UPskill – Virtual Workshop (Balfour) – Organized Adviser | Online Courses

On-demand training for
your yearbook staff

decide on a theme

build a style guide

create layout templates

design your cover

WHAT'S INCLUDED

6 workshop training sessions (see details below!)
Interactive assignments and activities
3 technology training sessions
Adviser Certificate of Completion
7 Professional Development Hours Awarded (only available for advisers in Texas)
1-1 Coaching Session Available

HOW TO WATCH

This workshop is offered virtually. Sessions will be presented as pre-recorded videos, so they are available to watch at anytime. You can watch the sessions live with your staff in class, host a weekend workshop, or replay as needed through the school year!

You will have access until July 31, 2026.

Questions? Contact [email protected]

Course Content

SET UP FOR SUCCESS

Annual Event Calendar

Basic Photography Training

Student and Staff List

Order, Gather and Download

Setup Student Users

Download Style Guide

School Assessment

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

Learn why and how to utilize a robust yearbook theme to ensure consistency through your publication.

Brainstorm how to expand your theme coverage with verbal connections.

Bring your theme to life with an aesthetic package that helps tell your story visually.

Basic Layout Design

Learn yearbook anatomy and terminology, as well as how to create a basic yearbook layout.

Delicious Design

Advanced Layout Design

Get creative with your layouts and add modules for extended coverage and alternative ways to tell the stories of your student body.

ACTIVITY: Magazine Modules

Ladder & Coverage Planning

Evaluate various methods to construct a yearbook ladder and make decisions to begin to build your book.

TECH PREP

ADVISER: Set Up Encore

STAFF: Start Designing

Encore (with Kerri Smead) – Basics

Encore (with Kerri Smead) – Advanced

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