NATIONAL SPORTS MEDIA ASSOCIATION AND HALL OF

FAME (NSMA)

Educational ProgramNSMA seeks to develop educational opportunities

for those who are interested in pursuing a career in sports media…

Bob Ryan-Scribe•Tells life story-hilariously entertaining•Encourages students to be prepared for any opportunity•Stresses the importance of improving reading/writing skills•Discusses the 5 of 7 of the NACE career skills that enabled him to become successful•Question and Answer session

Student Seminar Speaker

Bob Ryan-Student Seminar Speaker

• Graduated from Boston College• Began working at the Boston Globe in 1968 • Spent nearly 14 years covering the Boston Celtics

team• Became Boston TV Sportscaster• 1989, Boston Globe and the Celtics beat became a

general sports columnist• Retired in 2012, but continues to write columns

on a “semi regular” basis

Bob Ryan-Student Seminar Speaker

Bob Ryan has covered:• 20 NBA Finals, • 20 NCAA Final Fours, • Nine World Series, • Five Super Bowls, • Seven Olympic Games and • Thousands of other events.

Bob Ryan-Student Seminar Speaker

• frequent panelist on ESPN The Sports Reporters and Around the Horn• Co-host on ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption• Author of 12 books, including Scribe, which was

published in 2014• Four-time National Sportswriter of the Year as

voted on by his peers in the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA)

• Inducted into the NSSA Hall of Fame in 2012

Bob Ryan-Student Seminar Speaker

• Member of the United States Basketball Writers Hall of Fame

• Member of New England Basketball Hall of Fame • Received the Curt Gowdy Award (Basketball Hall of

Fame) • 2000 National Sportswriter of the Year (Associated

Press)• 2006 Dick Schaap Award for Outstanding Journalism• PEN/ESPN Lifetime Achievement Award for Literary

Sports Writing (2015)

WHAT Is Bob Doing Now?

Student SeminarsDesigned to:• Be INSPIRING, ENGAGING AND MOTIVATING• Provide lessons that can’t be taught in a

classroom setting• Apply to ALL educational and vocational interests

Ideally, the structure of effective education offered should match the structure of

environment or society into which students will ultimately go…

Student SeminarsBased on:• Pugh and Bergon- Motivational factors

influence Transfer of Learning • Gavriel Salomon

Ideally, the structure of effective education offered should match the structure of

environment or society into which students will ultimately go…

Motivational factors influence transfer of learning. Pugh and Bergon (2006)

1. Influence the quality of initial learning in ways that support transfer.

2. Influence the initiation of transfer attempts, particularly in situations where individuals have an opportunity to apply learning but are not required to.

3. Influence individuals’ persistence when engaged in transfer tasks.

Gavriel Salomon

Television is "easy" and print is "tough":

The differential investment of mental effort in learning as a

function of perceptions and

attributions.

AIME(amount of invested

mental effort) and

learning

Technology and education in the age

of information.(2001)

“Perceived Mental Effort”

Gavriel Salomon

Technology and education in the age

of information.(2001)

“Perceived Mental Effort”

Of Mind and Media: How Culture's

Symbolic Forms Affect Learning and Thinking

(2007)

“Technology and mind also become

interrelated in ways relevant to education through perceptions of learning and what it takes to promote

it.”

Literacy skills are the foundation upon which successful

learning happens.

STATEMENT OF NEED

Student Seminars-LiteracySTATEMENT OF NEED

ROWAN-SALISBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL END OF COURSE READING SCORES

6th grade 36.0 %7th Grade 38.5 %8th grade 30.7 %

Student Seminars-LiteracySTATEMENT OF NEED

ONLY 43.4 % ROWAN- SALISBURY HIGH SCHOOL

STUDENTS PASSED THE ENGLISH II END OF COURSE

TEST.

Target AudienceRowan-Salisbury High School StudentsFebruary Date TBD (Two hour increments)• East Rowan High-• North Rowan High-• Salisbury High-• Carson High-• West Rowan High-• South Rowan High-

Exact dates, times and logistics to be coordinated after grant proposal is accepted.

Target AudienceRowan-Salisbury Middle School Students• February Date TBD (2 hour increments)• Erwin Middle School• China Grove Middle School• Corriher-Lipe Middle School• Knox Middle School• North Middle School• South East Middle School• West Middle SchoolExact dates, times and logistics to be coordinated after grant proposal is accepted.

Student Seminars-What NSMA would like to provide:

• One Hall of Fame Speaker annually, in spring for Middle and High School Students*

• Donate speaker’s books to each school library to peaked interest/post seminar reading. (Free prize giveaways during seminars as available)*

• Free tickets to Educational Community Sports Book Festival during Awards Weekend

• $1000.00 Young Sportswriter Scholarship*

*Pending sponsorship/grantor award of grant money.

