Welcome to NIE

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 Greenville Daily Reflector 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.

The Daily Reflector NIE Services/events:

• Tuesday Expressions page during the school year partnered with Chick-fil-A
  
• Workshops for teachers...designed to fit the needs of your school
  
• Tours of The Daily Reflector for journalism classes
  
• Holiday coloring contest in early December
  
• "My Teacher, My Hero" essay contest in the spring
  
• Serial or chapter stories partnered with Pitt Community College
  
• Speaker for your civic club or PTA...learn how newspapers are used in education
  

For more info email Gigi Walter or call 252 329-9514.

 Weekly Features (Updated every Monday)

Geography in the News Myanmar faces huge death toll after cyclone Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events. Archive of Geography quizzes Lesson Plans Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool: Elementary (Grades K-4) Middle (Grades 5-8) Secondary (Grades 9-12) This Week in History Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events. Just click on today's date in the calendar

This week's topic: Download the lesson Archive of past lessons Teacher comments

Do we need government 'baby-sitters' for health?

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive