Join Tompkins, Allen and your other Teachapalooza colleagues June 10-12, 2022, for high-energy, practical training. We will convene each day for large group instruction, breakout sessions, show and shares, chat forums and networking. The program will take place both in-person at Poynter’s campus in St. Petersburg, Florida and in an engaging online environment.

Please note that all speakers, times and activities are subject to change before the event.

Participants who plan to attend the pre-Teachapalooza Diversity Across the Curriculum workshop on June 9 must apply for the program here.

Friday, June 10

• 9-9:30 a.m. — Now more than ever, student journalism matters. Here’s why: We’ll show you several stories and talk to the students behind them to demonstrate why your impact on student work is so critical. (Barbara Allen, Poynter)
• 9:30-10:45 a.m. — How you can inspire the next generation of journalists: A Zoom with Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey. The two Pulitzer Prize winners and authors of “Chasing the Truth — A Young Journalist’s Guide to Investigative Reporting” will discuss ways in which you can inspire young investigative journalists and use their non-textbook in your courses. (Jodi Cantor and Megan Twohey, New York Times; moderated by Nataly Joseph, University of Southern California)
• 10:45-11 a.m. — Break
• 11 a.m.-noon — Fear is the path to the Dark Side: Learn why overcoming your fears and calling out fear in the classroom can actually lead to more skillful teaching.
  (Dr. Earnest Perry, University of Missouri)
• Noon-1:30 pm. — Lunch
• 1:30-2:30 p.m. — That freelance life: From pitching to self-promotion, Kent State’s Jacqueline Marino knows what it takes to join the growing freelance economy. She shares what she’s learned from teaching a full course on freelancing.
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. — Breakouts (choose one)
  • Digging for gold: Poynter’s star researcher (seriously) will teach you how to teach your students to dig for information online. You think you know it all — until you see Caryn Baird in action!
  • Finding diamonds in the rough: America’s writing coach Roy Peter Clark describes this session as “The most useful and interesting writing and teaching workshop you will ever attend. We are not kidding.”
  • Inclusive teaching practices: This session will focus on hands-on, practical changes you can make to build more inclusive, equitable classes. (Katy Culver)
• 3:30-3:45 p.m. — Break
• 3:45-4:45 p.m. — OSINT it fantastic?  — Open source intelligence, or OSINT, is reshaping the way security experts, journalists and fact-checkers verify information — and it has implications for your teaching. MediaWise’s Alex Mahadevan and open source intelligence expert (and University of Alabama-Birmingham junior) Justin Peden will walk you through the tools and techniques used by the OSINT community and explain how you can use them in your classroom.
• 4:45-5 p.m. — Get the picture: Group photo at Poynter
• 5:30-7:30 p.m. — Fun and games (optional): Join us for a friendly competition on St. Pete’s classic, timeless and Insta-worthy shuffleboard court while supping on the dinner of college champions — pizza and beer. Network, kvetch and catch up.

Saturday, June 11

• 9-10:30 a.m. — What they really want: Marketing firms pay thousands of dollars to get access to the insights we will provide for you in this session: Witness a community focus group to learn how everyday people consume news, why they believe (or disbelieve), their favorite news sources — and hear how they think journalists make editorial decisions. (Al Tompkins)
• 10:30-10:45 a.m. — Break
• 10:45-noon — Did you hear what that guy said?! We will share what we learned at the encounter group and how these insights might influence what and how we teach journalism students. (Al Tompkins)
• Noon-1:30 p.m. — Lunch and networking
• 1:30-2:30 p.m. — Show and Share: Show off your best tools, exercises, plans or lessons and borrow from others in this rapid-fire session that will have an immediate impact on your own classroom. (Sherrod Blakely, Boston University)
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. — Breakouts (choose one)
  • What the business school can teach the journalism school: UGA’s Mark Johnson shares his understanding and application of project management — what it is, how to employ it and why journalism students and professors should use it to bolster their success.
  • How students and professors can help save local news: Across the country, journalism students and educators partner with news outlets to produce content and provide experience to student journalists. We’ll talk about existing models and offer some best practices for those of you wanting to start your own, and why these partnerships matter more than ever. (Richard Watts, University of Vermont)
  • Seeking pearls of wisdom: Student media advisers will meet up to network, share and brainstorm for the year ahead in student media. (Moderated by Julie Reed, Baylor)
• 3:30-3:45 p.m. — Break
• 3:45-5 p.m. — How do we approach student stress and burnout?: The pandemic changed us and our students profoundly, and we’re seeing that reflected in our classes and student newsrooms. In this session of large and small groups, we’ll discuss strategies for teaching and advising with empathy and understanding — without lowering standards. (Katy Culver and Mark Johnson)
• 6 p.m. — The ExPIERience (optional): We’ll gather in downtown St. Pete to walk along the new pier. Bring your selfie sticks, walking shoes and wallets if you want to have dinner together after.

Sunday, June 12, 2022

• 9-10:15 a.m. — Navigating graphic images and reporting on trauma: A conversation about the decision-making process to make, source and publish graphic images. Touching on video and audio, we will build a framework for in-class discussions about issues journalists are dealing with daily, from discussing who the stakeholders are to who is placed at risk by publishing or broadcasting. (Katy Culver and Mark E. Johnson)
• 10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. — Now more than ever, journalism education matters. Here’s why. Three ways to remind yourself that the work you are doing is vital. (Al Tompkins)
• 10:45-11 a.m. — Break
• 11 a.m. — Pomp and circumstance: Our graduation ceremony. (Al Tompkins, Barbara Allen)
• Noonish — This is goodbye: Pack a sack lunch to go or sit a while and reflect … we’ll close things out in style.