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Poynter’s NewsU offers online course for high school journalism teachers
by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair For journalism teachers — such as our mentees — who are seeking ways to increase their advising skill set, the Poynter Institute’s NewsU is offering an online course that can help. Becoming a … Continue reading
Posted in Best Practices in Teaching, Journalism Education Association, Scholastic Journalism, student press rights, teaching with technology
Tagged Becoming a More Effective Adviser, Dow Jones High School Journalism Teacher of the Year, HL Hall, journalism continuing education units, NewsU, online course for high scool journalism teachers, Poynter Institute, Wendy Wallace
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High school journalism teachers can win free class sets of Wall Street Journal
by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund will be awarding class sets of The Wall Street Journal for the 2011-2012 school year. High school teachers enter the selection process by submitting a 250-word essay on … Continue reading
A reminder of how to engage readers in student media
JEA Yearbook Adviser of the Year Sarah Nichols challenged us to get involved in media coverage. During her award speech at the JEA/NSPA convention in Anaheim, she asked us to get out our smartphones, take photos and post those photos … Continue reading
JEA mentors and committee member recognized at JEA/NSPA awards luncheon
Congratulations: JEA Medal of Merit – Marie Parsons NSPA Pioneer Award – Linda Barrington and Martha Rothwell From the JEA/NSPA convention in Kansas City
Mentoring Forum getting ready to start
More than 20 of the JEA mentors are assembling at the Kansas City Convention Center for the all-day Mentor Forum. The Mentoring Committee met last night to make sure we’re ready for the forum and also to discuss committee business. … Continue reading
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College faculty recognized for contributions to scholastic journalism
by Julie Dodd JEA Mentoring Committee co-chair Three college faculty members were recognized for their contributions to scholastic journalism during the Association for Education in Journalism and Communications Conference this week in Denver. Brian Poulter and Sally Renaud of Eastern … Continue reading
Mentor and mentee model mentoring conversation
Kansas mentor Mary Anne McCloud and her mentee Erika Rickard joined us this afternoon to demonstrate a mentoring conversation. The new mentors observed and afterwards Nick Ferentinos guided a discussion of how the conversation was structured to make it productive … Continue reading
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Group photo of our fourth group of JEA mentors
The mentors gather on the steps of Kedzie Hall at Kansas State University.
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Mentor team gets ready for the Mentor Academy
We spent today preparing materials and reviewing the scripts and lesson plans. We’ve been receiving periodic phone calls as the new mentors arrive at the Kansas City airport.
