It’s officially recruitment season! Whether you’re in the early stages of planning your recruitment, already have your new staffers signed up or find yourself somewhere in the middle, you should start thinking about your staff structure for next year. If you’re still knee deep in the recruitment process, take a look at our recruiting page, where you can watch the
How do you create lessons for a class as complicated and multi-faceted as yearbook? Sometimes it seems impossible to know where to start or what order things should be in. A general structure for lesson plans is the best tool to keep in an adviser’s pocket. Read on for practical activities you can easily implement in your classroom during National Yearbook
Let’s be honest: training a yearbook staff is a lot of work. But who’s responsibility is it, really? Yes, as the adviser, you need to guide your staff, but one of the great byproducts of student publications is the leadership skills it develops in students. We sat down with Walsworth Yearbooks National Accounts Manager and Journalism Specialist Mike Taylor, CJE,
Create a classroom routine for a class that isn’t a normal class. It sounds simple enough, but it can be overwhelming trying to get everyone on the same page, doing ice breakers to build up the team, jumping into yearbook ideas and settling students into a routine so class is fun and productive. A few simple strategies can help jumpstart
As a yearbook adviser, one of your top priorities is building a cohesive, collaborative staff that works well together to create an amazing yearbook. But let’s be honest – getting a diverse group of students, from freshmen to seniors, to bond and function as a team can be challenging. That’s why That Yearbook Podcast is starting its latest season strong
When working in a group setting with others, it’s essential to ensure everyone has a good time, completes their work and gets along with one another. When this happens, working together becomes easy and fun. It can be difficult at times, especially at 10 p.m. when a deadline looms and everyone is on edge. We provided a few ways to
When Steven Covey penned his bestseller, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, he might have visited the typical yearbook room beforehand for ideas. In many of these rooms are the most productive, creative and effective people on the planet.
This is not to say that all yearbook staffs are well-run machines. The ones that struggle may benefit from these tried-and-true methods used by highly effective yearbook staffs.
Since school will be ending soon, it is time to start cleaning the classroom, checking equipment for repairs and replenishing supplies, even if you are a fall delivery book.
Whether your staff has worked hard this year or is still working hard, an occasional break can make work go faster and smoother.
(Updated by Walsworth Yearbooks) Written by Sarah Champ We know yearbook recruiting occurs year round, but with class selection and enrollment around the corner, right now is the most important time of year to focus on developing next year’s program. Check out the Walsworth Yearbooks training video It’s Time to Start Recruiting and download our Recruiting Yearbook Staffs: Methods to the Madness eBook. These
With summer fast approaching, spring and summer workshops should be a consideration before closing shop. Yearbook staffs should plan to attend workshops and camps to improve their skills and prepare for the upcoming school year. Workshops provide inspiration, training and team bonding opportunities that help staffs hit the ground running in the fall. The latest episode of That Yearbook Podcast
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