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Leadership & Team Building
Staff Bonding Through Encouragement
In this activity, students present their work, whether a design or a photo, on their computer screen.Teambuilding
Leadership & Team Building
Re-examining the Student Media Staff Manual
Staff manuals provide student journalists with resources and guidance. Now is the perfect time to evaluate and review your guidelines.Leadership & Team Building
Plastic wrap the team
Students will be wrapped up as a group by the plastic wrap and will have to move physically toward a common goal (like a reward or treat).Teambuilding
Leadership & Team Building
Yearbook branding goal setting
Students will reflect on last year’s book (and maybe more) to figure out what they collectively like and dislike for their look and feel for the next year’s theme.Publication Management
Leadership & Team Building
Staff reflection and problem-solving strategy
This team building activity allows people to clear the air to then return to the work refreshed and stronger as a team.Teambuilding
Leadership & Team Building
Individual and group goal setting for returning media staff
Students will reflect on last year and their experience on the media staff.Leadership Development
Leadership & Team Building
Assigning job descriptions to leadership
Leaders will work independently by reflecting on their media experience.Leadership Development
Leadership & Team Building
Creating a leadership commitment contract
The commitment contract will leave no secrets among the leaders, their parents and the adviser. Expectations are spelled out as to what being a leader will entail.Leadership Development
Leadership & Team Building
Individual and group goal setting for new media staff
Students will integrate into the media staff.Staff Development and Recruitment
Leadership & Team Building
Learning how personality types can influence leadership
Students will work independently by first taking a personality inventory.Leadership Development
Leadership & Team Building
Training leaders how to be leaders
Students will create and conduct their own workshop for leadership training.Leadership Development
Leadership & Team Building
Leading coverage during an election cycle
With this lesson, students will explore how to cover local, state or national elections through the lens of their school audience.Publication Management
Leadership & Team Building
Choosing staff leaders and recruiting staff
This lesson will help students decide the criteria by which they choose their leaders and help walk them through the process of selecting their next leadership team.Staff Development and Recruitment
Leadership & Team Building
Using the maestro approach
Students will work together in small groups to cover a story.Publication Management
Leadership & Team Building
Developing a student PLC for leadership growth
Just like teachers continue their growth with activities like professional development and professional learning communities, students will participate in a professional learning community to help advance their learning when it comes to media.Leadership Development
Leadership & Team Building
Developing staff commitment (hosting a wedding)
Staff members symbolize their commitment to their staff by having a wedding ceremony during which all staff members express their devotion to the media for the year ahead.Staff Development and Recruitment
Leadership & Team Building
Creating a mentoring program and a middle school journalism workshop
Students will set up a mentoring program with the local middle and or elementary schools and then will design an after-school program that introduces younger students to the high school program and gives them an overview of the different elements of journalism.Staff Development and Recruitment
Leadership & Team Building
Executing an editorial board meeting
Students will research other media staffs around the country to see how they structure their editorial boards, create an agenda for editorial board meetings and conduct their meetings.Leadership Development