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Volume 7, Number 7                                                                                                               Tuesday, July 14, 2015   
In This Issue
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Baseball Across New York State
Free Resources for Summer
Summer Reading and Writing
  CIVICS EDUCATION CORNER

ESSENTIAL LENS from Annenberg Learner

 

Every photograph tells a story: Stories of struggle. Stories of beauty. Stories of community and culture. This video offers stories of three people and what compels them to do what they do.

 

High school teacher Kim Kanof teaches from the Protests and Politics collection.

 

National Geographic photo editor Pamela Chen shares insight about the collaborative process of creating the magazine's feature stories with design director David Whitmore.

 

Photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier discusses his work, which focuses on marginalized communities across the United States.

 

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION
- TIP OF THE MONTH - 
Summer Reading Tips from American Library Association:
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"Visit your local public library because there is so much going on and the enthusiasm of the librarians is infectious. So many libraries do wonderful summer reading programs for all ages. We actually have a program called 'Teens & Tots' where older kids read to younger kids - it's great to make that connection between kids, and both generations really enjoy it. We also hold a lot of activities at night, like story hours, so parents can come after work with their children - and we encourage parents to volunteer, which really shows the kids that reading is important to adults as well."


-Anita LaSpina, Librarian, Rockville Center, New York

 

Show Children That Reading Is Important to You 
"Model, model, model 
. It cannot be emphasized enough that children who observe their parents reading become readers themselves. Make sure there are plenty of reading materials scattered throughout the house - not just novels, but magazines and newspapers as well." 

-Jennifer Hubert Swan, Librarian at the Little Red School House/Elisabeth Irwin High School, New York, New York

 

Make Summer Reading a Way to Connect 
"Some children respond better when they know other children are going to read and respond to a book, which is why book discussion groups 
are great. I also think parents should be required to read what their children read at all ages so they can really connect with their child and be able to answer questions and instigate discussion. This is one of the reasons parent/child book groups are so great." 

-John Peters, Central Children's Room, The New York Public Library

 

Set Reading Times and Find the Fun in Books 
"The number-one golden rule is to make time to read over the summer - parents should designate an hour a day just for books, or set aside a time once a week to go to the library. There's so much going on in the summer, so much temptation to be outside, that it's important to schedule time just for reading. Have kids keep a reading journal - even if it's just the book titles. Once the journal gets filled up, there's a real sense of accomplishment that's very rewarding." 

-Dorie Freebury, Librarian, Northville, Michigan

 

Take Reading on the Road 

"When preparing for family road trips, stock up on audio books from your library. Let your children choose some stories to listen to in the car. Have family members share favorite ghost stories and/or adventure stories around the campfire at picnics and on camping trips."

   

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For more information about Family Engagement in Education go to New York State Family Engagement Coalition  

  

Click on the logo below for information about how to join. 

NYS Family Engagement Coalition 

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Famous New Yorkers XIV almost ready for distribution
13-part series, teaching guide and audio podcasts still only $52 for member newspapers 
Listed in alphabetical order, the following individuals are being profiled in the 2015-2016 series:
  • African-American British and American stage actor - Ira Frederick Aldridge,
  • Poet, journalist, novelist, abolitionist, suffragist - Sara Jane Clark, wrote under the pseudonym Grace Greenwood
  • First Caribbean American woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry - Marie Maynard Daly,
  • Actress, most noted for playing Alice on The Brady Bunch - Ann B. Davis,
  • Editor for the New York Sun and attributed to writing editorial, "Yes, Virginia, there is  a Santa Claus"- Francis Church,
  • Hall of Fame Baseball player and coach - John McGraw,
  • Poet - Ogden Nash,
  • Entrepreneur, Owner of Lifesavers candy and Founder of American Broadcasting Company - John Edward Nobel,
  • Archaeologist for the New York State Museum and Director of the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Rochester - Arthur C. Parker,
  • Comedienne, fashion commentator, entrepreneur - Joan Rivers,
  • Discovered and developed the first successful inactivated polio vaccine - Jonas Salk,
  • Journalist and radio broadcaster - Dorothy Thompson, and
  • Olympic Athlete, WWII POW survivor - subject of the book and movie "Unbroken" - Louis Zamparini
Primarily targeting school children in grades 4 through 8, the 13 installments can be published in-print or online, as a series or as a special section. Use all or just a few. FamousNYers

The people we are profiling offer our students a look at native sons and daughters who contributed to our state, nation and world. Each 500 word profile is accompanied with a photograph/artwork of the person and a New York State locator map. The series comes with a complete set of graphic organizers/teachers' guide and, MP3 audio podcasts of each feature!

A list of all those profiled in each of previous Famous New Yorkers series is available online at www.nynpa.com

Click here or on the image above to download an order form or simply email Mary Miller at mmiller@nynpa.com. 
Baseball Across New York State
FREE 10 part series created in partnership with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The features were written by Hall of Fame staff members and the student worksheets were created by Mary Miller, Education Services Director at the New York News Publishers Association Newspaper In Education Program. The project was made possible through the continued support of the New York Newspapers Foundation. 

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The series would be an excellent way to finish up the school year and introduce a topic that will peak students and general readers through the summer months. The series and student worksheets are available to NYNPA member newspapers as free downloads from the NYNPA website at http://www.nynpa.com/nie/niebaseball.html This series was originally created in 2011. 
Free Teaching Resources for Summer   
Here is a list of NIE and other resources for kids, teachers or parents can use to enhance their students' education and help prevent "summer slide."  
CK-12 Foundation, a non-profit organization with an educational website that provides high-quality online educational materials for students and teachers, has announced its new FREE summer program, BrainFlex, available on desktop and as an app for mobile devices.
While children look forward to the summer as time away from schooling, parents and teachers often grow concerned that a lack of educational stimuli will contribute to what BrainFlexis known as the "summer slide" - the common decline in students' academic skills over the summer break. The BrainFlex online tool allows students to build their math and science skills with daily practice. BrainFlex is a no-brainer because it is:
 
  • Free to join
     
  • Self-paced. BrainFlex features a series of tools and lessons students can take whenever the mood strikes.
  • Versatile. BrainFlex covers a wide range of math and science topics for students of any age.
     
  • Customized. Pick the subjects you want to study, practice anytime & anywhere, use unique tools to track your progress.
     
  • Trackable. With BrainFlex, students and teachers can easily track progress on individual subjects
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Summer Reading & Writing    

Free and easy ways to keep literacy skills sharp   

Summertime is fun time for readers of all ages! Browse through the Summer Reading at New York State Libraries site at  http://www.summerreadingnys.org/ for summer reading-related materials. "Every Hero Has a Story" this summer at your local library. To join in the fun of Summer Reading today, just find your local library website using this link, and register! 

 

Also encourage young people under the age of 13 to sign up to join Young Voices of New York  - a website designed to introduce young people to news reporting! Young Voices of New York continuously accepts applications for contributors at www.yvnewyork.com/about/  YVNY Logo

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Sincerely,

Mary Miller
Education Services Director 
New York News Publishers Association