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2010 Census: YourTurn Essay Contest

Deadline: Friday, March 12, 2010

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NEW! Subscribe to the eEdition for NIE

eEdition: The Power of the Press and the Internet combined!

Starting NOW, Star Tribune Newspaper In Education (NIE) program will give you the opportunity to add copies of the Star Tribune E-EDITION, the electronic version of the Star Tribune newspaper, to your classrooms at a very low cost!

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2009-10 Forms and Catalog

Attention Teachers: Download your order form here for the 2009-10 school year.
Click here If your school orders 10 or more copies per day..

Click here If your school orders 9 or fewer copies per day..

Getting ready for fall is as easy as 1-2-3 with NIE!

Print and E-Edition versions of the Star Tribune available for your classrooms. The 2009-10 catalog is ready for you to start planning.

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Downloadable supplements
and teacher guides

A password is sent via U.S. mail to Star Tribune Newspapers in Education program participants upon receipt of orders.

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Welcome to NIE

The Star Tribune newspaper connects kids to the real world. It's a textbook that is updated daily and a collection of history as it happens. Not only does the newspaper provide valuable information on a wide range of topics daily, it also can be used as a tool for teaching numerous skills to various age groups in many different disciplines.

In addition to the newspaper, Star Tribune NIE offers teachers a variety of materials, services and programs that assists them in developing future readers who can use the newspaper to enrich their own lives and participate responsibly in their community, state and nation.

For more info call 612-673-4929 or 1-800-927-9131. Fax: 612-673-4214.

Weekly Features (Updated every Monday)

THIS WEEK'S WORD IN THE NEWS

FIASCO
DEFINITION: A complete failure, especially one that is ignominious or humiliating.	FOUND IN THE NEWS: A former state official who played a major role in the state's biggest privatization fiasco is now making money trying to help Texas fix the problems that resulted. Dallas Morning News -- 03/15/2010

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

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

Audio

Daily Science Webcasts

Hummingbirds - Brain Size Doesn't Matter

Understanding the cerebral activity of hummingbirds may lead researchers to resolve human language disorders.

Listen here!

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

Get This Week in History

Download a lesson based on political cartoons and print it out for use in your classroom. (PDF format)

This week's lesson: Sunshine Week: Shine the light on your government

Download this week's lesson
There are more than 140 lessons archived for your use

One sport, 65 teams, no medals: NCAA Tournament is the Olympics of college basketball

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive

NIE Special Report
2010 Census Resources

Download Teacher Guides and activity sheets categorized by grade level.

Italy's 'Purple People' protest premier

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

Archive of Geography quizzes

"Take your legs off and play:" Profile of a Paralympian

Discussion prompts & video archive.

USA Weekend Teacher Guides

New Teacher's Guides are available every Monday, complete with monthly themes highlighted in a weekly lesson and a monthly activity sheet.

Click here to download guides from USA Weekend

Online Extras

This month's downloadable poster

Download these educational, colorful posters for use in your classroom.
Have them laminated for long-term use.
Display them on your bulletin boards for kids to study!
Print extra copies for your students to take home.

A new poster will be posted every month! Download the ones you may have missed and See the schedule here.

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