Student Seminars-LiteracySHORT TERM GOALS

Objective #1: Increase the number of students who make higher scores on their ELA

tests • 75% more middle schools students will make higher end of course reading scores

on their as a result of more practice reading. • 5% increase in high school students who pass the English II end of course exam.

Objective 2: Increase students' confidence in their ability to read.• 90% will agree that they have the academic background to read.• 95% will agree with the statement “I can read more than I do now.” • 80% will report that they intend to pursue reading more.

Student Seminars-LiteracySHORT TERM GOALS CONTINUED

Objective #3: Improve students' understanding of the necessity of being a good reader and writer.• 90% will report an understanding of the necessity of reading and writing.• 80% will report that they plan on improving their reading and writing skills.

• 80% will report an understanding of reading and writing better will help the student in their future career.

Objective #4: Increase the students understanding of how literacy will help in all areas of your life.

• 75% more students will be able to identify one area in their life where reading has helped them.

Objective #5: Decrease the students’ perceived amount of effort it takes to read/write.

• 75% more students’ perceived amount effort will decrease after the student seminar as measured by the post-survey.

Student Seminars-LiteracyLONG-TERM GOALS

Objective #1: Increase the number of students who make higher scores on their ELA tests

• 75% more middle schools students will make higher end of course reading scores on their as a result of more practice reading.

• 5% increase in high school students who pass the English II end of course exam.

Objective #2: Increase the number of students who pursue careers related to reading/writing/ journalism.

• 75% more students will report they want to pursue a career in some sort of journalism/reading/writing than in the pre-survey.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND EMPLOYERS

“Career readiness is the attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.”

(http://www.naceweb.org/knowledge/career-readiness-competencies.aspx 10/27/2015)

The attainment and demonstration of requisite competencies that broadly prepare college graduates for a successful transition into the workplace.’” (National Association of Colleges and Employers, http://www.naceweb.org/knowledge/career-readiness-competencies.aspx 10/27/2015))

Critical Thinking/ Problem Solving

Oral/Written Communica- tions (Public

Speaking)

Computer Technology

Professional -ism/Work

EthicCareer

Manage-ment

CAREER READINESS

Student Seminars-Career ReadinessSHORT TERM GOALS

Objective #1: Improve students' understanding of competencies associated with career readiness. “Through entertaining tales of his life, Bob discusses the importance of five of the seven including critical thinking/problem solving, oral/written communications (public speaking), computer technology, professionalism/work ethic, and career management. “

• 90% will report an increase in their knowledge of the importance of being career ready.• 90% will be able to recall 3 of the 5 when given examples of career readiness. • 90% will report they will practice 3 of the 5 competencies associated with career

readiness. Objective #2: Encourage Student to establish a network of like-minded peers who also want

to achieve a college education and professional career.• 90% will agree with this statement “Being around others people who are successful can

help me succeed in life.”

Student Seminars-Career ReadinessSHORT TERM GOALS CONTINUED

Objective #3: Raise student awareness of the relevance of career readiness skills they are practicing in school currently.

• 80% will say they are confident in their ability to think critically.• 70% will say they are confident in their ability to speak publicly..• 90% will say they are confident in their ability to use computer technology.

Objective #4: Instill an understanding of career options in the sports journalism/communication field

• 80% will report an understanding of careers in oral/written sports communication through print, web other media outlets

• 35% will report an interest in oral/written sports communication.

Student Seminars-Career ReadinessLONG-TERM GOALS

Objective #1: Increase the number of students who pursue careers related to reading/writing/ journalism.

• 75% more students will report they want to pursue a career in some sort of journalism/reading/writing than in the pre survey

Objective # 2: Increase the number of students who attend the

NSSHoF educational/vocational Book Festival.• 1500 + Rowan Salisbury School Students will attend the Sports Book

Festival in order to gain valuable vocational advice from sports media professionals.

Resources• Shaw, M. (2001).

"Integrating Learning Technologies: The social-cultural, pragmatic and technology design contexts", Teaching and Learning with Technology, (6)

• http://www.naceweb.org/knowledge/career-readiness-competencies.aspx 10/27/2015

• Salomon, Gavriel. Television is "easy" and print is "tough": The differential investment of mental effort in learning as a function of perceptions and attributions.

• Salomon, Gavriel. Technology and education in the age of information.(2001)

• Salomon, Gavriel. Of Mind and Media: How Culture's Symbolic Forms Affect Learning and Thinking (2007)