Resources: The Californian in Education

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The Californian In Education program is a non-profit organization aimed at increasing literacy in Kern County by providing newspapers and education supplements. Our website is a place for students, parents and teachers to discuss anything relevant to education in Kern County. It is also a place to access materials for home and classroom use. Our hope to create a community for anyone interested in local education.

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How to be Money Smart

Interested in free curriculum regarding money tips. Download the pdf for the NIEI. Look for more supplements in the future. Email us if there is a topic you are looking for to supplement The Bakersfield Californian in your classroom.

Teacher's Guide 9/24/06 - Parade

Teacher's Handbook - Parade Classroom

The PARADE Classroom's Teachers Handbook.

Target Date - How to use a target date in your classroom

Scavenger hunts have long been a popular NIE activity. This publication presents 50 scavenger hunts – one for each state in the Union.Created by Diane Kannenberg, President, California NIE Association and Diane Goold, NIE Coordinator, St. Joseph (MO) New-Press, with contributions from Paul Crowner, Irma Feld Getz, Mary Miller and Judy Broussard, these scavenger hunts can add a new dimension to Target Date projects.
Many thanks to the creators of these scavenger hunts for donating them to NAA Foundation!

Provide by The NAA Foundation

Press Ahead - A teacher's guide to creating student newspapers

Press Ahead! is both a teaching tool and a planning guide for creating a student newspaper.

As a teaching tool, it provides background on the different sections and elements of a newspaper. It includes an instructional guide that requires students to go beyond a quick overview of newspaper components by analyzing the structure, language and connections of different parts of the newspaper.

Press Ahead! also serves as a planning guide for students who want to produce their own newspapers. Forms are provided to help students gather data and organize their thoughts. Other forms detail the steps to produce a newspaper and guide the process of making assignments to newspaper staff.

Press Ahead! also provides opportunities for students to investigate and discuss issues related to press ethics and responsibilities.A section of this guide includes background information and instructional activities on topics such as press freedom, tabloid journalism and online newspapers.

Provided by The NAA Foundation

Reading First - NAA Foundation Supplement

Reading First -

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, the name given to the federal law designed to improve student achievement, is changing the culture of America's schools. The legislation is targeted to the nation’s neediest youngsters, those who in the past have been left behind, never able to catch up academically with their more-advantaged peers. Though the legislation is complex, two important issues are key: (1) Reading is at the heart of all learning in or out of school; and (2) Children who enter school with strong language and pre-reading skills are more likely to learn to read well in the early grades and succeed in later years. In fact, research shows that it is never too early to start building language skills by talking with and reading to children. No Child Left Behind targets resources for early childhood education so that all youngsters get the right start. The goal is to have children - ALL children - reading on or above grade level by the end of the third grade.

Provided by The NAA Foundation.

Creating a Classroom Newspaper

This guide is designed for five days of instruction. It allows your class to practice, prepare and create its own newspaper. Each day’s work has been organized with a teacher’s lesson plan, student worksheets labeled Reporter’s Notebook and ideas for additional activities call “On Assignment.”

Provided by The NAA Foundation

Parent Newspaper Guide

This is a Newspaper Guide for Parents. It has activities and other useful information on how to share the newspaper with your kids.