SUMMER 2012
Adviser Update
Page 9A
26 things journalism programs need to be doing this year
BY AARON MANFUL
teacher of the year
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Update photo by Aaron Manfull
Nick Wyer from Francis Howell North High School works on his staff’s website, FHNtoday.com, from his iPad at
Media Now STL. Wyer and the team from his school were working to move the website’s Wordpress theme to a
responsive design during the June workshop at Lindenwood University.
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See TOY on page 11A
Rethink, reimagine, be proactive
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students can even get honored for
their work.
Join national/regional orgs –
(See #13 and note same reasons).
Links to some national organizations can be found on The Next
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Send work to contests Don’t shortchange your students.
Make sending their work in a
priority. The feedback is good for
your students and it’s good for the
program.
Go to conventions – Kathy
Craghead told me once I needed
to get my students to national
conventions and that it would be
a great thing for them and my
program. I took the advice; it’s
one of the smartest things I’ve
done. You need to get your students out of the classroom and
black
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tos, record interviews and type
stories. Teach students how to get
the most out of these devices.
Everyone works for web – If
you want the student website at
your school to be successful, all
journalism students need to work
for it, including intro students.
Have deadline calendars
– Staffs and sections generally
have recurring cycles. Work to
have deadline calendars for each
production deadline cycle and
section. Have daily ‘due dates’ so
work progresses throughout the
deadline.
Join state orgs – Become a
member of your state journalism
organization. It’s a great way to
connect with advisers throughout
the state. Many have conferences,
critiques and workshops and your
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