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NYNPA niE-News
To Keep Pace with Tomorrow's Education and Information Needs
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Volume 9, Number 12
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December 1, 2017
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December 15, 1791 the Bill of Rights, which included the first 10 Amendments of the U.S. Constitution, w
as ratified.
In 1941, on the document's 150th anniversary, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a proclamation declaring December 15 Bill of Rights Day.
The threats to the protections of individual rights were a major concern to Roosevelt as war was ravaging most of Europe. Certainly as the media has recently been called the "enemy of the people," we must continue to educate everyone about the importance of the Bill of Rights and celebrate our commitment to it.
For more information about the upcoming features go to www.nynpa.com/nie/MonthlyNIEFeatures.html.
Previous features for this month include International Human Rights Day and Pearl Harbor Day. For access to these archived features, questions about NIE or News Media Literacy, contact Mary Miller at mmiller@nynpa.com or call 518-449-1667 x 701.
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Also available to share with teachers: Citizens Together a teaching guide and five-part series highlighting the Bill of Rights
This 63 page teacher's guide includes five complete lessons that integrate newspapers into study of the Bill of Rights. This curriculum guide for middle- and high-school students focuses on the nation's founding documents and their significance today.
If you'd prefer, there is also a five-part series of camera-ready features based on this content (3 columns x 9.5") go to
http://www.nynpa.com/docs/nie/
to download.
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elow is a list of free resources online.
The New York Times' Learning Network has a wealth of teacher lesson plans including one on
How to Teach with Picture Prompts
. The photo posted today is pictured to the right. Use the lesson linked above to engage students on how to think critically not only about what they read but the images they see.
National Letter Writing Day is December 7. Here's a link from the Smithsonian Institution for a two-page letter written by Wilbur Wright on Wright Cycle Company stationary.
Speaking of the Wright Brothers, December 17 is the 114th anniversary of their first flight at Kitty Hawk. Read, Write, Think and the Smithsonian both have educational resources related to the Wright Brothers. You'll find several activities at each site:
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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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In iCivics' new and improved
Do I Have A Right?, you'll run your own firm of lawyers who specialize in constitutional law. Decide if potential clients have a right, match them with the best lawyer, and win the case. The more clients you serve and the more cases you win, the faster your law firm grows.
Opportunities to customize the gameplay experience include:
- Full Edition or Bill of Rights Edition
- English language or Spanish language
- Option to hear or mute English voiceover, music, and/or sound effects
Now available for iPad and Android tablets!
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From washington.edu -
Children who read and write at home - whether for assignments or just for fun - are building long-term study and executive function skills, according to a paper from the University of Washington.
And while home literacy activities
have already been associated with higher test scores, the new study shows these activities also provide students with tools for lifetime success.
"People who are good students tend to become good employees by being on time and putting forward their best work. All of the things that make you a good student also make you a good employee," said Nicole Alston-Abel, a Federal Way Public Schools psychologist who conducted the study while pursuing her doctorate at the UW. "If you make sure your child is academically engaged at home through third grade, kids go on autopilot - they know how to 'do' school after that."
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An easy way to engage younger readers to write more is to get them involved with Young Voices of New York.
Young Voices of New York is designed to provide an opportunity for young people under the age of 14 to have a forum, to increase their communication skills, review books and movies, and share ideas with other youth. Anyone is welcome to visit and read information on the site, but young people who wish to post stories or comments must register with us and, because this site is intended for children 14 and under, must provide written parental permission.
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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
mmiller@nynpa.com
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Mary Miller
Education Services Director
New York News Publishers Association
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