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DJNF Invites Media Teachers, Advisers to Apply for Honor

Darcy Goshorn — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:37:02 +0000

Paul Kandell of Palo Alto (Calif.) High School has a vision for high school journalism in a digital world where scholastic journalists adapt and innovate to keep up with and ahead of their professional peers. As the Dow Jones News Fund’s 2009 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year, he was the 51st person chosen for the honor since 1960.

The Fund wants teachers like Mr. Kandell to apply for the 2010 National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year Awards program. The Teacher of the Year acts as a spokesperson for scholastic journalism. Applicants may be nominated by scholastic media groups, administrators, colleagues, students or may nominate themselves.

The annual program honors the nation’s top journalism teacher, four Distinguished Advisers and several teachers cited as Special Recognition award winners.

Teachers should be advocates of free expression for high school students, emphasize fairness and responsibility, diversity both on the staff and in media content, and be dedicated to the highest standards of journalistic ethics and practice.

The winning teacher will address the fall convention of the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association. The teacher will attend the annual meeting of the American Society of News Editors and the college-level Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The Teacher of the Year is also a keynote luncheon speaker for the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, a co-sponsor, in New York City each March. Additionally, the winning teacher can attend a professional-level seminar offered at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, St. Petersburg, Fla., and serves as a paid columnist for the Fund’s free quarterly newspaper, Adviser Update. Because of his expertise and advocacy for more tech-savvy presentations and instruction, Mr. Kandell conducted a webinar for the Radio Television Digital News Association on his vision for scholastic media in January, showing the potential for new partnerships and venues for the honored teacher.

The Teacher of the Year and four Distinguished Advisers will receive free subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, a co-sponsor, which includes 30 copies of the full-color newspaper for students, a free Teacher Guide, unlimited access to the Classroom Edition Web site and a daily Journal.

The winning teacher will receive a pin and a plaque and the journalism program will get a state-of-the-art laptop computer. The school district will receive a per diem for program-related absences. A senior at the Teacher of the Year’s high school will receive a $1,000 college scholarship to pursue journalism studies. One student at each of the four Distinguished Advisers’ schools will receive $500 college scholarships. Travel and accommodations for the Teacher of the Year will be provided by DJNF and program sponsors.

Nominees must have at least three years of experience teaching high school journalism or advising a newspaper, newsmagazine or news website, have taught or advised during the 2009-2010 academic year and plan to continue teaching and/or advising in 2010-2011.

The one-page application form asks 14 questions and should be accompanied by a résumé, a 35mm color head shot of the teacher, and six sets of two issues of the 2009-2010 school newspaper, newsmagazine or news website. No more than three letters of support may be submitted. The nomination postmark deadline is July 1.

The selection panel for 2010 will include Mr. Kandell along with professional journalists, college educators and representatives of major scholastic journalism groups.

Application forms can be downloaded from the Programs and Forms sections of the Fund’s website at www.newsfund.org. They can also be obtained from DJNF, P.O. Box 300, Princeton, NJ 08543-0300, by calling 609-452-2820, or by sending an email message with name, mailing address and telephone number to djnf@dowjones.com.

From Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Princeton, NJ, March 24, 2010

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This year I’m going to try . . .

roberthankes — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:10:02 +0000

Remember last May? You were sitting there with all those research papers to grade and journals to look at, and you said to yourself: “I must remember to suggest this to the publications staff I advise . . .” What was that this? What are you going to try differently this year? This blog could be a great repository of innovative ideas for the novice adviser and staff.

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PSPA Offers Mentoring to New Advisers

Darcy Goshorn — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:00:17 +0000

Are you a new adviser? Do you know of a new adviser? Would you or a colleague like help from an experienced adviser?

This fall PSPA is offering mentoring for a limited number of new advisers through a program sponsored by JEA.

JEA began the mentoring program in 2007 to provide on-going training and support for new advisers. The goals of the program are to help develop a culture of responsible journalism in schools and to strengthen journalism programs by retaining committed, well-trained advisers.

By September, PSPA will select two or three new advisers for mentoring. If you are interested in participating in the program or you would like to know more about it, contact Janice Hatfield at hatfieldj@windstream.net.

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Congratulations Mr. Nick!

roberthankes — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:21:12 +0000

Longtime Wyoming Valley West publications adviser Les Nicholas will be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame this June. Read the entire story on Les as published in Wilkes-Barre’s The Times Leader.

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PSPA Adviser Publishes Novel

roberthankes — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:15:44 +0000

Gryphon Adviser Jim Zervanos and his debut novel Love Park

LOVE Park is the debut novel by Jim Zervanos, adviser of the Penncrest High School literary magazine, Gryphon. The novel is about a colorful Greek-American family living in the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia, and it’s been getting rave reviews.

Charles Baxter, author of National Book Award-nominated The Feast of Love, declares, ”LOVE Park is both funny and moving, and I enjoyed it tremendously.” Larry Platt, editor-in-chief of Philadelphia magazine, calls LOVE Park “a love letter to Philadelphia” and a ”must-read debut.”

The protagonist is twenty-six-year-old Peter Pappas, who vows to change his life this summer - or at least to move out of his childhood home. When an affair with an exotic widow jump-starts his journey into adulthood, he learns a secret that just might set him free - if it doesn’t destroy his family first.

LOVE Park will be available nationwide starting May 1, 2009. You can order it here, or check out the author’s page for more information.

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