie Dodd After serving as Mentoring Committee co-chair since its inception in 2007 and fulfilling various roles on the JEA Board for...
New 2014 JEA mentors train at JEA Advisers Institute
Five of the cohort of new JEA mentors arrived in Las Vegas for the new mentor training. From left to right: Sue Farlow (North Carolina), Phyllis Cooper (North Carolina), Carol Eanes (North Carolina), Nancy Olson (Vermont) and Stan Zoller (Illinois). Mike Riley (Wyoming) is not pictured, as his flight had been delayed. The mentors got...
Appleton North High School (Wisconsin) principal removes prior review
by Linda Barrington, mentor, and Aaron Ramponi, mentee Linda: When Aaron Ramponi asked me to be his mentor two years ago, he prepared me for the meeting with his principal by telling me that Appleton North High School’s student newspaper was under prior review. Aaron: Censorship had been the practice of the school’s administration since...
Attending JEA/NSPA convention provides motivation, team-building and more
by Julie Dodd Attending a professional conference can take a lot of effort. Whether a teacher is taking a group of students to a conference, a student is attending a conference, or a JEA mentor is attending a conference, planning, logistics and funding are involved. But the benefits of attending a professional conference, like a...
From the Mentor Forum at the JEA/NSPA convention in San Diego
Mary Anne McCloud leads mentors in a reflection of Aaron Manfull’s social media session. Mentors gained a better understanding of how to use Twitter and other sites. Bill Flechtner from his iPhone
From the Mentor Forum at the JEA/NSPA convention in San Diego
Sarah Nichols, JEA vice president, unveils the new JEA curriculum during the Mentor Forum at the San Diego convention. Peggy Gregory from her iPhone
From the Mentor Forum at the JEA/NSPA convention in San Diego
The mentors listen as Kim Green, Certification Commission chair, talk about the importance of getting mentees certified. Peggy Gregory from her iPhone
From the Mentor Forum at the JEA/NSPA convention in San Diego
The JEA mentors are meeting in the Mentor Forum during the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention in San Diego, Calif. This is the first of several updates from the Forum. Marilyn Chapman and Carol Smith listen to Candace Bowen discuss editorial policies during the Mentor Forum in San Diego. Bill Flechtner from his...
Ohio JEA mentees and former mentees help guide their students to 97 awards at Ohio Scholastic Media Association convention
by Wayne and Georgia Dunn Ohio mentors The Ohio Scholastic Media Association just completed their two-day convention. Six of our present and former mentees entered the various newspaper, broadcast, and yearbook contests. Those six schools garnered 97 awards. In addition, another of our mentees joined the board. That means that four mentees are now members...
Watch ‘Blogs and Building Community’ webinar
If you missed Kay Windsor’s webinar on “Blogging and Building Community,” you can watch the webinar now. Just click on the play button on the screen below. The webinar is about 30 minutes. Thanks to Kay for the helpful webinar. Topics included: How participating in a blog community can be as simple as clicking a...