Before the school year starts, considering school supplies is a must. Planning for activities, events and other miscellaneous needs for your staff is a great place to begin when stepping back into your classroom. Here is a list of some supplies to consider ordering before the first day. Anchor Charts: Having visual representations of classroom…
During your much-needed summer vacation you may get an urgent email from your new school’s front office staff. You have dozens of yearbook boxes stacked in the front lobby and you need to take care of them ASAP. Where do you begin? For the new adviser with a summer/fall delivery, this is one of the…
One of the most important components of running a yearbook program is attending and photographing events. Using Google Calendar for event scheduling is a free and effective way to ensure coverage. Here is one way to use Google Calendars for scheduling photo assignments. Establish Google Account Permissions If you are a Google Suite school, talk…
Managing cameras can be a daunting task. Amid mandatory professional development, countless emails and prepping for the new yearbook, setting up your room for your staff can be a challenge. Keeping your technology safe and secure is a top priority when considering the setup of your space. Here are some tips and tricks to get…
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting nearly every facet of our lives. Yearbook is no exception, and many schools received the order to remain home just weeks or even days before their final deadline. Even the yearbook staffs not facing an immediate deadline are still struggling with how cancellations are affecting their coverage – everything from…
Several yearbook staffs all over the country have hit that stage of the school year where they are now finished with the book, but still a few weeks away from the final product being delivered and distribution day. It can be difficult finding things to keep the staff busy, especially seniors who don’t have their eyes on getting ready for next year’s book. But there are definitely productive tasks your seniors can be working on.
The past four years have often been a confusing time for high school journalism teachers and publications advisers as they have worked to decipher and adapt to the new Common Core State Standards.
However, a new article at PBS.org, written by Kent State University journalism professor Candace Perkins Bowen, offers some wonderful insight as to how many instructors are aligning their journalism programs to fit with the standards.
As our National Yearbook Week party rolls on, Walsworth will be turning its attention to writing on Wednesday with a full day devoted to answering your copy questions.
We’ve once again declared Oct. 9 Get Your Copy Right Day, and will be holding two webinars and a Twitter Q&A to answer all your questions.
Walsworth’s National Yearbook Week celebration will continue on Tuesday, Oct. 8, when Journalism Specialist Mike Taylor takes center stage to talk design.
There is a real science to current yearbook page design, as Taylor will explore during his webinar at 1 p.m. Central time. The discussion will cover how to use your columns, dominant elements and packaging to relate to your reader.
Walsworth announced that 15 2013 yearbooks are now featured in its online Theme Gallery, which is located in the Showcase area of walsworthyearbooks.com.
Each year Walsworth selects a handful of yearbooks with well-developed themes to appear in the Theme Gallery. A collection of images from each book is displayed, along with captions explaining how the yearbook staff created their effective theme.
