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Welcome to Newspapers in Education!

Newspapers In Education is a national program that promotes literacy through the use of the daily newspaper as an instructional aid in the classroom. The Waco Tribune-Herald partners with educators and local businesses to encourage literacy, to broaden students' community and global perspectives and to equip area teachers with a powerful tool for teaching at no cost to the teachers or schools.

For more info email Carol Wenzel or call 254-757-5823.

Reminder!
VERIFY YOUR PAPERS

Teachers, please remember to verify delivery of your newspapers every semester. NIE is audited annually and must have a verification form on file each semester for every teacher.

Newspaper tours

Tours of the newspaper plant are also available for school groups of 20 or fewer and no younger than eight years of age. The tours are free of charge.

Curriculum notebooks

Curriculum notebooks in the areas of reading/writing, mathematics, science, and social studies are available to teachers for $25 each. The lessons are correlated to the TAKS objectives.


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Daily Science Webcasts


Science Diary: Monkeys - Habituate

Feed a wild monkey, and you may alter its reproductive cycle.


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This week's lesson:

When it gets close, politics gets rough

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


Teachers: Sign up for Kids’ Kopy today

Educators, sign up today for our 12 page tabloid! It is designed for students in grades K-8, although it is beneficial for any student. In addition to focusing on a different character trait, each month's Kid's Kopy will have a science page form the Space Place, a serial story with TEK activities, safe web sites, and much more. Most of the lessons are fun, colorful and have TEKS/TAKS objectives. Also included are innovative tips for teachers and parents.

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Online Extras (Updated every Monday)

Put the Tribune-Herald to work in your classroom

NIE Special Report


In celebration of Black History Month, we complied a selection of videos from NBC Learn's 'Finishing the Dream' to use as an aid to teach the struggles and celebrate the triumphs of the Civil Rights movement over the span of 60 years. 'Finishing the Dream' is a project by NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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Toronto teens send Lego man into space

Discussion prompts & video archive.



This week's word in the news: DYSFUNCTION

DEFINITION:
Abnormal or impaired functioning, especially of a bodily system or social group.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
After four days of exchanging comments through the media that made the Colts sound like a house of dysfunction, the team released a statement today to "dispel any misperception that there might be any hard feelings between us."
The Indianapolis Star -- 01/30/2012



Indiana hosts Super Bowl XLVI

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

Archive of Geography quizzes

Super Bowl brings Giants-Patriots rematch and a first-time boost for Indianapolis

-- Front Page Talking Points Archive



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


Throughout this school year, PARADE Classroom will be targeting up to six features that provide poignant life lessons for high school students. Be sure to check them out!

Get the lessons here:

Cyberspace Safety
9/11 Lessons and Legacies
Keeping America Free

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