Fall Conference 2017 – Day at a glance
Thursday October 26
Plan your conference day – Thursday October 26. Register today for IHSPA Fall 2017 Conference.
| 8:00 AM - Registration opens | ||
| 8:45: to 9:40 | ||
| Scott Winter, Bethel University | PREPARING FOR YOUR MOMENT | At some point this year, you’ll get a chance to change your school with a story, a photo, a design, a video, a headline. Will you recognize that story when it crosses your line of sight? Moment matter. Are you ready for yours? |
| 9:50 to 10:30 | ||
| Betty Christian, Davenport North HS | Dunk the Deadlines | Using your noodles, marbles and more to keep your staff energized an unified and participatin team building activities. |
| Brad Hempstead, Walsworth | "That's So Trendy!" | Learn what’s trending in content, theme, marketing, fundraising and so much more to take your yearbook program to the next level. |
| Matt Rasgorshek, Creighton Prep High School, Omaha | Podcasting in the classroom | Podcasting is one of the fastest growing mediums in journalism. How can you and your staff use it? We'll take a closer look at the medium AND record a podcast of it! |
| Molly Hunter, Daily Iowan Politics reporter | Am I a Professional Yet?: Transitioning Between High School and College Journalism | Daily Iowan politics reporter and University of Iowa sophomore Molly Hunter talks about the high's and low’s of the transition between covering the news as a high schooler and a college student. |
| JR Ogden, Gazette sports editor | Sports: Telling good stories | Tips on good story telling. |
| Alex McNamee, School Newspapers Online | Supplement Your Yearbook Online | Considering a life for your yearbook beyond the print edition, but not sure how to get started? Come for a little guidance. Just a few simple ideas could help you turn that idea into a reality online. |
| Nina Elkadi, West Side Story Print Editor-in-Chief | How to get published in the LA Times | Some stories are meant to reach audiences far outside of our high schools. Find out how you and your staff can get involved with the LA Times High School Insider. |
| Jeff Browne, Quill & Scroll | Undercover Ethics | One high school journalist won a Peabody Award for the undercover story he did exposing illegal recruiting practices at his school — but is going undercover an ethical practice or is it something to be avoided? |
| Allison Berryhill, Atlantic HS & Gerry Appel (Abraham Lincoln, Council Bluffs) & Rob Lindquist (Thomas Jefferson, Council Bluffs) | Does your school want to start (or improve) a Video News program? | Atlantic High School has used a student-directed classroom to blend news with fun and creativity for its weekly news show. Come to this session to learn how to start your own Video News show, share what your school is doing, or collect ideas for videos to pair with your online news stories. |
| 10:40 to 11:20 | ||
| Ginny Ordman, IC West Yearbook | INSPIRATION IS EVERYWHERE! | Everywhere but old yearbooks. Learn how to draw inspiration from contemporary magazines, then adapt those ideas to fit your school, your theme, your yearbook. Why not make your 2018 yearbook a true original? |
| Jeff Moffitt, Jostens Creative Manager | Writer’s Block | "No one reads it.” If you have ever felt this way about yearbook copy, this session is for you. Improve storytelling through stories, headlines, captions, photos and alternative coverage formats. |
| Jonathan Rogers, City HS & JoAnn Gage, Mount Vernon HS | Adviser Round Table | What to do with the digital revolution? How are advisers changing their classes and adapting to the digital world. |
| Leslie Shipp, Johnston HS | Never Boring | We cover the same topics year after year. That doesn’t mean you should tell the same story every year. Let’s talk about how to dug for stories that people will read. |
| Taylor Ulrich, UI Admissions | Iowa Overview: The Hawkeye Way: | Information for high schoolers on admission requirements, the application process, an introduction to scholarships and financial aid, plus how and when to apply for housing. Come with questions and leave with answers about the important next steps to becoming an Iowa Hawkeye! |
| Alex McNamee, School Newspapers Online | Do It (Online) Like the Pros Do | One of every four websites is powered by WordPress, the backbone of SNO's publishing platform. It's a level playing field, so long as you know how to play the game. Take a deep dive into the SNO features that will get your site looking as good as the pros. |
| Jeff Browne, Quill & Scroll | Multiplatform Sports Coverage | You can cover your high school athletic programs better than anyone if you take a multi-platform approach, but you’ll need a lot of organization and a commitment to excellence. |
| Fenna Semken, West Side Story Online Editor-in-Chief | Why you should throw away the words | Finished with your story? Think again. Take your newspaper to the next level and learn about how to increase your readership with infographics and embeddables. |
| Matt Rasgorshek, Creighton Prep High School, Omaha | Taking your videos to the next level | Step your video game up to the next level! We'll talk about the importance of sound, how to get a good soundbite and a lot more! |
| Gary Sawyer, Iowa State University | The First Amendment and you | Is the First Amendment still relevant in the age of fake news and the war on the media? |
| 11:30 to 12:10 | ||
| Adviser meeting | ||
| Jackie Majors, Youth Journalism International | The Art of the Interview | how to ask questions that will make your story a standout. |
| Brian Smith, Engagement editor, The Des Moines Register | Bringing journalism to life through events | Journalism doesn’t have to be limited to written words or visuals. Learn how you can extend your reach and connect with your community through events. |
