JEA Mentor Radio
Today’s JEA Mentor Radio (previously known as our podcast) features one of our recent mentors, Carla Harris, interviewing “Geno” Van Gorder from Arlington High School in Oregon. Carla’s interview with Gino will immediately grab your attention. When Gino talks about students bringing shotguns to school, you can hear the alarm in Carla’s voice. Listen and...
Change, Challenge and Connection: Julie Dodd Honors Lecturer
by Judy Robinson On August 5, 2010, Julie E. Dodd, co-chair and one of the founders of the JEA Mentoring program, delivered the 2010 Scholastic Journalism Division Honors Lecture at the AEJMC conference in Denver. Many of you wanted to hear her yet were unable to be there for a variety of reasons. Since several...
Podcast #2: Mentor and Mentee discuss their communication strategies
Listen to the second JEA mentoring podcast either by clicking the audio player below or by visiting iTunes and subscribing to the JEAMentoring podcast there. The Journalism Education Association Mentoring group is one of the first mentoring podcasts out there. Listen to an interview conducted by Julie Dodd with Kansas mentor Mary Anne McCloud and her...
Photos from JEA Mentoring Sessions: November, 2009
Thanks to Randy Swikle for taking photos from the JEA Mentoring Sessions from November, 2009. I’ve posted some photos to remind you of the good discussion and times last year. More sharing and sharpening of mentoring talents to be had in Portland. Get ready to enjoy JEA Portland 2010! [slideshow]
State Support Needed for Successful Mentoring
Having a broad base of support in your state is important in allowing the mentoring program to develop and be well received. Although financial support is essential to provide a yearly stipend to each mentor, networking is equally important to give the program visibility and credibility as broadly as possible. In Wisconsin we began by...
Mentors to ‘Help Young Things Grow’
I believe. I believe when the Washington Post and the New York Times report that almost half of new teachers leave the profession within five years while we baby boomers are exiting in the hundreds of thousands. I believe widespread research that shows that the quality of teacher drives student achievement; I’ve always believed that in the...
First Mentors Participate in Training Workshop
PHILADELPHA — Ten veteran journalism teachers from five states kicked off JEA’s new mentoring program in a day-long training workshop at the JEA/NSPA fall 2007 convention. The mentors, representing Colorado, Kansas, Ohio, Oregon and Wisconsin, were hand-picked for the initial mentor training. Following the day of training, they return to their states to identify new...