Welcome to the Newspaper in Education (NIE) program from The Wichita Eagle

NIE is a cooperative effort between Kansas schools and The Wichita Eagle to bring the newspaper into the classroom. NIE offers a variety of exciting programs designed to improve reading, writing and critical thinking skills among elementary, middle and high school students. The integration of newspapers in the classroom allows teachers access to the most current news and information on a variety of topics.

When newspapers are incorporated in the school curriculum, students have the opportunity to relate learning to real life situations. Newspapers have often been called the "living textbook", and through the NIE program, students are introduced to a life-long reading habit. Because the newspaper is an adult reading material, it is often more motivational as a teaching tool than the regular textbook. Many studies have shown students improve their reading and writing skills as a result of using the newspaper in the classroom.

Celebrate Kansas Day 2001
All New Curriculum Coming January 23rd

Sponsored by Preferred Health Systems

This new teaching guide, Our Proud Heritage-A Celebration of the People and Places of Kansas, by noted author Beccy Tanner, meets Kansas History curricular standards. This Kansas Day package includes the teacher's guide of reproducible activities and five days of newspaper deliveries. Each day there will be additional activities and information about Kansas in the newspaper. This material is appropriate for grades 3 through 8. To place your order, email your request to bmauch@wichitaeagle.com. Orders must be placed by Wednesday January 17th.

Our popular Stock Market Game develops higher level thinking skills by challenging participants to combine knowledge learned in school, with an awareness of current events, a curiosity about the business and economic environment, and an interest in managing money. Participants learn how financial markets work and how capital are raised to fund business growth. The SMG is a rich educational experience that enhances both academic and life skills.

Exciting New NIE Program for Spring 2001 - US History Live!

US History Live is an educational program that teaches students history of the United States focusing on colonization, maritime history, and slavery. This program links local classrooms with a group of high school students who are travelling along the Atlantic coast of the United States and the Caribbean on a traditional sailing vessel. These students who are an integral part of the ship's crew, share their experiences at ports-of-call and historic locations via the US History Live website and newspaper updates.

By using a combination of the Teacher's Guide, the website content, newspaper updates, and primary and secondary readings. Students connect with peers and understand US history through active participation in a program that is current, relevant, interesting, and fun. This program is appropriate for grades 4 through 8. To order this program for your classroom, email your request to bmauch@wichitaeagle.com.

Breakfast Serial for 2001

The Secret School

Sponsored by

The Secret School, written by Avi with illustrations by Brian Floca. This story is set in 1920's rural Colorado. When the regular teacher of Elk Valley's one-room schoolhouse must leave, bringing an early school closing, the children decide to take over, secretly. This 18 chapter Story will appear in the Eagle each Tuesday from January 16th through May 15th. Teacher's guide available for subscribing classrooms. Guide includes discussion questions for each chapter, vocabulary words and classroom activities. This story is for the older reader, grades 4 through 8. To order or request more information, email bmauch@wichitaeagle.com.