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60-Second Civics is a daily podcast that provides a quick and convenient way for listeners to learn about our nation's government, the Constitution, and our history. The podcast explores themes related to civics and government, the constitutional issues behind the headlines, and the people and ideas that formed our nation's history and government.
During the entire month of February, 60-Second Civics will be devoted to exploring nonviolence and the civil rights movement.
Click here and then click on the Podcasts tab on the CCE website.
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FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION
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Reading Homework Tips for Parents:
- Have your child read aloud to you every night.
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Choose a quiet place, free from distractions, for your child to do his nightly reading assignments.
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As your child reads, point out spelling and sound patterns such as cat, pat, hat.
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After your child has stopped to correct a word he has read, have him go back and reread the entire sentence from the beginning to make sure he understands what the sentence is saying.
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Ask your child to tell you in her own words what happened in a story.
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Ask your child why she thinks a character acted in a certain way and ask your child to support her answer with information from the story.
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Before getting to the end of a story, ask your child what he thinks will happen next and why.
Click here for the same tips in Spanish.
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For more information about Family Engagement in Education go to www.nyspirc.org
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March is Women's History Month
Get this 4-part series and teaching guide for only $20! Use it in-print, online or with you E-edition!
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Primarily targeting school children in grades 4 through 8, this 4-part miniseries can be published in-print or online, as a series or as a special section.
Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Edith Wharton and Lucille Ball
These selected profiles were featured in past editions of our award-winning series Famous New Yorkers. Each 500 word profile is accompanied with a photograph/artwork of the person, a corresponding graphic organizer and an MP3 audio podcast!
The cost for NYNPA member newspapers is only $5 per features or $20 for the series! Non-member cost is $50. 
The women profiled in chronological order are:
- Sojourner Truth - former slave, abolitionist and suffragist
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton - a leader in the fight to secure women's right to vote
- Edith Wharton - author of The Age of Innocence
- Lucille Ball - actress, comedienne and television pioneer
To order simply contact Mary Miller at [email protected] or call 518-449-1667 or click here to download an order form.
Black History Month features are still available at the same pricing. The features include profiles of John W. Jones - former slave, conductor on the Underground Railroad, respectfully buried Confederate soldiers who died in Camp Chemung
Prison; Mary B. Talbert - an orator, equal rights activist, suffragist and reformer; Henry Johnson - World War I hero, member of the Harlem Hellfighters and Alex Haley - journalist and author of "Roots."
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NIE Week is March 4-8
American Press Institute and Newseum have partnered to offer FREE NIE resources.
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Each unit contains two lessons for middle- and high-school students, along with extension activities for elementary students. Units are organized as follows:
- Newspapers in Your Life
- What's News Where?
- The First Rough Draft of History
- In the Newsroom
- The Fairness Formula
- Planning for the Unpredictable
- Media Literacy
- Where News Comes From
- Evaluating the News
All lessons align with Common Core State Standards, use newspapers as supplemental resources and incorporate existing Newseum materials into lesson plans for teachers and worksheets for students.
Download each unit and the standards alignment chart at http://www.americanpressinstitute.org/Curriculum/NIE/NIE-Week.aspx
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There's still time to participate in this year's serial story - "I Will Come Home" available FREE to NYNPA members
Sign up now to start running this brand new story!
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 With the popularity of the movie, "Lincoln" and the ongoing 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War, this story had great appeal to teachers but may also be of interest to general readers.
To date 16 daily newspapers have signed up to participate with this year's
9-chapter historical fiction, serial story by author, Mike Peterson and illustrated by Christopher Baldwin.
It is available to NYNPA member newspapers for publication between now and May FREE because of a grant by the New York State United Teachers. The project includes downloadable audio podcasts for each chapter, a teaching guide, student graphic organizers, an interactive student blog and an essay contest. Teachers are welcome to set up a FREE video conference with the author via email at [email protected].
Click here for a copy of the newspaper agreement form.
The story is set during the U.S. Civil war in Elmira. Here's a quick plot summary:
It's 1864, and Betsy Harrington has one thing on her mind: Her older brother, Jim, a POW at the prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia. And life in Elmira offers few distractions, with the Union prison for Confederate soldiers right there in town. She can't understand why the war widow she works for and the former slave who is sexton of her church don't share her bitterness towards the rebel prisoners. That is not until the night Betsy is confronted with a young Southerner who shares her brother's intense desire to get home, and needs her help to do it.
Contact Mary Miller at [email protected] if you have any questions about this project.
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Free NIE and teaching resources
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Here is a list of NIE and other resources that teachers can use to enhance their students' education. Mini - NIE activity: Look through the newspaper for an article that shows individuals, groups or nations involved in a conflict. Write down the different sides, and what seems to be the reason or reasons for their struggles. Think of as many different ways as you can that they might resolve this conflict. Discuss as a class how the people, groups or nations can resolve their issues. What character traits (courage, kindness, forgiveness, patience, etc) do you think these parties need to solve their conflict? _______________________________________
The Center for Civic Education has free online lesson plans for Black History Month - February - The power of nonviolent actions and attitudes as a means to resist oppression  and spur reforms is a recurring feature of democratic and democratizing societies. The School Violence Prevention Demonstration Program presents educators with lesson plans that explore the use of nonviolence in history, paying particular attention to the civil rights movement and African American history. The Center for Civic Education also is offering free lesson plans for Women's History Month in March. _____________________________________
The Smithsonian's exhibit - America's New Birth of Freedom: Documents from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. As part of its Abraham Lincoln commemoration, the Museum hosted an exhibition of ten rare and important documents from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill. The display included a signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation and letters expressing Lincoln's views toward emancipation and the conclusion of the Civil War. These documents have become the cornerstone of current thinking on Lincoln and his legacy. They have been digitized and are available to view online. Winter Word Resources from MyVocabulary.com include: SAT test prep definition match All MyVocabulary.com content is printable for NIE programs without a charge. Please honor trademarks and copyright, giving MyVocabulary.com attribution. _____________________________  On this Presidents Day, celebrate the lives of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, their contributions to the United States, and the lives and contributions of all our 44 Presidents. Click here for free lesson plans from the National Education Association (NEA).
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"NYNPA niE-News" is an electronic newsletter of the New York News Publishers Association, NIE Program. It is sent to provide you with news of your colleagues, money-saving and money-generating ideas, and educational trends, all in one place - in a format you can quickly scroll through. Feel free to forward this newsletter to anyone you think would benefit from it. If you have an item you'd like to share - a success story, a warning so others don't make the same mistake, or a something you'd like advice on, simply hit the "reply" button on your e-mail service. Remember, you can always send news by emailing Mary Miller at [email protected]. |
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For more NYNPA NIE news and materials be sure to visit our website at www.nynpa.com.
Sincerely,
Mary Miller
Education Services Director New York News Publishers Association
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