Adviser Update Summer 2012 | Page 9

SUMMER 2012 Adviser Update Page 9A 26 things journalism programs need to be doing this year BY AARON MANFUL teacher of the year I 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. 8 11 12 14 15 16 See TOY on page 11A Rethink, reimagine, be proactive P09.V53.I01 13 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 26. 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 9 10 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 17 18 19 20 21 cyan on in print. On the marching band yearbook