In addition to regular classroom subscriptions, NIE strives to provide Maine educators with timely and relevant special programs on topics like Maine history, geography, health, science, careers, government, character development, elections, technology and much more! Topics for each school year are chosen based on suggestions made by participating educators on the end-of-year teacher survey. Regular input from our NIE teachers helps us keep our program a meaningful and effective tool that will meet the needs of the teachers we serve. To sign up for these special programs, simply circle the respective program(s) on the NIE order form.
So You Want to Grow Up?
“So You Want to Grow Up?” is a new NIE special program focusing on homeownership, the importance of credit, career choices, balancing a checkbook, investments, and much, much more! This unique program will provide grade 9-12 students with both financial and life skills they can use the rest of their lives. Using the Weekend edition of the Bangor Daily News, delivered each Monday, and a downloadable teacher’s guide, students will work through weekly lessons on various real life topics.
Citizenship Day: Kids Vote (September 17th)
Celebrate and educate your students about the political process with the Bangor Daily News special piece, Kids Vote. This full page piece, published to commemorate Citizenship and Constitution Day, both celebrated on September 17th, will offer NIE activities on such topics as: Branches of the Government, What’s Your Ideology?, and Political Cartooning with George Danby.
Geography Action Week – (November)
NIE has once again teamed up with National Geographic and the Maine Geographic Alliance to present a 4-day Geography Action series. Special family events are also being scheduled at the Maine Discovery Museum to celebrate GAW. Teacher packets with activities, classroom goodies and resources will be made available to participating teachers. Contact NIE for additional details and dates.
FastCar Geography (February – May)
NASCAR automobile racing is the fastest growing sport in the United States. So this year, NIE is offering FastCar Geography, a 15-week special program based on the NASCAR schedule. Using news stories by Bangor Daily News staff, Associated Press writers and a 45-page program guide, students will learn US geography by following the weekly travels of the 43 drivers from their hometowns to each fender-bender race destination. A 14-page math supplement is included.
2009 NIE Week – March 2009
Celebrate NIE and join us for special in-paper activities guaranteed to excite and instruct throughout the entire month of March! Note: Student works will be published in March, but the deadlines for participation are much earlier. Keep checking your mailbox and the NIE website for details and updates. (Learning/Interest Level: All Grades)
TBD (April)
ANIE Special program will run in April 2009. We are working on something special this year. Please stay tuned for additional information and dates.