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We have prepared curriculum guides to make the process of teaching your yearbook class successful, helpful, and productive as possible.
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- Sep 21
- 5 min
The Beginning--What Needs To Be Done & By Whom
The yearbook itself would be a collection of shared and individual voices from the classroom.
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- Aug 2
- 4 min
The Heart Behind each Yearbook Adviser
The speakers for Day One of Making a House a Home Conference successfully shed light on the importance of the yearbook creation.
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- Feb 22
- 6 min
Making Sure Your Senior Section is Special
One of our fundamental principles here at UYB is that a yearbook should inclusively tell the story of the entire school and not leave...
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- Dec 23, 2021
- 3 min
Why a Yearbook?
In a time when almost all of us walk around with high-quality cameras in our pockets, students have hundreds of photos on their phone,...
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- Dec 13, 2021
- 4 min
Inclusion and Belonging: Who Are You Leaving Out?
Almost every school has multiple cultures and subcultures, whether they involve race and ethnicity, gender identity, socio-economic...
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- Dec 6, 2021
- 7 min
Telling the Whole Story: How to Write Photo Captions Well
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” It is true that when you open a yearbook, the first place...
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- Nov 29, 2021
- 7 min
Photojournalism: Telling a Story with Feeling
We have talked before about how a yearbook is a story, the story of this academic year at this school in this town. Your yearbook staff...
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- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
ORGANIZING PHOTOS For Your School's Yearbook
So many different kinds of pictures are needed for the yearbook! How in the world can the hundreds and thousands of pictures taken be...
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- Nov 9, 2021
- 5 min
Creating Layouts That Tell a Story
Creating layouts and templates that look great and effectively tell a story is a lot like being the director of a movie: You might have...
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- Nov 4, 2021
- 4 min
Yearbook Classes: Flexibility and Clarity in Instruction and Execution
When leading a yearbook team, flexibility is a must. Advisors need to make sure their instructions are both clear and tailored, that way...
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- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
Incorporating Innovation In Education
Innovation in education encourages teachers and students to explore the known and the unknown, and to uncover new things.
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- Nov 4, 2021
- 2 min
How Does Yearbook Theme Determine Workflow?
When thinking about your yearbook theme, you need to first understand the impact that that theme will have on the rest of your year. The...
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