Learn to Teach With the E-Edition. It's Easy!
The Palm Beach Post e-edition is educational, efficient, and easy to use. It makes learning fun for students by reaching them where they live - in an increasingly digital world. And, it can be easy and fun for you, too. Check out our online teacher tutorial. It gives you step-by-step directions for using the e-edition tools. We'll even give you suggestions for learning activities that meet state standards. Easy! Educational! Efficient! A triple winner!
February is Black History Month
A new guide will be posted every week during February
Daily Lessons from NIE
This calendar provides activities for every day of the school year with a subject specific focus for each day of the week: Monday - Language Arts, Tuesday - Social Studies, Wednesday - Math, Thursday - Science, and Friday - Themes that change monthly.
Click here to get the current monthly calendar
These Organizations Support Local Education
Welcome to NIE!
The Palm Beach Post's Newspapers In Education Department (NIE) provides teachers with e-Post, our electronic edition of the newspaper and with useful, interesting, and innovative curriculum to enhance learning. Teachers receive e-Post and curriculum at no cost to them thanks to the support of the community and local business sponsors. Teachers in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Hendry Counties are eligible to receive e-Post in their classrooms. For more information email nie@pbpost.com or call 561-820-4648 or 1-800-432-7595 ext. 4648.
New NIE Programs for Winter & Spring 2010
Check out our listing of new NIE Winter/Spring 2010 programs. For each registered program, you will receive a student supplement for each of your students and electronic classroom sets of newspapers. THERE IS NO COST TO REGISTER.
Most curriculum programs are available in Palm Beach County only.
Click here to order FREE electronic newspapers and curriculum for your classroom
Online Extras (Updated every Monday)
Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)
This week's lesson: Tooning into History: McCarthyism at 60
Download this week's lesson
There are more than 140 lessons archived for your use
Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
Elementary (Grades K-4)
Middle (Grades 5-8)
Secondary (Grades 9-12)
Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.
Brazil debates girl's role in CarnivalAnswer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.
Archive of Geography quizzes
Audio
Daily Science Webcasts
Termites: It's All in the DNA
Scientists are hoping to find a shortcut to hydrogen power- by studying the microbes found in a termite's gut.
Listen here!
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Additional Resources for Your Classroom
Find over 300 resources that include teacher guides, student supplements, teacher training modules and so much more.
Click here to access instructional material
Pelican Pete's Backyard Adventures
Nature Discoveries and Outdoor Fun
Each month, you'll find a fun and educational Pelican Pete Backyard Adventures column and activity guide for you to download and use with your students.
Jan. 31- Feb. 6, 2010
Lesson Plans:
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