In his latest column, Walsworth's Jim Jordan explains how the Adviser Mentor Program helps new yearbook advisers by providing a friend to guide and encourage them.
Walsworth is the place for new advisers. We know that it seems like a lot that first year – you’re guiding a group of students as they create a book. A whole book! First of all, pat yourself on the back. Do you know how many people help create books? It’s a small fraction of…
Year Two of Walsworth’s Adviser Mentor Program is Underway! We’ve completed a successful first year of new advisers being supported by experienced advisers. For the second year of the Adviser Mentor Program, we are looking forward to getting even more advisers involved in supporting and encouraging each other. Advising can be a daunting task at…
That first deadline can be one of the most intimidating parts of an adviser’s first year. Follow this advice, including words of wisdom from a few experienced advisers, to successfully meet it. Make it a priority Take deadlines seriously – especially this first one. Start planning right away, if you have not already begun. Talk…
The Walsworth Yearbooks webinar series will continue on Sept. 26 when Walsworth’s Journalism Specialist Mike Taylor, CJE, hosts Not Your Mama’s Yearbook! at 3 p.m. Central time. Taylor will be talking about all the latest yearbook trends, including coverage, design and copy. Because, as the title says, your 2018 yearbooks are “not your mama’s yearbooks,”…
It’s the beginning of the year, and you and your staff are falling (or will fall) into a routine. You’re deciding on coverage and settling into a rhythm. Hopefully you looked at The Mike Taylor Back-to-school Checklist for New Advisers before the school year began. If you haven’t, check it out! There’s lots of useful…
If you weren’t able to attend the live presentation of Walsworth’s Aug. 29 webinar, The New Yearbook Adviser Roadmap, don’t fret! A recording of The New Yearbook Adviser Roadmap webinar is now available for download to be watched at your convenience. Walsworth’s Alex Blackwell and Aimee Parsons kicked off our webinar series for this school…
As the school year begins, thousands of new yearbook advisers from all across the country are about to dive head-first into a new and challenging, yet exciting, endeavor. There are many tasks to complete at the beginning of the school year. Walsworth is here to provide some guidance. We’ve compiled a list of the six…
School is almost back in session for many of you, and that means it’s time to start getting ready for your 2018 yearbooks. New yearbook advisers still might not be sure exactly where to start, or how to get things rolling. That’s why Walsworth Yearbooks will be kicking off its webinar series for this school…
Walsworth Yearbooks knows how tricky that first year can be for new yearbook advisers. There’s a lot to learn, and life comes at you fast with all the pressures of creating a book and managing staff while facing deadlines. Fortunately, we’re here to help with a ton of resources specifically for new yearbook advisers in…
Standing well over six feet tall, with a booming voice, penchant for bright-colored shirts and a dynamic personality to match, Walsworth’s Mike Taylor is hard to miss. The Certified Journalism Educator can often be spotted, microphone in hand, at the many yearbook conferences he attends. He’s more than just a big personality – Mike Taylor…
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