CIVICS EDUCATION CORNER
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.
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FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION
- TIP OF THE MONTH -
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USDOE: Tips for Helping Your Child With Homework
 Set a Regular Time for Homework
Pick a Place
Remove Distractions
Provide Supplies and Identify Resources
Set a Good Example
Be Interested and Interesting
Help Your Child Get Organized
Encourage Good Study Habits
Talk about the Assignments
Watch for Frustration
Give Praise
Talk to the Teacher About Concerns
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Whether it's training for the newspaper staff to raise money for your program or help working with local teachers on your NIE Program or training for local teachers to use your NIE program, News Media Literacy (from editorial cartoons to close reading) - Contact Mary Miller for FREE training.
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 | February is Black History Month
4-part series, audio podcasts and teaching guide all for only $20 total |
 The NYNPA Newspaper In Education Program has prepared a 4-part series of , 4 column x 10", features, audio podcasts, and a teaching guide for use during February to Celebrate Black History Month.
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| It's not too late to participate in the 11th Annual Statewide Serial Story When New York Was New
All resources are FREE to NYNPA member newspapers because of continued support from NYSUT and NY Newspapers Foundation. |
Author Mike Peterson and Illustrator, Christopher Baldwin are again teaming up to create a brand new non-fiction serial for NYNPA members to share with teachers and students around the state. The 8-chapter story covers the native populations and the intersection of the early European exploration and settlements in the new world through the events that formally formed our boundaries. The story, illustrations, audio podcasts of each chapter, teachers' guide, and student contest are all included at no charge to member newspapers who are welcome to share this content in-print or online. The story can run anytime between January 1, 2016 and end of the school year in June.
Click here to download the Newspaper Agreement form 2016. Contact Mary Miller with any questions - mmiller@nynpa.com
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| Financial Literacy - Learning to Budget
Free 4 col x 10" feature for February |
 The NYNPA Newspaper In Education Program is offering all member newspapers a series of 12 stand- alone, 4 column x 10", monthly features to help you raise money and awareness for your local NIE efforts.
This month's feature highlights the importance of teaching Financial Literacy starting at a young age.
Contact Mary Miller at mmiller@nynpa.com or call 518-449-1667 x 701 for a high resolution copy of this feature.
March's feature will spotlight Sunshine Week - Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public's right to know.
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Free Teaching Resources for February
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Here is a list of NIE and other resources for kids, teachers or parents can use to enhance their students' education.
- Black History Month: Everything You Need
Meet African American icons, leaders, activists, and inventors with these teaching resources
Read, Write, Think has many lessons and classroom activities to celebrate and educate (Grades 3-12) about Valentine's Day - Here's their overview about the holiday: 
Like many holidays, Valentine's Day arose from a confluence of Christian and pagan themes. Originally it was the occasion of a pagan Roman rite called the Lupercalia, on which young men and women were matched by drawing lots. In the fifth century, the Church changed the emphasis of the festival by making it the commemoration of a Christian priest named Valentine, martyred on this day in 289. Nevertheless, the day's association with romantic love persisted.
 The Civil War Trust offers standards-based lesson plans have been created by educators for use in all grade levels, elementary through high school. Check out these lesson plans related to the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln.
Holiday Newspaper Scavenger Hunt
Directions: See how many of the following Valentine related items you can find in your newspaper. For an added challenge time yourself - see which person or team in your class can complete the list the quickest!
1. Find something in the newspaper in the shape of a heart.
2. Find an activity in the newspaper that you would just "love" to do if you had the time & money.
3. Find something in the newspaper that could be classified as "out of this world".
4. Find an unusual gift in the newspaper that you could give to someone to express "I Love You!".
5. Find 5 items that come in pairs.
6. Find an example of something that would improve your "heartiness" or condition of being physically and mentally fit.
7. Find someone in the news who has "heart" or the quality of mind that would enable them to face danger or hardship resolutely.
8. Find someone in the news who is suffering from "heartache" caused by loss or despair. How could they be helped?
9. Find an article with "heartening" news that would inspire confidence or hope in the future.
10. Find an example of foods that would make a "hearty" or "heart healthy" meal.
11. Find an example of someone who was "heartless" or totally lacking in compassion or caring for his or her fellow man/woman.
12. Find an item in the newspaper that you would like to buy that would be a "sweetheart of a deal".
Scavenger hunt was originally created by Audrey Eoff, NIE Coordinator, The Monitor, McAllen, TX.
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Current word lists and puzzles from MyVocabulary.com:
All MyVocabulary.com content is printable for NIE programs without a charge. Please honor trademarks and copyright, giving MyVocabulary.com attribution.
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| Remember...we're always looking for new young writers for YVNY!
|  The site is intended for kids, 13 years old and younger, who are interested in writing and journalism. It's free to join but requires parental permission. Contact Mary Miller at mmiller@nynpa.com or click here to visit the website for more information. |
"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 mmiller@nynpa.com. |
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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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