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SIPA and JEA Quiz Bowls supported by JEA mentor

Editor’s note: When I attended the Southern Interscholastic Press Association (SIPA) convention in March, one of the big topics of discussion was the SIPA Quiz Bowl. JEA Mentor Marilyn Chapman is the moderator for the event. The event is such a success that JEA Board member Brenda Gorsuch proposed holding a JEA Quiz Bowl at...

Reynolds High School Journalism Institutes help advisers develop their teaching and advising skills

by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair New advisers have a great learning opportunity by attending a Reynolds High School Journalism Institute. Five HSJ Institutes will be running this summer, and now’s the time to prepare and submit applications. The deadline is March 1. Several mentees in the JEA Mentoring Program have participated in the...

Strategies for successful teaching and media advising in 2013

by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair Now’s the time that we’re all reviewing 2012 and setting those New Year’s resolutions for 2013. Business writer Eva Del Rio’s recent column provides a good way to guide a start-of-the-year conversation with your mentees. Del Rio, who offers advice to business professionals, recommends making three lists as...

Plan now for summer workshops for high school media students and advisers

by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair The holiday break. Students and teachers alike are looking forward to some time off from the regular school routine. Not having papers to grade or deadlines to meet can mean that advisers have time to do initial planning for summer workshops that they or their students can attend....

Adviser Update seeks photos of staffs who attend JEA/NSPA convention in San Antonio

by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair Adviser Update is interested in having photos of media staffs that attend next week’s Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention in San Antonio. Adviser Update editor George Taylor asks that  you send a high resolution image and caption information by Dec. 1, and he’ll consider it for...

Developing teacher leaders through JEA Mentor Program

by Georgia and Wayne Dunn Ohio Mentors As members of the first set of mentors, we have had the privilege of working with 18 beginning advisers — some for two years and some for three. All but one of those mentees are still in education. Two others are not currently advising because their programs were...

Mentoring Monday: How high school media can use Pinterest

by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair Pinterest is one of the new rages in technology, allowing users to “pin” photos of interest to a virtual board and then share their photos with others. People have been using Pinterest to share their wardrobes and get fashion tips, to swap recipes, and to share vacation photos....

Mentoring Monday: Mentor, mentees and students work on yearbook production

South Carolina mentor Marilyn Chapman shares these photos from her visits with her mentees.