Dear New Teacher…
StreamSemester.com shares their support and encouragement for those entering the classroom for the first time.
Dear Veteran Teacher…
Teaching is a tough job -almost an extreme sport in a sense- and this letter shares the appreciation for those who have been a part of the video education community for a while and expresses that their experience is a blessing to those around them.
BACK TO BASICS: Pacing your broadcast news programs
Tom shares a couple of pacing guides and a rubric to be used in the broadcast news classroom. Detailing the intricacies of managing a well run broadcast program, Tom shares his thoughts and processes that help build a successful program.
Back To Basics: Avoid The Darkness and Stay Out Of The Light
Teaching proper exposure in video production is tough. In this article, Tom shares his story about his most humbling moments in the classroom as well as a complete lesson plan for you to use in your classroom.
Shoutout To Cellphones!
Tom discusses the benefits of cell phones in the classroom and how you can manage your classroom so that phones aren’t a curse. Sharing details on workflows for news and film production, Tom also gives you a project that could be easily done on phones.
The Year I was A Spy… How to make your news room better
Espionage is often the key to success for your mission. Tom has been a spy for a year now and is sharing his findings with you on how to best run a newsroom and get the most from your students.
Say My Name: The Importance of Knowing Your Students
In this article Josh relates some personal experiences where having a personal connection with his students made all the difference. He also gives a fun way that you can get to know your students more… beginning on the first day of school, so that you can create a classroom environment “where everybody knows your name”.
The Most Important Door in Georgia Video Production Education
SciFi is not the only place where you can enter a portal into another world. The outside door to room 305 at the Golden Isles College and Career Academy takes video production educators from around the state of Georgia to a world of real, relevant professional development.
The walking Dead of Media…
Radio isn’t dead… it’s more like a zombie. TV isn’t dead but it’s still making money and serving a purpose. Film and Movies aren’t going anywhere but they are changing. Just like the industries we serve, your classroom is changing and so should you.
Failing To Succeed
This picture (John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl, and me) popped up in my memories today and set me back. This was the day I knew something had to change - 2/11/2010.
Long story short: I didn’t set up my own gear and got burned. The radio station had done a promotion for two weeks where listeners were able to ask these titans of rock music any question. It was a big deal. We had a real film crew with real lights and cameras for an interview. I was in charge of audio and cutting the BS and excuses- the audio wasn’t usable so the whole promotion was ruined. And it was my fault.
School Video Programs Have a Big Problem…
High school video production has a memory problem. Not that you forget things; instead programs don’t typically have a way to easily access files from previous projects, years, students, events, etc. A lot of programs have servers that serve as a repository for files but those are essentially poorly labeled file cabinets which aren’t typically easily culled to find files in a timeframe that is most often needed.
CTE Is Not A second choice
This article comes from a recent experience where I was completely flabbergasted by the words of a county level administrator. I attended a “stepping up” meeting where an entire community of eighth grade students were presented with the high school options they would have to choose from soon as they registered for their classes.