| Chris Snider, Drake University | How to create great content for social media | Are you struggling to reach your audience on social media? Your content probably needs help. This session will show you how to create content that people want to see in their social media feeds. |
| Jeff Moffitt, Jostens Creative Manager | Icing the Cake: How details complete the book | Beautiful cover. Unique theme. But that’s not enough. Great staffs pay attention to the smallest details. They consider every aspect from the table of contents and index to consistent writing style. This session will study these details and how they can make or break the finished product. |
| Kelsey Kremer, Des Moines Register Staff photographer | The best camera is the one you have with you | How to shoot and edit photos and videos for your yearbook and newspaper with the camera you always have access to, the one on your phone. |
| Kim Norvell, Des Moines Register | Finding hidden features in the mundane: | How to search local and state agendas for your next interesting story. |
| Linh Ta, Des Moines Register Breaking news reporter | Coming in first: | How to quickly and accurately produce a breaking news story in the digital age. |
| Matt Rasgorshek, Creighton Prep High School, Omaha | Podcasting in the classroom | Podcasting is one of the fastest growing mediums in journalism. How can you and your staff use it? We'll take a closer look at the medium AND record a podcast of it! |
| Scott Winter, Bethel University | Sports Stories that Matter | Our job in sports is to take readers and viewers where they can’t go. And always chase stories that could make the front page. What’s the sports story you have to tell? Ricky Bobby’s story? Jackie Moon’s? Radio’s? |
| Alex McNamee, School Newspapers Online | SNO Therapy | So you've got big dreams but bigger problems with your online publication? A SNO rep is here to help. Whether about aesthetics or ideology, bring all your questions to this SNO AMA for a little hands-on counseling, or learn more about how to sign up with SNO. |
| Tour the Daily Iowan and Adler Journalism Building | ||
| 12:10 to 1:20 | ||
| Lunch | Adviser luncheon & awards | Student lunch on your own - there are many options |
| 1:20 to 2:00 | ||
| Chris Snider, Drake University | How to build a Pacemaker-winning website | Ready to take your publication website to the next level? This workshop will walk you through the improvements sure to catch the eyes of Pacemaker judges. |
| Ginny Ordman, Iowa City West HS | INSPIRATION IS EVERYWHERE! (second show) | Everywhere but old yearbooks. Learn how to draw inspiration from contemporary magazines, then adapt those ideas to fit your school, your theme, your yearbook. Why not make your 2018 yearbook a true original? |
| Jonathan Rogers, City HS | Find Your Truth | How to be a good consumer of digital media and avoid the fake news |
| Lyle Muller, IowaWatch.org | How to Go Deep and Amaze Your Readers | Do you want to be the first to know something, and then tell others about it? We're talking about the deep, deep inside stuff that's true, not run-of-the-mill gossip. This session will show you how to tell stories that have depth will make you a more interesting storyteller. Your friends will marvel at how you know so much. |
| Kyle Phillips, Washington HS | Setting up and building an emerging journalist and JOY portfolio. | In this session you will go through the basics of how to set up a Wordpress page to serve as your online portfolio to enter the emerging journalist or journalist of the year competition. You will also go through what pieces of journalism you might include to make a portfolio to wow the judges. Kyle Phillips is the adviser of The Surveyor news website and magazine at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids. His former E-I-C, Molly Hunter, was the 2016 Iowa Journalist of the Year." |
| Matt Rasgorshek, Creighton Prep High School, Omaha | Broadcasting program myths and urban legends (for Advisers) | Starting a broadcast class isn't as scary as you think. We'll discuss how to start and how to maintain your broadcast production. |
| Forrest Saunders, KCRG | TV's not dead | Take a look at how TV news is evolving, explore its media-dominant future, learn the misconceptions of the industry and find out how you can be a part of its evolution. |
| Des Moines East HS - yearbook editor panel | How to finish your yearbook by Spring Break and have fun in the process. | Hang with a panel of editors from Des Moines East High School and hear them speak on topics that apply to yearbook staffs all over the state. We will talk deadlines, staff bonding, ladder work and design. The more questions you come with, the better! |
| Samalya Thenuwara, West Side Story Broadcast Editor-in-Chief | Video for Dummies | The all-you-will-ever-need guide for making a basic video. Pick up tricks and tips to make your video look clean and professional. |
| Allison Berryhill & JoAnn Gage | Can We Report That? | Don't shy away from controversial stories and bold editorials. Learn how your school can cover tough stories in responsible, professional ways. Are there stories you'd like to write about but you're not sure how? This session will look at important topics Iowa school newspapers have covered and light the fire in your belly, inspiring you to cover stories that matter--with confidence. |
| Scott Winter, Bethel University | Duct Tape and High Funkadelity | Just because we’re journalism-geeky enough to spend nights and weekends making newspapers and yearbooks and broadcasts, even traveling across the state and country to talk journalism, doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy it. We’ll cover 437 ideas to make journalism more fun. And most of them aren’t even all that naughty. |
| 2:05 to 2:30 | ||
| Closing | Awards - Yearbook of Year & News Teams of the Year |
