NIE Teachers: There will be no delivery to schools in Suffolk County only on Monday 3/18/13 due to the Evacuation Day holiday. Delivery will resume on Tuesday 3/19/13. The online Smart Edition will still be available.
Don’t have the Smart Edition? Order here!
Students taking part in the Herald’s StoxSmart competition had a chance to meet with State Treasurer Steven Grossman earlier this week. They chatted over ice cream about the unpredictability of the stock market and trusting your instincts.
The students, who have the chance to change their portfolios this week, gained valuable insight in investments, finances, and making decisions that will surely help them in the competition.
Read the full article here.
March is Women’s History Month! Celebrate with your students using these activity guides about notable women throughout history.
Learn about the history behind women’s fight for suffrage here and how World War II changed women’s roles in society here with these Smithsonian Institute activity guides.
Did you know that women are responsible for hang gliders, windshield wipers, and shopping bags? This NIE guide highlights women inventors and their accomplishments. This contributes to the theme for this year’s Women’s History Month: Women Inspiring Innovation through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
This EDSITEment! Curriculum guide shows that behind each president was a strong First Lady shaping and leading the country.
Join the Boston Herald as we celebrate NIE Week from March 4th through 8th with these activity guides from the American Press Institute and Newseum.
New for 2013, Newspapers in Your Life, In The Newsroom, and Media Literacy show how the newspaper can be used as an educational resource.
With You and Your Newspaper, students will examine the newspaper and the Bill of Rights. Designed for all grades and ages, students be able to create and identify news stories, editorials, and features.
Want to participate in NIE Week, but not sure how? Sign up for the Boston Herald online Smart Edition here to access the daily Boston Herald on your classroom computers or tablets!
Visit the new NIE Teacher Blog to find useful tips and activities for your classroom. Subscribe to have the posts emailed straight to your inbox!
You can also access a wide range of instructional resources for every subject and grade level.
Check it out here!
As Black History Month comes to an end, check out these EDSITEment! learning activities and an NIE teacher guide to celebrate African American innovators in sports, the arts, science and technology.
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Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play on a major league baseball team and contributed to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s. Learn more about his life here.
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Analyze the famous poem “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks, an African American Pulitzer prize winning poet, here.
Explore the biographies of African American achievers in science and technology, such as General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. of the Tuskegee Airmen and astronaut Mae C. Jemison, here.
Attention NIE Teachers! There will be no delivery this week for the February break. Delivery will resume on Monday, February 25. The online Smart Edition is still available.
Enjoy your vacation week!
Attention NIE teachers! Due to tomorrow’s forecast of inclement weather and the cancellation of Boston Public schools, there will be no delivery of print copies of the Boston Herald for Friday, 2/7/13.
The online Boston Herald Smart Edition will still be available.
If you don’t have the online Smart Edition please visit www.bostonheraldnie.com now to order Smart Edition copies and find activities and tutorials.
Please call 617-619-6220 with any questions! Enjoy your snow day, and stay safe!
A local program has been helping high school students develop their entrepreneurial skills. Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) is an educational program that teaches students how to think like entrepreneurs and act like business owners.
Recent graduates of the program have gone on to open storefront and online businesses and work in real estate investment, management, and youth mentor programs.
NFTE aims to combat youth unemployment and encourage students to take control of their futures.
Read yesterday’s Boston Herald article and learn more about NFTE and its success stories here.
Hello NIE Teachers! I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Brianne Costa and I’ll be taking over the Boston Herald NIE program for Julie.
I’ve already spoken with some of you in the past few months, and I look forward to working together to bring the news into your classrooms.
Please call or email me if you have any questions or concerns about the NIE program, and save my contact information!
Email: brianne.costa@bostonherald.com
Phone: 617-619-6220
