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A free summer seminar for experienced high school journalism advisers

From the 23 teachers who attended this workshop in July 2019, we have included Solutions Journalism Story Ideas, other Story Ideas for a whole range of topics and Tech Examples of something they learned, many of these for data visualization, plus some resources anyone can use in the future for these topics.

“If your mother tells you she loves you, check it out”: Journalism and the Skeptical Way of Knowing

Posted by on Aug 2, 2019 in Blog | Comments Off on “If your mother tells you she loves you, check it out”: Journalism and the Skeptical Way of Knowing

by Amy Medlock-Greene My 10-year-old daughter really wants to keep believing in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. As the child of two...

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Experimenting with Google Flourish and survey data

Posted by on Aug 1, 2019 in Blog, Projects | Comments Off on Experimenting with Google Flourish and survey data

After being introduced to the Flourish data visualization tool, I was eager to see how it might be used in a practical way wit the kind of...

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4 Qualities of an Effective Adviser

Posted by on Aug 1, 2019 in Blog | Comments Off on 4 Qualities of an Effective Adviser

What now? In the early parts of my career, I didn’t quite know where to start. After all, there are way too many directions to choose...

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Get Connected: How to engage with other journalism advisers

Posted by on Jul 31, 2019 in Blog | Comments Off on Get Connected: How to engage with other journalism advisers

One is the loneliest number, and many high school journalism teachers know the feeling of being a singleton in their buildings.  For most...

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Planning multi-platform coverage to enhance audience engagement

Posted by on Jul 31, 2019 in Blog | 1 comment

Student journalists who have been through the print production process know and understand what it means to think of a timely and unique...

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This Student Journalism Stuff is Tough!

Posted by on Jul 30, 2019 in Blog | Comments Off on This Student Journalism Stuff is Tough!

Every time I attend any sort of PD, I’m reminded what students go through every day. School is exhausting—even just passively...

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