Newspapers in Education (NIE)
Committee
of the Tennessee Reading Association
The week of March 1st is Newspapers in Education week!
Committee Chair:
Nancy Kolodziej
1345 Cashdollar Cove
Walling, TN 38587
NKolodziej@tntech.edu
Committee Goals for the year:
- To promote the increase of the use of newspapers in classrooms in Tennessee.
- To provide teachers with ideas of how to incorporate newspapers into their instruction.
How local councils can help:
- Promote the use of newspapers in education in your local area
- Submit the attached Newspaper in Education Local Council Participation form to Nancy at NKolodziej@tntech.edu by March 1, 2009
Benefits of participation:
- Increase the use of newspapers in your local schools.
- Instill an interest in newspapers for children in your area.
- All councils which participate and submit the Newspaper in Education Participation form by the due date will receive a certificate of participation and be recognized at the 2009 Field Leaders Workshop
Some ideas for local council participation:
- If you don’t already have a designated NIE committee chairperson, appoint someone to the position.
- Get information about NIE programs sponsored by your local newspaper(s). Some offer discounted or free subscriptions for classroom use. Distribute this information to teachers in your area.
- Invite the NIE representative from your local newspaper to speak at your local council meeting.
- Poll local teachers for ideas of how they use newspapers in their classrooms.
- Organize contests for students in your local schools. Students can:
§ create display ads for local businesses;
§ write letters to the editor a chosen issue. Selected letters are submitted for potential publication;
§ create alphabet books using cut-outs from newspapers;
§ write a news article about a given topic; or
§ create a political cartoon.
§ See the Louisiana Reading Association’s website (http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/lra/200708/nie0708.doc) for more specific ideas.
- Provide information to teachers about how they can create their own classroom or school newspaper.
- Create a list of resources and ideas of ways to use newspapers in classroom. Post the list on your council’s website or distribute it to schools. You may use the resources listed on this document as a starting point.
Newspapers in Education Local Council Participation
Due by March 1st, Annually
Send to Nancy Kolodziej at:
or
1345 Cashdollar Cove
Walling, TN 38587
Council Name: _______________________________________
Person submitting the form: _____________________________
E-mail address: _______________________________________
Description of how your council promoted the use of newspapers in education during the 2008-2009 school year (please include any fliers or other materials that can be shared with other councils in the state):