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...
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,...
by Gary Lindsay JEA Mentoring Committee Iowa mentor In the two years since I last taught my summer writing seminar for teachers, the use of Google Drive has become widespread, and that has radically changed how I conducted the course I taught this summer at the University of Iowa Summer Journalism Workshops. In one response...
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...
by Kay Windsor North Carolina mentor For some of us, the word blog (shortened from web log) may conjure ideas of writers who shout opinions and political views. But many kinds of blogs, not necessarily political or abrasive, can offer ideas or inspiration. WordPress, one of the hosts for free sites for blogs, had 60...
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...
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...
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...
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
Sarah Nichols, JEA vice president, unveils the new JEA curriculum during the Mentor Forum at the San Diego convention. Peggy Gregory from her iPhone
The mentors listen as Kim Green, Certification Commission chair, talk about the importance of getting mentees certified. Peggy Gregory from her iPhone
Aaron Manfull, chair of the JEA Digital Media Committee, shares how to use social media in student publications. Discussion revolved around how to help advisers with the new uses of technology to advance their print and online publications. Bill Flechtner from his iPhone
