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Bridging the GAPJournalism Education As A Model for Project-Based Learning & Collaborative Production
Chris WaugamanPrince George High School, Prince George, VA
Royals Media @RoyalsMediaNow Print Journalism (The Royal News), Photojournalism (Peerage), Broadcast Journalism (PGTV NEWS), Literary Magazine (Etcetera), Online (TRNWIRED.ORG)
Twitter - @cwaugaman
Email – [email protected]
Research & Assessment
Where is research heading in the area of student learning?
What is the effectiveness of the assessment?
Class Size
Project Star (Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio)California Program (CSR – Class Size
Reduction)Small class 20:1
Hired more teachers… without credentialsNew hires… in schools with high percentages of
low-income, ELL, and minority students
Center for Public Education
Instructional Time
California law requires a minimum of 175-day school year
Longer School Day… John Rogers in a UCLA study concluded that, “Students in the highest-poverty schools
are getting less even as the need more. Quality of education differs by zip code.”
LA Times November 2014
The ClassroomWhere is your classroom?
When does your class meet?
What is the purpose of this space?
Why do you structure your space like you do?
How does this space function?
Who is responsible for this space?
The Classroom Where is your classroom? Everywhere (A2, online,
sports venues)
When does your class meet? 18 hours a day (before school, 5th period, lunch, after school, during practices, after practices, after dinner, before bed, when you wake up)
Why do you structure your space like you do? Student-Centered
How does this space function? Team Plan
Who is responsible for this space? Everyone
What is the purpose of this space? Instruction
Elements of a Scholastic NewsroomPhysical Organization (Equipment, Schedules, etc.)
Operational Organization in the Cloud (Staff Manual, Google Docs, GroupMe, TurnItIn.com, SmugMug)
How we operate on our own…Editor communicates with
reporter (text, Twitter, Slack, Trello)
GroupMe text “Can anyone cover tonight’s game?”
Social Media Editor Tweets, Instagram, & Snapchats
(under 21 crowd) Facebook (30 and over crowd)
How we operate on our own…Photographer uploads to SmugMug
Yearbook Editor marks photos in private gallery
Writer posts story in WordPress in draft mode
Online editor selects photos for gallery & tags and promotes
Broadcast and Online editor checks Videolicious
Instill passion for subject…Make them want to return. Make them motivated to return.Make them feel the class needs them to return.
Instruction leads to…knowledge… comprehension… application…analysis… evaluation… synthesis…
Carry the conversation…outside of the classroom.
Working In The Professional
WorldLet’s take one more step with this project…
Opportunities for collaborationTwitter
Photography
Blogging, Reviews
Live Coverage
Video Projects
Opportunities for collaboration Speaker Series - (Skype & Google Hangout with professionals and
alumni from ESPN, Washington Wizards, Boston Globe, Progress- Index, Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Unsung Hero Project - www.WeAreNewspapermen.org (Professionals from NABJ, Emory University, UNC, VCU, USC, Detroit News, Norfolk Journal & Guide)
Blogging, Reviews (WordPress)
Live Coverage (Political rallies for President Barack Obama ‘08, ‘12, Gov. Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan) http://trnwired.org/2012/03/photo-gallery-president-visits-rolls-royce-plant-in-prince-george/
Video Projects (Fort Lee, PG County)
