►Deal ends ‘whiskey war’ over a tiny island near Greenland
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Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
►Yellowstone Park flooding is reminder of long-term climate change impacts, experts say
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Daily Science Webcasts
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This week's word in the news: MUCKRAKER
DEFINITION:
A person who searches for and tries to expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or other wrongdoing, especially in politics.
FOUND IN THE NEWS:
While the political action committee – American muckrakers – spread a video in which Cawthorn was identifiable, its claims against Boebert, of Silt, are much more tenuous.
►The Denver Post -- 06/20/2022
Distance Learning
WEDU and PBS are here to support teachers, students and families during these challenging times. To help address the need for quality distance learning resources, this page has been updated with information about a new statewide PBS initiative to broadcast weekday At-Home Learning programming for school-age groups on WEDU along with standards-driven lesson plans from PBS LearningMedia that correlate with each broadcast.
Use the News by the USF Stavros Center in collaboration with Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education program and Florida Press Educational Services.
Webinars
Celebrating Newspaper in Education Week and Exploring Media Literacy
Newspaper in Education (NIE) Week is commemorated and celebrated annually during the first full school week in March. NIE is an international program that encourages the use of the daily newspaper as a “living textbook” for students from primary through adult education levels. Research shows that students who learn using the newspaper as an educational resource are more likely to become lifelong readers and informed and engaged citizens. Please join Jodi Pushkin, manager of the Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education program, to explore media literacy in celebration of NIE Week 2022. During the webinar, we will explore using the newspaper in the classroom, examining strategies to weed out “fake news,” and focusing on ways to read like a detective and write like a reporter.
Celebrating Newspaper in Education Week and Exploring Media Literacy
- Date: Thursday, March 3, 2022
- Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- WEBINAR via Zoom