The Community College Journalism Association, Small Programs Interest Group, and the Scholastic Journalism Division of the Association for Education in journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) are proud to announce the 2012 GREAT IDEAS FOR TEACHERS (GIFT) competition.
Those teaching journalism/mass communication classes at the college level are invited to submit their best classroom teaching examples in this competition.
The TOP 25 GIFT ideas, as selected from a panel of judges from these three groupings within AEJMC, will be selected to present at a poster session at AEJMC’s Centennial Conference in Chicago on August 9, 2012.
The very best GIFT, designated the grand prize winner, will also receive a cash award at the August 9 poster session.
Here is the GIFT Timeline:
February 20 – Call for GIFTs; begin accepting GIFT submissions
April 3 – Uniform deadline for GIFT submissions (email to John.Kerezy@tri-c.edu)
April 4-May 1 – Judging of GIFT submissions; top papers chosen
By May 5 – Notification sent to GIFT finalists only
May 7 – List of GIFTs due to AEJMC for program copy
May 7 to May 25 – Ranking of top GIFTs; grand prize winner chosen
June/July – Production of GIFTs for publication; collection of door prizes
Aug. 9 – GIFT poster session at the AEJMC conference in Chicago; grand prize winner announced
September – Highlights/photos of poster session and winning GIFT featured on the Web site
December – Scheduling of GIFT for 2013
Here is the GIFT Entry Form; please download, complete, and return to John Kerezy anytime between now and April 3, 2012:
Email your completed form to: john.kerezy@tri-c.edu
For details about AEJMC, link to here:
