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Blogging as a class assignment
One of the reasons that I started a blog is because blogging is going to be a writing assignment in MMC 2100 this semester. I thought I should try out blogging before making it an assignment for the students. Tomorrow the lab instructors and I meet to discuss how to take what was a great […]
JEA Mentoring Program gains ‘best practices’ from New Teacher Center resources
During the symposium we acquired quite a collection of materials from the New Teacher Center and from school districts that made presentations. We were interested not only in the information itself, but, as journalism educators, we were interested in the design and packaging of the materials — booklets, brochures, newsletters, reports and CDs.
JEA Mentoring Committee attends New Teacher Center Symposium
JEA mentoring program members discuss a partnership with the New Teacher Center. Julie Dodd, Nick Ferentinos, Ellen Moir (NTC), Linda Puntney, Peggy Gregory and Steve O’Donoghue met during the NTC Symposium at San Jose. (Photo by Janet Gless)
Kimberly Oliver — National Teacher of the Year 2006 — keynote speaker at NTC symposium
Kimberly Oliver — National Teacher of the Year 2006 — was a keynote speaker at the NTC Symposium. She shared her own teaching experiences as a kindergarten teacher and her work to improve education in her school. (Photo by David Hills)
Importace of early-on student discussion
Linda Puntney, Peggy Gregory and I joined a teacher induction coordinator from Tennessee in a warm-up activity. The follow-up pointed out that the longer it takes for a student to speak in class the less likely the student is to speak. We agreed that this a good teaching tip. That first-day interview activity we often […]
A day with Delta
A full day of flying to California meant l graded 40 papers and reviewed the agenda for the New Teacher Cemter Symposium. This is the first time I’ve attended the NTC Symposium, and I’m looking forward to hearing from trainers and participants who will be involved. I’ll share with you.
JEA Mentoring Committee and Mentors
The first training session for the 10 new mentors was held at the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association Convention in Philadelphia, November 2007. The JEA Mentoring Committee and mentors (with the mentor’s state) are — Front: Georgia Dunn (Ohio), Dianne Gum (Colorado), Bill Flechtner (Oregon), Linda Barrington and Julie Dodd; Middle: Sandy Jacoby (Wisconsin), […]
The importance of mentors
A major concern in education today is the shortage of teachers at K-12. Thousands of veteran teachers are retiring. Almost half of new teachers of all teachers who now enter the field leave it within five years. Both the anecdotal reports of new teachers and research indicate that those who are formally mentored are more […]
Anne Hull offers tips on interviewing and writing during visit to UF
Anne Hull, whose stories have four times been nominated for a Pulitzer, was the Hearst Visiting Professional for UF’s College of Journalism and Communications. (Photo by Chass Bronson) Q&A: The students asked questions. I asked questions. Washington Post reporter Anne Hull answered them — with candor, insightful stories, humor and enthusiasm for her work as a […]
Making the most of guest speakers in class
Washington Post reporter Anne Hull will be a special guest speaker in both of my lectures tomorrow. She is the Journalism Department’s Hearst Visiting Professional, which means we have her on campus for just a couple of days and want to have as many of our students as possible get a chance to hear her. […]
Julie Dodd 