We Speak Yearbook
You can feel it. It’s almost here. You can almost see it. You can even almost smell it. Summer! But wait…here are 5 yearbook end of the year to-dos before the last bell rings. 1. HAVE A PARTY Celebrate and welcome your newly selected yearbook staff members at an introductory meeting/party where you can… [Continue Reading]
March is the month of leprechauns and NCAA basketball madness, but this can be a month of yearbook madness as well. Here are some tips to avoid the craziness of those final days leading up to your final yearbook deadline. 1. Look over your ladder for “holes”–school events that maybe didn’t happen or were… [Continue Reading]
And…we’re off! It’s a new year, with some new students and a new book. Here are some things to do the first week of yearbook class that are both fun and educational. 1. Establish Expectations: Review class requirements, grading policies, any planned staff work nights/weekends and the importance of making deadlines. 2. Share Information: Complete… [Continue Reading]
Two years ago, I met a struggling first-year yearbook adviser who invited me into his classroom to give him some tips. The first thing I noticed was that he provided plenty of space to display items for all the other subjects he taught, but if he hadn’t told me that he taught yearbook, I would… [Continue Reading]
It’s almost here…summer! And for those of you who teach, especially yearbook, that means some much needed down time! But, before you head into summer school, or professional development classes, or rewriting curriculum and tests and lesson plans, or completely restructuring units, or any of the wonderful, lazy things we do in our down time… [Continue Reading]
Yes, we know, YERDS and Advisers are very under appreciated, but there are other individuals on campus who deserve some appreciation, too — whether it’s a note, a gift card, or a nice acknowledgement at a staff meeting. The custodian (who cleans up the classroom after the pizza parties on your late work nights) The… [Continue Reading]
Producing a yearbook is a lot of fun, but it also carries a great responsibility. A yearbook lasts forever and cannot be reproduced once the year is over. Because of this, every picture, every caption, every quote in every story, and even every graphic has to be true and accurate. Here are a couple of… [Continue Reading]
Although organization can be boring, it can save a lot of drama come deadline day. Here are some resources you can use/create to make Yearbook a little more organized. Create staff Mailboxes. This is a great way for staff members to communicate with each other and keep materials in a central location. Use your ladder… [Continue Reading]
We know what it’s like: deadlines, missing pictures, lots of stress. Sometimes it’s so overwhelming that production seems to come to a standstill. So how do you keep your students going through even the toughest circumstances? First, appoint a staff social director, and then try these methods of motivation: Celebrate staff birthdays and 1/2 birthdays… [Continue Reading]
Ladder (rhymes with ladder) is your organizational road map. Make sure yours is complete, accurate, and where everyone can see it. Don’t just use the same ladder year to year. Recreate it every fall with a new staff and fresh ideas Ask yourself if your particular theme needs a different approach to organization (e.g. chronological… [Continue Reading]
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