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IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN! •j±? -“-•** Hftat’Tfte Press’ ME Scheme ■ -■=Fi-- a 5 j 0 Qff er m i9QB~ f The NLE - team » Def y d > Cora1 ’ A1 ’ Chris and Lesley, had a bus y y ear in 1987 ’ meeting thousands of pupils, teachers, r—r“ 3 parents and members of the community. . Ajßjfyffb 1 1 WgR 4 Our classroom resources produced in 1987 included: Newspapers in the Primary School; Newspapers in the ' •* - * >-IllißH ’ Secondary School; How a Journalist’s Story Makes the Front Page (“Dog Abandoned”); Politics in Action; Elections ~. -,y EE ‘ in 1987; Speak Out (the Royal Commission on Social A >- ~ . s Policy); “First Four Ships” computer package; our '* * M* M4l l regular “Education exPress” feature page on Monday, jJ'fLhe Press” Secondary Schools’ Debate k- and exPressions on Thursday in term time. ' This year promises to be a busy year for the N.I.E. (( ' J “The Press” has a long history of supporting educational ‘? am , ■" Providing resources for the schools in our £ 1 activities in the South Island. Current involvement with circulation area. Our projects include A schools includes “The Press” Secondary Schools Debate, “The e An outline for teaching language and X Press” Chess Competition for intermediate and secondary p n ali«h ii<=ina fhP in diffprpnt I bZ schools, “The Press” Rugby League and Cricket Competitions. ® English, using the newspaper m aitrerent //( o }' / 9 I/ x 1 Newspapers in Education extends “The Press” involvement ways at different levels in the school FYI ZU Li/ into the classroom, emphasising the educational value of the system. daily newspaper. • “Then and Now.” A newspaper feature /7 A ° L showing family life at the turn of the 1 \ v/ xJ) (ii) Schools visit “The Press” century. Z Z , k »An Olympic Games package for use at a / / , ) 1/ S variety of levels and in a number of f / '/' / v » n subjects. ' j yO | a/\ (A v\ W A 1 Jmk *lk Senior primary to senior secondary student groups visit “The | \ 5 U W. \ / W f/ MW » Press.” Starting with displays in the N.I.E. seminar rooms, I \' \ .gfce s* 4, VA \ f I 1 I \ Z visitors observe the changes in newspaper technology from \ \\\ \ v, W. \ w-‘' ZrwX \' hand-set type, through to the remarkable linotype machines \ '\\ W V sx'/ 1 and, finally, the computer revolution and the modern colour \ \\ -*S£®** y ATj Ok, ZZ process. \ v ® VZ' (iii) High School Syllabus \ .\W ■ ■^mMrWߣfe ~-_lra j WWI J GA C A ck Ax ; (vii) Why use newspapers m the classroom? Z Z X W 1 " an mi 00? joumahsts. 0 N.I.E. is not an extra in an already full programme. It can | ff ff £ 1 to teach what has to be taught, and more effectively. I 1/ / ff W mny‘^£SL P^K^enlr aP C “ rren "s 011 "* “ • Newspapers cater for different abilities and different J I j •In Economics—the most recent textbook available. interests. • In English—Fifth-form School Certificate, production of a @ Millions of newspapers are being used in the classroom every year throughout the wor 1 newspaper and .. @ The newspaper, not the textbook, is printed material that students are most likely to read and use "«Urm eSafe modules. throughout their lives. •In Social Studies, History and Geography—Current events MBmaßuwnnu.MoauMMWKwffiaaßmwwawmmu^ia'miHi—nwwa^wMiMMai^Ma—m—amaaMMaMßM^Ma—MMuur-----„ ■■■ - ' ———- — — and general knowledge; local studies in the past and present. /vH MpwCTlilllwrQ JIFP fllll •In Science—developments in science and technology. z x * All Qsuh-io/ifc ' Vl ' i^cws P d F cls diC •In Maths —use of figures, prices and statistics from the daily IVJ A A ItOf xiLll e? w newspaper —t— AL -0 j (iv) Plan your Lessons with the N.I.E. Team - ~“ 7 7 T •" Hl w., ■'X® • v > l> j sA\ \ - IM ' —£’■-•4saHiir ? *aF . Shzl MMIUi. WV><- \.li ./ >' - . fa ~ .•• - 4 Nejospapens — bring the whole world into the classroom. .fa j- ■ i&liSSr - i-/ ASKT'- —-acai 1 _-.■•■ -f--E-, < stf W cl jukg ew,s t £^ er ~^ flt jMinr sso^ 3 '“ 'W™ An intermediate school in the Wellington area used the From our Newspaper Week programme at the junior "" newspapers for an entire school term in all subject areas. primary level, to extensive media studies in the senior high A newspaper programme does not have to interrupt a S uch j S the var i e ty an( i usefulness of the material in a daily school, the essential component is enjoyment. classroom programme; rather, it can enhance virtually any newspaper that it can be used in most areas of study. The juniors learn from the N.I.E. staff how a newspaper is topic or theme you may be studying. Media Studies is a popular subject at a senior level. produced, from pulp to the breakfast table. Newspapers are Make an appointment with a member of the N.I.E. team oy Newspaper studies are often run in conjunction with ideal vehicles for learning lettering, vocabulary and telephoning 790-740, Ext. 783. We will help you plan the television and radio studies. Why not have a media day,. numeracy. Pupils often conclude the study with their own programme, take lessons and suggest concluding exercises. y Our sen j ors visiting the different branches of the class newspaper. media? T.V.N.Z., contact Ed Freeman; Radio C 93, contact Oriana Toasland; and at “The Press,” contact Chris Oldham. - ’ . “The Press” Newspapers in Education, 146 Gloucester St — Ph. 790-940 ext 783.