Don's Broadcast Curriculum 

In the links below, follow Don's curriculum, which he uses for all levels of Broadcasting he teaches at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in St. Louis, MO. Don advises the student publications LHSTV.net and the Global Student News Network (#GSNN). (
​Not all curriculum listed was originally created by Don, but was shared freely online by other credible sources.)

Please also visit the Green Screen, Editing with iMovie for iOS and Webinars pages for more video production ideas. ​

10 activities for a first level Broadcast course
​5 W's and H
Adobe Spark Post photo assignment
​Beginner Guide to Video Production: Framing Your Shots
Blogging Feedback Form
Blogging Guidelines using Weebly.com
​Broadcast news writing
​Broadcast Production Schedule
Detailed links for first level Broadcast lessons
​Documentary
Editing with iMovie for iOS
​Film: Script concept to first draft
​Film Scoring Rubric (submitted by Jessica Roberts)
​Final Cut Pro X lessons and tutorials
​Grading in general
Headline Newscast
​iMovie for Mac (submitted by @JennyGrabiec)

​​​Livestream
​Multimedia Package
Music Video assignment & Scoring Guide
​News package and Scoring Guide
​On-Air tips and tricks
​Podcasting Guide
Podcast Project and Rubric
PSA ​ and PSA rubric
Script - full format show
Scoring Guide (General video rubric)
Short story - epic objects
​Social Media Permission Agreement
Steve Hartman (CBS News) interview
Storyboard (blank)
Storyboard (illustrated description)
​Twitter Research Project
Video Essay

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Interview with Steve Hartman from CBS Evening News

Don interviews long-time CBS journalist Steve Hartman, who offered advice to his Broadcast Technology students on writing, interviewing and getting to the heart of the story.

Read more in these two blog posts Don wrote:
Journalism advice by Steve Hartman from CBS News
Model learning and best practice for students

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Broadcast Journalism mini-lessons and blog posts at JEADigitalMedia.org

Don has compiled a list of mini-lessons for video production, mobile journalism resources, and blog posts about all things scholastic media.

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School Video News mini-lessons 

Don offers mini-lessons for the broadcast journalism classroom, from interviewing, to shooting tips using light, BRoll, WALLDO, to practicing how to use a microphone and natural sound in video. These mini-lessons are perfect for the middle or high school classroom when developing news stories.