Name: Virtual Teachapalooza: Front-Edge Teaching Tools for College Educators
SKU: NUOGS10-21
Price: 150.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Now in its 11th year, Teachapalooza is the place for college journalism educators to catch up, power up and reignite their passion for teaching. A successful virtual gathering in 2020 gave more educators the opportunity to attend, allowed for more guest instructors to tune in and share their wisdom, and provided a unique focus on the art of online teaching, so we will host a virtual version of Teachapalooza again in 2021!

Join us for two fast-paced days of relevant, cut-to-the-chase learning for journalism educators. We will record the sessions so participants can capture anything they miss in the live online session. Our plan is to bring you fresh, practical and specific teaching — exactly what you have come to expect from Teachapalooza.

Poynter Director of College Programming Barbara Allen will join longtime Teachapalooza Senior Faculty Al Tompkins as co-lead of Teacha 2021. Before coming to Poynter, Allen spent nearly 10 years at Oklahoma State University as adviser to the school paper, The O’Colly, and as an adjunct professor teaching courses in multimedia reporting and public affairs writing. She oversees Poynter’s College Media Project, writes the weekly Alma Matters newsletter and develops training for educators and students. Together, Tompkins and Allen will lead a thoughtful, hands-on and fun event.

Teachapalooza alumni have come to rely on this community of teachers and its yearly meeting to help them navigate challenges, reconvene with friends and refuel with ideas for the coming academic year. Once you attend, you’ll find that the Teachapalooza community supports you every step of the way.

Questions?

If you need assistance, email us at info@poynter.org.

Join Tompkins, Allen and your other Teachapalooza colleagues virtually June 4-5, 2021, for high-energy, practical training. We will convene each day for large group instruction, breakout sessions, chat forums and virtual networking.

Day One, June 4

11:30 a.m. — Welcome to Teacha

The vital nature of the work you are doing (Al Tompkins)

12:15 p.m. — The post-pandemic future for higher ed (Barbara Allen and guest experts TBA)

The role of community college
The future of four-year schools
Will foreign students return
Can certificates replace degrees

1:30 p.m. — Break

1:40 p.m. — Deeper dive to chat with our opening experts (choose one) (Moderators, Barbara, Katy, Mark, Al )

2:15 p.m. — Reconnect to the main room

2:30 p.m. — The end of “objectivity?” (Wesley Lowery)

3:30 p.m. — Break

3:45 p.m.— Teaching students how to get off the texts and emails and talk with people (Dean Nelson)

4:45 p.m — Wonder Tools (Jeremy Caplan)

Wonder tools to help your teaching
Wonder tools to make your life easier

5:45 p.m —Virtual cocktail hour (pick a room) These are chat rooms for you to share and help each other, not structured presentations

What I learned teaching remotely (Mark Johnson hosts)
My best idea or something cool I learned this year (Michael AJ Randolph hosts)
Student media (Barbara Allen hosts)
Job hunters and job openings (Self hosting, come in and introduce yourself)
Managing demanding / stressed students (Bob Gould/Bethany Swain host)
Homie hangout (catch up with your Teacha friends in an unstructured conversation) (Katie Culver hosts)

6:30 p.m — End

Day Two, June 5

11:00 a.m. — What do we keep from our distance learning experiences (Katy Culver / Mark Johnson)

12:00 p.m. — Break

12:15 p.m. — How to talk with students about implicit bias (Doris Truong)

1:15 p.m. — Covering conflict does not require you to abandon who you are (Anzio Williams)

2:15 p.m — Break

2:30 p.m. — How to do the big field trip class assignment (Kanina Holmes)

3:45 p.m. — Rethinking police and crime coverage for a new generation of journalists (Kelly McBride)

4:00 p.m. — Break

4:15 p.m — Every day, every way: It’s always about the story (Brian Storm)

5:15 p.m — Closing thoughts (Al Tompkins)

5:30 p.m — Program concludes

Who should apply

College educators and student media advisers who work to teach journalism, communication, advertising, public relations, television, radio, online and social media classes. High school journalism teachers are welcome, too.

Application process

The process to apply is straightforward and simple. No letter of recommendation or reference is required. Please be prepared to answer questions about your professional experience, areas of interest and basic demographic information.

The deadline to apply is May 10, 2021.

Cost

Tuition is $150.

In order to complete your application, we require authorization of payment. Your card will not be charged until you are accepted into the program. Upon acceptance to the program you will receive an email notification and your credit card payment will be processed.