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Welcome to Newspapers in Education!
Newspapers In Education is a national program that promotes literacy through the use of the daily newspaper as an instructional aid in the classroom. The Daily Sentinel partners with educators and local businesses to encourage literacy, to broaden students' community and global perspectives and to equip area teachers with a powerful tool for teaching at no cost to the teachers or schools.
For more info e-mail nie@GJSentinel.com or call 970-256-4299.
Online Extras (Updated every Monday)
Resources to help you put The Daily Sentinel to work in your classroom
NIE Special Report
Whether its from the simple desire to help others, our environment, or our way of life, innovation is a process that begins with imagination and results in the creation of something of value for society. NBC Learn, in collaboration with the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Science Teachers Association, explores the process of innovations in this compelling 11-week video series.
►Mayan pyramid destroyed in Belize
Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
►Archive of Geography quizzes
Helping Kids Cope with Natural Disasters
Unfortunately, natural disasters do happen, and people are often affected adversely. It’s a traumatic time for everyone, but can be especially distressing to children. As a parent, caregiver or educator, you can help children cope by monitoring their emotional state, answering their questions, and creating opportunities to connect with family, friends, and the larger community.
Click here for some ideas for getting through this difficult time
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
Classroom Caption Contest!
►Win a book by creating a caption for this week's lesson
This week's lesson:
Disasters put focus on regulations
►Download the lesson►Archive of past lessons
►Teacher comments
►Federal safety board urges tougher drinking-and-driving cutoff limit to match other nations
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Throughout this school year, PARADE Classroom will be targeting up to six features that provide poignant life lessons for high school students. Be sure to check them out!
Get the lessons here:
► Cyberspace Safety
► 9/11 Lessons and Legacies
► Keeping America Free
This week's word in the news: INITIATE
DEFINITION:
To set going by taking the first step; begin.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Troopers initiated a pursuit of the vehicle at the rest area on Interstate 71 just north of the Ohio 123 exit east of Lebanon, troopers said.
►The Dayton Daily News -- 05/20/2013
