INSTITUTE FACULTY

The lead teachers are Carol Lange and Alan Weintraut, both veteran teachers from Fairfax County, Va.

Lange has been teaching with the Institute since it began under the auspices of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund (DJNF) in 1988. Lange was the 1991 DJNF National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year.

Alan Weintraut has been teaching AP English Language at Annandale High School since participating in the 1996 IJWI. The adviser of a student newspaper and multimedia program, Weintraut was the 2006 DJNF National High School Journalism Teacher of the Year.

Other teachers who have successfully incorporated journalism in the English classroom will share lesson plans. Guest lecturers from The Washington Post and the Newseum will provide additional perspectives on journalistic writing.