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 […]
The azaleas are in bloom in Gainesville and are beautiful. This is a great time of year…and just the time of year when I interviewed at UF. When the phone call came to schedule my campus visit, the snow was falling in Tennessee. Every February when the azaleas bloom, I think of that February when […]
A session during the symposium included discussion of why so many beginning teachers leave the profession. One of the factors mentioned was “teaching hazing.” As the speaker talked about that, I recognized my beginning teaching experience. Having five different preparations. Having some of the most challenging students. That kind of teaching assignment makes beginning teachers […]
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.
Throughout the symposium, Linda, Peggy, Steve, Nick and I shared what we’d heard in sessions and talked about implications for our JEA mentoring program – calling Nick on days when he wasn’t able to be there due to the pinched nerve in his neck. We called Linda Barrington, who wasn’t able to attend the symposium. […]
Julie Dodd (Boomer) and Jennifer Abrams (Gen Xer) talked after Jennifer’s session on generational differences in the workplace.
Veteran/Traditionalist (born from 1922 to 1943). Boomer (born from 1944 to 1960). Gen Xer (born from 1961 to 1980). Millennial (born from 1981 to 2000). This session asked us to discuss what political and social factors helped influence attitudes of each generation and then consider how differences between generational groups can affect interactions between mentors […]
Pedro Noguera commended No Child Left Behind’s message that every child can be a successful student. But he criticized national, state and local officials for not providing the funds necessary to help the most-challenged schools be able to meet the needs of students — and their teachers.
Pedro Noguera challenged teachers and administrators to develop an attitude of wanting to understand the students we are working with and striving to have schools have a positive impact on our students. Noguera, a professor in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University and very involved in urban education, was the luncheon speaker […]
During the NTC Symposium, members of the JEA mentoring program met with Janet Glass to discuss how JEA can develop a partnership with NTC. Janet could understand the importance of mentoring journalism teachers who often are the only one in their school, as she had been the only German teacher in her school district. Julie […]
Julie Dodd 