By Vanessa Shelton, University of Iowa

Assisting high school journalism students and teachers seems like a natural partnership for AEJMC and ASJMC members. It’s a no-brainer, so to speak, in the eyes of Scholastic Journalism Division members.

Many of us are journalism faculty assigned to teach classes and direct programs designed to lend that crucial support to high school students and teachers. Those classes and programs come in various forms, from the scholastic media association and workshop offices maintained at universities and colleges to offering classes on methods of instructing secondary journalism. For some colleges, that outreach may consist of inviting the secondary students to attend programs or meet guest speakers on campus, or simply faculty visiting the high schools to address relevant topics. [Read more...]