Welcome to News In Education for the 2012-13 school year. We pack this website with exciting, skills-building activities, games, puzzles and more, updated weekly throughout the year. Visit every day for something new and interesting to share with students; invite parents to take a look, too. NIE is where enthusiasm for learning grows!

To register your class, click on the tab above and enter the information requested. Then select the newspaper you want your students to access and you will receive a user name and password to share with your class.

In addition to the online content we provide here every week, you can also access a wealth of free educational resources available through our membership in the national NIE Institute. Click here for more information and a list of topics.

We also invite you to visit the Celebrate New Jersey website for more inspiring ways to lead your students to a better understanding and appreciation of the state they call home: www.celebratenj.org

■ Earn continuing education credits. Schedule a free News in Education Workshop at your school. Teachers who attend earn three continuing ed credits. For information, contact us at mlyons@starledger.com or 973-392-5841.

What is NIE?

News in Education is a nationwide program started in 1966, under which newspapers act as a supplement to the usual textbooks and teaching materials.

The Star-Ledger and The Times News in Education programs provide teachers with innovative and versatile teaching resources linked to the information, people and events making news today. Students and teachers alike discover a wealth of new ideas that make learning interesting and fun while reinforcing reading and writing proficiency, as well as science, math and other vital academic and life skills. News in Education offers a variety of materials and curriculums to support the classroom experience.

Our Mission:

The Star-Ledger and The Times, through the News in Education (NIE) program, are dedicated to the promotion of literacy in accordance with New Jersey state-mandated education standards. NIE fosters a learning environment that serves to inform, involve and inspire students in the development of positive study skills in a variety of subject areas with the added goal of assuring good citizenship.

News in Education provides: Free digital delivery of the newspaper for classroom use, Free supplemental teaching guides & curriculum and Free Teacher training and workshops, many for continuing education credits.

NIE helps advance education for students in several ways:

  • Develops research skills
  • Applies academic study to practical experiences
  • Helps build student comprehension of local, national and international issues
  • Builds self-esteem through positive classroom experiences
  • Encourages class participation
  • Offers timely learning materials at little or no cost

Learning to Give is a national organization that is headquartered and started here in Newark, NJ. The curriculum is dedicated to giving kids a sense of responsibility and accountability in their communities.

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Online Extras (Updated every Monday)

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.

►View this weeks video : 3-D Printing


►Finland is the best country for mothers, report says

Answer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events.

►Archive of Geography quizzes

CO2 Levels Reach Record High, Scientists Concerned

►Discussion prompts & video archive.

May is Garden for Wildlife Month!
Plant a Schoolyard Garden at Your School

To help reconnect today's children to the outdoors, National Wildlife Federation assists schools in developing outdoor classrooms called Schoolyard Habitats®, where educators and students learn how to attract and support local wildlife.

These wildlife habitats become places where students not only learn about wildlife species and ecosystems, but also outdoor classrooms where they hone their academic skills and nurture their innate curiosity and creativity.

Click here to view the lessons

NIE Institute Educational Resources

As an NIE subscriber, you can access a wealth of free educational resources available through our membership in the national NIE Institute. All are appropriate for classroom instruction when used with the electronic or print edition of The Star-Ledger.

►Visit our NIE Institute page for these topics:

Art
Careers
Character Education
Critical Thinking Skills & Gifted
Diversity & Multicultural Literacy
Elementary & Middle School
ESL & Spanish Bilingual - Black & Hispanic Heritage
Financial Literacy Supplements
First Amendment
General Educational Development
Health, Nutrition, Fitness
Homeland Security, Crime, & Online Safety
Journalism & Press Freedom

Language Arts & Literacy
Life Skills
Math, Science, Tech & Environment
Media Literacy
Multi-Curricular & Miscellaneous
Multiple Intelligences
NIE Instructional Calendar
NIE Miscellaneous
Safety & Anti-Drug & Alcohol Awareness
Social Studies, Govt., Civics
Sports
Study Skills & College Prep
Women's Studies
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Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)

This week's lesson: Disasters put focus on regulations

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►There are more than 180 lessons archived for your use


Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:

►Elementary (K-4)
►Middle (5-8)
►Secondary (9-12)

►Northeast braces for noisy invasion: Flying cicada bugs return after hiding for 17 years

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive


Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events.

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This week's word in the news: BIOTECH

DEFINITION:
Short for biotechnology: the use of a living organism, biological substances or techniques to engineer or manufacture a product or substance, as when cells that produce antibodies are cloned in order to study their effects on cancer cells.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
Meanwhile, a new front opened Friday in the battle over the bill, with Democrats vowing to amend it to include biotech companies, and a group opposed to embryonic stem cell research pledging to block the measure if that happens. 
►The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -- 05/13/2013