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Creating your own PLC
Ideas, suggestions and resources for getting the support you need as a scholastic journalism teacher/adviser
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What’s Your Gig?•Newspaper? Yearbook? Online? Broadcast? All four?•Regardless of your actual assignment, it’s EASY to just be a lone ranger … don’t let yourself become isolated•So, how do you avoid the Lone Ranger syndrome?
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Connecting locally•Some areas in the U.S. (Kansas City, for example) have a local journalism education support group•Not in your area? Start one! • Facebook groups, etc.• Foothill Advisers
Group•Your local newspaper
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Connecting regionally•State JEA affiliates (JEANC, for example)•Regional associations (SIPA, for example)•State conventions (state convention is every other year in Sacramento; coming this October)
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Connecting nationally•National Scholastic Press Association: studentpress.org
•Critiques•Pacemaker Award•National Stories/Designs/Photos/ Cartoons of the Year•Co-sponsor of JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Conventions (San Antonio in Nov., San Francisco in the spring)•Best of the High School Press
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A national PLC•Mark Newton of suburban Denver created the concept•Jill Chittum is the NJPLC chair for JEA … information on jea.org•Teachers/advisers are meeting at national conventions•Standards are being tweaked to match needs of different teachers in different states
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More organizations/resources•Journalism Education Association:
jea.org•Co-sponsor of the JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Conventions•Conducts write-off contests at national conventions•CJE/MJE certification•Links to state organizations (JEANC)•State/regional conventions and workshops (by state JEAs)•Publishes C:JET•State and national high school journalist of the year contest (with scholarships available)•Summer workshops for advisers•The Listserve! (Now hosted at Kansas State)
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Another key organization•Columbia Scholastic Press Association:
columbia.edu/cu/cspa
•Sponsor of annual regional fall and national spring conventions at Columbia University in New York City•Gold/Silver Crown Awards•Gold Circle individual awards for a HUGE variety of newspaper/yearbook/Web categories•Annual critique•Gold Key Award and other awards for distinguished advisers•Summer workshops
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Still more organizations•Quill and Scroll Society:
uiowa.edu/~quill-sc/
•Annual critique, including the George H. Gallup Award•Annual individual mail-in writing contests (Quill and Scroll Writing and Photography Awards), with winners eligible for scholarship consideration•Charters available for a Q&S chapter at your school•Magazine for advisers
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Pros reaching out•American Society of News Editors:
hsj.org
•Lesson plans•Free online hosting is GOING AWAY•Inexpensive source of wire content (one-time fee)•Links to scholastic press groups•Scholarships and teacher training (ASNE Institutes in the summer)
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More pros reaching out•Dow Jones Newspaper Fund:
newspaperfund.org
•Sponsors the National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year•Honors Special Recognition and Distinguished Advisers each year•Publishes “Adviser Update,” a quarterly tabloid focused on the advising of high school newspapers•Lots of links to summer workshops, scholarships, etc.
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More professional help•The Poynter Institute:
poynter.org
•Romenesko … now independent (stay very up to date with industry issues!)•Tons of online resources for teaching journalistic writing/editing/ etc.•Roy Peter Clark, Chip Scanlan and lots of other really terrific experts•Webinars•Professional seminars•Links to PDFs of professional newspaper pages, etc.
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Some cool state sites•Virginia Association of Journalism Teachers and Advisers: vajta.org
•Florida: fspa.org
•Texas Association of Journalism Educators: taje.org
•The Texas site, in particular, is chock-a-block full of resources and lessons that you don’t have to create for yourself
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A few more random resources•Newspaper Association of America Foundation (now part of the American Press Institute; publishing grants):
•Naafoundation.org•J-Ideas (defunct, but still accessible):
•jideas.org•Kent State University, News Ohio (lesson plans):
•newsohio.kent.edu•Society of Professional Journalists:
•Spj.org•American Copy Editors Association (ACES): copydesk.org
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When the lawyers start calling•Check with the Student Press Law Center (www.splc.org) for any statutory protection for student journalists in your state•Frank LoMonte is now your friend!
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Thanks, and have a great year!•Karl Grubaugh•Granite Bay (Calif.) High•1 Grizzly Way•Granite Bay, CA 95746•Granitebayhigh.org (click departments> social studies>karl grubaugh)•916-786-8676, x5811•530-295-7007 cell•[email protected]•[email protected]