New York News Publishers Association : Newspaper In Education (NIE)

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New York News Publishers Association

News Media Literacy/Newspapers in Education (NIE)

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Poster Contest "The Constitution's Promise: Out of Many, One" POSTER CONTEST PROMPT Create a poster that shows what this year’s Law Day theme means to you, your family and/or your community. Be sure to include a reference to a core principle of the US Constitution and/or the US Government formed by “We the People.” There is a $400 cash award for the best qualifying entry, and a $100 runner-up, in each of two age divisions – Grades 5-8 and 9-12. (A total of 4 prizes) Entry Deadline: May 14, 2025 Click here for more information.	Monthly Special Features 4 columns x 10" features highlighting different special events each month. New for 2025 is one highlighting the Anniversary of V-E Day. Past features updated (if necessary) include: Anniversary of the Empire State Building – 5/1/1931 National Cartoonists Day – 5/5 Be Kind to Animals Week May 5-11, 2024 National Nurses Week – 5/6 through 5/12 Watergate Hearings Begin – 5/17/1973 Anniversary of the Hubble Telescope – 5/20/1990 Memorial Day 5/27/2024 Teachers Appreciation Month National Asian American & Pacific Islander Month	Going Green A curriculum guide with 12 lessons designed to be starting points for implementation of instruction to expand students' knowledge of the use and abuse of the natural resources in the state of New York and elsewhere, and of efforts to meet the need for resource conservation and stewardship. These lessons employ the daily newspaper's current and archival wealth as a source of information, investigation and source material for instruction. Each lesson is aligned to both the NYS Learning Standards and the new Common Core State Standards. Copyright NYNPA 2012
Understanding News Media A 10-part series of features and graphic organizers developed in partnership with Stony Brook University's Center for Media Literacy.	Read, Write, Speak, Listen, View and Learn A guide with 10 mini-lessons that invites teachers or parents to work with different newspaper sections and adapt activities to students’ needs and interests. More: About this Guide, fillable-form PDF version
News Media Literacy Presentations Learn how to identify accurate sources, verify news content, and gain a deeper understanding of how news professionals gather and disseminate credible information, using print or electronic media and what it means to be a good digital citizen. For more info or to schedule an event, contact us.	Anti-Cyberbullying A 6-part series of features and cooresponding graphic organizers available to NYNPA members free. This link brings you the audio podcasts for each feature. Any NYNPA member newspaper wishing to run the series should contact Mary Miller to obtain PDF copies.	Contact Us For more information about our Newspaper In Education Program and youth outreach, contact Mary Miller at mmiller@nynpa.com or call 518-449-1667 ext 701

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