The Journalism Education Association has awarded its 2013 Friend of Scholastic Journalism Awards. This award may be given to any individual or group making a significant contribution to scholastic journalism. Honorees include: Jim A. Angele, of Lincoln, Neb., who served for 15 years an assistant director of the Nebraska School Activities Association and as an…
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JEA President Mark Newton today named Peggy Gregory of Arizona as co-chair of the Mentoring Committee. “I have known Peggy for a long time and I could not be more pleased she agreed to help lead the Mentoring Committee,” Newton said. “Peggy was an amazing adviser and she is one of the committee’s most engaged…
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To seek truth and report it lies at the heart of any journalist’s mission. But what is “truth?” And will we know it when we see it? Deciphering credible, accurate information from an abundance of perspectives is harder today than ever before. These lesson plans, developed by Megan Fromm and made possible through a grant…
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JEA is proud to announce the 14 members who will be leading the association’s curriculum initiative, developing learning outcomes, lesson plans/activities, applicability to Common Core State Standards, applicability to Partnership for 21st Century Skills, assessments and evaluation guides – for 14 content areas: DESIGN: Casandra Workman, CJE EDITING: Linda Ballew, MJE ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Abrianna Nelson LAW AND ETHICS: Lori Keekley,…
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In this lesson, students will use effective white space to demonstrate the mastery of design in a spread. Students will use different types of white space to signify importance and meaning of information and elements in a spread. Download the lesson plan and supporting materials. Summative evaluation tool: Student created product Primary Common Core: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2a Secondary…
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