Standards for Journalism Educators Met
Standards for Journalism Educators - Provided by the Journalism Education Association and the Scholastic Journalism Division of the Association for Education in journalism and Mass Communication, 2002
Standard 1- Knowledge of Curriculum and Classroom
Performances Met
- Design a student centered curriculum and reflects students as continuous learners
- Construct lesson plans that cover multiple facets of journalistic writing
- Ensure that students understand their rights and responsibilities in their role as information gatekeepers
Standard 4 - Knowledge of Instructional Environment
Performances Met
- Create classrooms that encourage active participation in learning communities
- Help students understand their role as disseminators of information and their rights as journalists and media consumers
- Employ and model the use of technology as an essential component of learning
- Use various avenues to encourage students to take responsibility for their learning and production of media
Standard 5 - Assessment
Performances Met
- Respond effectively and constructively on an on-going basis to student's work
- Interpret and report assessment methods and results to students, administrators, parents, and the public
- Guide students in learning to assess their own growth