Learn from some of the top yearbook experts at our three-day Adviser Academy. The below schedule shows your session options. All times listed below are Central time.

• New Advisers: You will attend a New Adviser track over Monday and Tuesday, which covers everything you need to know your first year advising.
• Experienced Advisers: You have a wide range of sessions to choose from over two days.

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Monday, June 22

10-10:45 a.m.

All: General Session with Mike Taylor, CJE, and Jim Jordan

11 a.m. - Noon 

New Advisers: New Adviser Track with Courtney Hanks, MJE, and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE

Experienced Advisers: (select one)

• Ladder and Organization with Becky Tate, CJE (Coverage)
• The Art of the Interview: Setting up Your Own Press Conference with Jim Jordan (Interviewing)
• Policies and Procedures Every Adviser Needs with Leland Mallett, CJE (Ethics and Law)
• Coaching the Writing Process with Dow Tate

12:15-12:45 p.m.

All: Fun activity

1-1:45 p.m.

New Advisers: New Adviser Track (continued) with Courtney Hanks, MJE, and  Sabrina Schmitz, CJE

Experienced Advisers: (select one)

• Team Organization with Becky Tate, CJE (Classroom Management)
• Yearbook Hacks with Leland Mallett, CJE (Teaching Tools)
• Getting Students to Think Past the "I Am Done" Phase - Part 1 with Dow Tate (Creativity and Design)
• Classroom Management with Karen Johnson, MJE, and Ronna Sparks-Woodward, MJE (Classroom Management)

2-2:45 p.m.       

New Advisers: New Adviser Track (continued) with Courtney Hanks, MJE, and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE

Experienced Advisers: (select one)

• Disney Thinking with Becky Tate, CJE (Classroom Management)
• 10 Ways to Improve Writing in Your Yearbook with Jim Jordan (Writing)
• Generating Yearbook Coverage Ideas with Leland Mallett, CJE (Coverage)
• Getting Students to Think Past the "I Am Done" Phase - Part 2 with Dow Tate (Creativity and Design)

3-4 p.m.             

New Advisers: New Adviser Track (continued) with Courtney Hanks, MJE, and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE

Experienced Advisers: (select one)

• Basics of Design (CRAP) with Mike Taylor, CJE (Design)
• Systems of Success (SOS) - Part 1 with Jim Jordan (Everything)

Tuesday, June 23

10-10:15 a.m.

All: The Walsworth Story with Don Walsworth

10:30-11:15 a.m.   

New Advisers: New Adviser Track (continued) with Courtney Hanks, MJE, and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE

Experienced Advisers: (select one)

• Systems of Success (SOS) - Part 2 with Jim Jordan (Everything)
• How Do I Grade That? with Leland Mallett, CJE (Grading)
• What We've Learned in the 32 Years We Have Been Teaching - Part 1 with Becky Tate, CJE, and Dow Tate (Advising/Management)
• Grading the Yearbook Project with Karen Johnson, MJE, and Ronna Sparks-Woodward, MJE (Classroom Management)

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.   

New Advisers: New Adviser Track (continued) with Courtney Hanks, MJE and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE (New Adviser)

Experienced Advisers: (select one)

• Photo Composition with Mike Taylor, CJE (Photography)
• No More Mad Mommas with Leland Mallett, CJE (Photography and Design)
• What We've Learned in the 32 Years We Have Been Teaching - Part 2 with Becky Tate, CJE, and Dow Tate (Advising)
• Marketing Your Yearbook in a Digital World with Aimee Parsons and Jenica Hallman, CJE (Marketing)

1-1:45 p.m.

New Advisers: New Adviser Track (continued) with Courtney Hanks, MJE, and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE

Experienced Advisers: (select one)

• Theme - Part 1 with Leland Mallett, CJE, and Mike Taylor, CJE (Theme)
• 10 Ways and More to Improve Your Design for 2021 - Part 1 with Jim Jordan (Design)
• Ladder and Organization with Becky Tate, CJE (Photography and Advising)
• Photography for the Non-photographer with Dow Tate (Photography)

2-2:45 p.m.

New Advisers: New Adviser Track (continued) with Courtney Hanks, MJE, and Sabrina Schmitz, CJE

Experienced Advisers: (select one)

• Theme - Part 2 with Leland Mallett, CJE, and Mike Taylor, CJE (Theme)
• 10 Ways and More to Improve Your Design for 2021 - Part 2 with Jim Jordan (Design)
• Middle School Yearbook with Jason Davis, CJE (Middle School)
• Yearbook Club: Creating a Yearbook as an After School Club with Jim Straub and Lori Mortland, CJE (Club)

3-4:30 p.m.

• All: Roundtable: What School Yearbooks May Look Like in the Fall

Wednesday, June 24

8-10 a.m.

• Tech Help: Check in with Computer Support if you cannot access your login credentials or need other Online Design, InDesign or Photoshop support.

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tech Training

• Online Design: Live training starts at 10 a.m.
• InDesign: Self-guided training available starting at 10 a.m.
• Photoshop: Self-guided training available starting at 10 a.m.