In order to fulfill its goals, JEA has many vital programs which are produced and fulfilled by a staff at JEA Headquarters in Manhattan, Kansas, and by volunteer journalism educators like you.
A brief summary of these programs and services follow. If you wish more information contact your JEA State Director, call Headquarters or check for a name and number on the "Where to Go for Help" listing.
Advisers Institute can be attended for one, two or three weeks. Emphases have included beginning adviser survival tips, press law and desktop publishing. It's a great way to meet advisers from across the country, meet the folks at Headquarters and relax in Manhattan, Kansas, the Little Apple.
Sequence I: Law, Ethics and Advising in the 21st century
Philadelphia, Pa., June 24-28, 2007
Sequence II: Advising School Publications
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., July 15-20, 2007
Classes begin at 7:30 p.m. July 15, and will conclude at noon on July 20. Classes will be in the Ramada Plaza Hotel. One or two hours of academic credit may be earned.
Sequence III: Desktop Publishing
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kan., July 20-24, 2007
Bookstore facilities are set up at JEA/NSPA conventions to allow you to browse through the latest additions. You may also read online JEA Bookstore which contains more than 200 titles and order from the comfort of your home.
Certified Journalism Educator (CJE) and Master Journalism Educator (MJE) programs were created to promote journalism as an academic subject and to stress the importance of having a qualified instructor in the journalism classroom. Certification will demonstrate that you are qualified to teach journalism and validate the credibility of your program to administrators, parents, fellow teachers, students and others.
C:JET quarterly journal comes with your membership. Communication: Journalism Education Today has a special focus each issue to help you refine your presentation, develop your curriculum and add to your understanding of contemporary trends and issues.
High School Journalist of the Year competition begins on the state level and continues on the national level. Our Virginia High School Journalist of the Year and runners-up receive savings bonds. Your dues make this possible. Sean Kim Jensen, our 1994 winner, received third place recognition nationally and additional scholarship money. [More Information]
Let Freedom Ring Schools program honors public high schools for respecting and protecting First Amendment rights for students and teachers. The award is sponsored by the Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, the Journalism Education Association, the National Scholastic Press Association, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and Quill and Scroll. These awards honor high schools, administrators and faculty members for educating students about the First Amendment through both classroom instruction and a schoolwide commitment to these most fundamental freedoms. Freedom of speech, religion, assembly and petition, join freedom of the press as essential to fair and effective government under the U.S. Constitution. The first round of the application is mailed out in early May to all high schools across the nation. Deadline for submission of round one, which is to be completed by student editors and their advisers, is June 30. From these applications, invitees will be chosen to complete a more extensive application that involves student editors, advisers and administrator responses to addtional questions. The Let Freedom Ring award was first given in November 2000 to nine public high schools. McLean High School was one of these nine schools.
NCTE Assembly membership comes automatically to all JEA members. The Assembly for Advisers of Student Publications, the largest assembly of NCTE, meets at the NCTE national conventions.
NewsWire, a quarterly newsletter, will give you the latest information on contests and winners, conferences and publications, personalities and alerts.
Professional Contribution Prize for Innovative Instruction/Advising is a juried award of $300 to teacher/advisers who make outstanding contributions to teaching journalism or advising publications and student electronic media. The original entry may be printed material, computer software, a product, a video or other tangible item.
Recognition for lifetime and special commitment to scholastic journalism is given through The Carl Towley Award, Medals of Merit, and Lifetime Achievement Award. Media Citations are also given to organizations who have supported the work of the scholastic journalists.
Ryan White Excellence in Journalism Award is given to high school newspapers, newsmagazines, literary-art magazines, yearbooks and broadcast media who cover health issues. The entry may be a feature, an editorial or a commentary. For more information on the Ryan White Excellence in Journalism Award.
Scholastic Journalism Week materials are provided to assist you in instruction and celebration of freedom of the press.
Student Impact Award is presented annually to recognize a secondary school student or team of students who through the study and practice of journalsim has made a significant difference in his/her own life, the lives of others, the school he/she attends and/or the community in which he/she resides.
Student Press Law Center, which has recently moved its headquarters to Rosslyn is a phone call away. A concerned and knowledgeable staff lead by Mark Goodman will respond to your legal questions and ethical concerns. You will receive quarterly issues of the SPLC report.
Training for staffs is a very special experience at national conventions twice a year. In addition to teaching sessions and keynote addresses, students can meet professional journalists face-to-face in media tours, Break-With-a-Pro and Shadow-a-Pro opportunities. Students can compete against others in Write-Off categories.
Yearbook Adviser of the Year national recognition began in 1996. As with the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund National High School Journalism program, recognition is given to special recognition advisers, distinguished advisers, and the advisers of the year.