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Inspire & Enlighten - Teachers Conference

  • Tuesday, October 28, 2008
  • 9:00am - 4:00pm
  • Region 18 Education Service Center
  • 6 Credit Hours
Led by a former teacher and principal, this workshop will give you an inside look at using newsppaers in the classroom. You will leave this workshop with many fresh ideas on ways to inspire and enlighten your students with hands on activities in all subject areas as well as eSL and inclusion strategies. Studies show use of these activities may increase test scores 30-60%!
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or call Tami Gillean at (432)687-8802 Midland Reporter-Telegram

What is newspaper in education?
The Midland Reporter-Telegram's Newspaper In Education program (NIE), develops and achieves an on-going literacy program geared to support the needs of Permian Basin teachers and students by providing an authentic resource, the newspaper, for use in daily classroom activities as the most up-to-date textbook available.

What Newspaper In Education provides:

  • Classroom sets of newspapers for teachers and students; plus
  • Curriculum guides for teachers
  • Informative teacher workshops
  • Kid Scoop, a colorful kids learning activity page published each Thursday in the newspaper
  • Frontiers, an informative science and technology page published each Tuesday in the newspaper
  • Interesting chapter stories published throughout the year that keep students reading
  • Educational guides of relevant topics for newspaper readers, teachers and students

What are the community benefits of NIE?

  • Students in schools with at least some NIE programs did 10 percent to 30 percent better than students in schools that had no NIE programs*
  • Newspapers sharpen students thinking skills and increases interest and motivation by providing study material relevant to their lives in the community.
  • "Newspaper In Education programs can and do have a measurable and positive impact on the schools which use them. The value of the program generally increases with frequency and depth of the program." taken from the publication: Measuring Success.
  • Newspapers broaden students educational experience and enhance their knowledge of the world.
  • NIE programs work especially well for students from non-English speaking houses*
  • The TEKS, Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, are the framework for the TAKS exit level tests for public schools. The TEKS specifically refer to using the newspaper as a learning resource.
  •  Studies have shown, students who regularly read newspapers are more apt to become voters, and be more aware, involved citizens in their communities.
  • Teachers locally are feeling the crunch to give their students the necessary skills to pass the new tests.
  • More and more teachers are requesting the Midland Reporter-Telegram for their classrooms to help meet the latest standards.

    *Research by Dan Sullivan, University Of Minnesota

What communities does Newspapers in Education serve?

  • Andrews, TX
  • Greenwood, TX
  • Midland, TX
  • Odessa, TX
  • Big Spring, TX
  • Stanton, TX

How can I help?

How can I get newspapers in my classroom?