Also in this issue: Famous New Yorkers XV ready for distribution shortly; Free online educational resources for the end of summer and back-to-school; Tips to promote Parent Engagement in Education and more! 
Volume 8, Number 8 
August 1, 2016

The NYNPA Newspaper In Education Program is offering all member newspapers an ongoing series of monthly stand- alone, 4 column x 10", monthly features to help you raise money and awareness for your local NIE efforts.

August's monthly feature highlights Sun and Water Safety.       
September's feature offers Back-to-School tips. And October will highlight the upcoming elections.

 Go to  www.nynpa.com/nie/MonthlyNIEFeatures.html to see a preview of each. Contact Mary Miller at mmiller@nynpa.com or call 518-449-1667 x 701 for a high resolution copy of any of these features.

This NIE package includes the 13-part series, a teaching guide and audio podcasts, still for only $52 for member newspapers.  This series is a great way to launch your newspaper in education school year with strong non-fiction, combined with informational text (your newspaper) to enhance reading, comprehension, vocabulary and writing skills for students. 

Listed in alphabetical order, the following individuals are being profiled in the 2015-2016 series:

 
  • Cartoonist and co-creator of Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones, The Smurfs and others - Joseph Barbera
  • Inventor of first loop roller coaster in the U.S. and entreprenauer - Lina Beecher
  • African-American Female Lawyer and Judge - Jane Bolin
  • Anti-segregation pioneer - Elizabeth Jennings Graham
  • Folk musician and opening artist at Woodstock - Richie Havens
  • Computer pioneer - Herman Hollerith
  • Painter, artist - Edward Hopper
  • Secretary of State during WWI - Robert Lansing
  • NFL football coach - Vince Lombardi
  • Father of U.S. Army Signal Corps and U.S. Weather Bureau - Albert Myer
  • Journalist and co-founder of the Republican Party and the New York Times - Henry Jarvis Raymond
  • First lady - Julia Gardiner Tyler
  • CEO of International Business Machines (IBM) - Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
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.

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/nie/niefamousny.html. 
      
Click here or on the image above to download an order form or simply email Mary Miller at mmiller@nynpa.com. 
Free Teaching Resources      

Here is a list of NIE and other resources for kids, teachers or parents can use to enhance their students' education and help enjoy the end of summer and get everyone ready to go back-to-school.

We are all looking for activities that keep us cool as the weather remains hot. Visit  wmht.org/summer for daily suggestions on how to engage both our brains and bodies busy this summer! The site also includes a list of events where you can learn and play with WMHT staff.

 
Scholastic.com has rounded up some easy ways to keep kids entertained over the summer, including traditional ideas like lemonade stands, but also some new, creative activities. The best part about it? These options are not just fun - they offer lots of learning benefits, too! Check out our six favorite summer activities that combine fun and learning.

Summer is the perfect time to let your child's imagination run wild and stimulate creativity. Kids.gov provides resources for arts and crafts projects that will keep children engaged and their minds active while having fun.

Smithsonian 
  • NGA Kids - Choose from a variety ofactivities or projects from the National Gallery of Art, enjoy an animated musical adventure, take a tour through the sculpture garden, and more.
  • Smithsonian - Are your children fans of Night at the Museum? Then this is the perfect activity for them. Here you are magically taken to the museums at night. To get back home, you have to solve mysteries and help your new friends find their artworks.
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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. 
      
Free lesson plans are posted online and delivered via electronic newsletter.  Each eLesson includes historical content, connections to real life, classroom activities, downloadable PDFs, answer keys, discussion questions, and/or suggestions for further reading.

Two eLessons will be sent each month and will cover a variety of topic areas to engage today's students. The most recent lesson posted is Supreme Court Round-Up 2015-2016 - In this eLesson, students explore the major recent U.S. Supreme Court cases that have been decided or await ruling.  
Make learning a four-season endeavor.
School is out in the summer, but that should not mean that children should take three months off from learning. Summer is a good time for reviewing, for learning things that may not have been taught in school (perhaps some of those chapters that were skipped in history class), for going to the library and browsing (always a good idea) and for trying to develop new intellectual skills, such as how to play games of strategy like chess, checkers or backgammon, or how to follow recipes carefully.  Click here for nine more tips from MetroParent.com.  
 
Whether it's training for the newspaper staff to raise money for your program or help training  local teachers methods on how to use your newspapers in the classroom across all subjects and grades k-12. Contact Mary Miller for FREE training via email at mmiller@nynpa.com.

Another resource is available from the American Press Institute (formerly NAA Foundation). Click here for a free downloadable guide called Newspaper In Education Workshop Workbook, a 100-page guide to walk you through everything from getting the classroom order to ice breakers to conducting your first workshop with teaching professionals! 
"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.

For more NYNPA NIE news and materials be sure to visit our website at www.nynpa.com/nie.html
 
Mary Miller
Education Services Director 
New York News Publishers Association
NYNPA NIE Program | 518-449-1667 ext. 701 | www.nynpa.com/nie.html