Kim Green, MJE, yearbook adviser at Columbus (Ind.) North High School, learned in a surprise ceremony at her school Jan. 9 that she was the Journalism Education Association’s 2011 Yearbook Adviser of the Year. Kelly Furnas, JEA’s executive director, and H. L. Hall, JEA’s Yearbook Adviser of the Year Committee chair, presented a plaque to…
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Constitution Day lesson plans provided here are designed to help students celebrate the Constitution and Bill of Rights, as mandated by Congress. Legislation requires schools to offer lessons on the Constitution and how it affects all Americans. Our lesson plans emphasize the First Amendment and particularly the freedoms of speech and the press. The first…
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This rubric allows for measurement of a photograph’s success in multiple categories, and also provides opportunities for students to reflect on the lessons learned from the assignment. Courtesy Sarah Nichols, MJE.
This rubric takes the elements of a successful photograph and applies percentages based on the proficiency of the image in given categories. Courtesy Christine Coleman.
Stay organized by having students provide all of the details behind a photo shoot from an event with this worksheet. Courtesy Christine Coleman.
