The McGraw Seminar for Reporters New to the Education Beat (2009)
Sunday, July 19, 2009 at 12:00PM
Hechinger Institute

 

The McGraw Seminar for Reporters New to the Education Beat (2009)

 

July 17-19, 2009
New York City

Application Deadline: Passed

Are you new to covering education? This professional development opportunity will give you a chance to gain valuable multi-media skills and learn the value of blogging on your beat. You will learn how to incorporate education research into your stories, hear from a panel of superintendents about the challenges facing urban schools and get an overview of early childhood education.

We'll also look at how to interview children, covering education in a downturn and ways entrepreneurs are changing education in your district. You will leave with a notebook full of story ideas and a roster of top national experts.

Seminar Agenda [pdf]

Seminar Binder [pdf]

Presenter Presentations [ppt]

 

SEMINAR NEWS


Kent Fischer
The Dallas Morning News

Cornelia Grumman
First Five Years Fund

Frederick Hess
American Enterprise Institute

Pamela Tate
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

Paul Tough
New York Times

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