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Welcome to the new NIE Web site, where you'll find fresh, quality content for teachers, students and parents. Explore our site for plenty of ideas to make reading and learning exciting.
Teachers, sign up now for the 2009-10 school year.
Free Workshops at your school:
Earn continuing education credits. For information or to schedule a sessions, contact us at mlyons@starledger.com or 973-392-5841.
In addition to the online content we'll be providing here every week, you can also access a wealth of free educational resources available through our membership in the national NIE Institute. Get more info and a list of topics here.
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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.
2010 Project
The Youth Citizen-Journalist Network features articles written by teens from New Jersey to California, from Montana to the Caribbean. Our special focus for 2010 will be the political campaigns of candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives. Teens are encouraged to send YCJN their opinions, articles, photos and links to videos on the issues which they feel affect them, their families, schools and communities.
Online Extras (Updated every Monday)
   Brazil debates girl's role in CarnivalAnswer FIVE Geography questions each week based on major news events. Archive of Geography quizzes 
-- Front Page Talking Points Archive NIE Institute Educational ResourcesAs 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.
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Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)
 Tap the wealth of information in your newspaper as a teaching tool:
 Diversity, multiculturalism, worldwide events. You'll find plenty for classroom discussions in this listing of events. |
THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS
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