- Author:
- Carol Goodrow
- Source:
- http://carolgoodrow.com
Carol Goodrow: carolgoodrow@verizon.net
I am pleased to announce that I am partnering with the Massachusetts Newspapers in Education Council. The Massachusetts Newspapers In Education Council is an award-winning statewide collaboration of newspapers providing formal educational programs. Newspapers in Education (NIE) encourages and supports the use of newspapers in the classroom and as a teaching resource. NIE programs in Massachusetts reach over 350,000 students each week offering the newspaper as an authentic, real-world resource. MNIEC member newspapers provide standards-based curriculum, low or no cost newspapers for classroom use, teacher training workshops and more. Go to www.mniec.com for a full list of participating newspapers.
I will be creating (both writing and illustrating) a 16-page supplement for upper elementary students that will integrate running and walking with the currciulum using lessons and newspaper based activities. The title of the supplement is to be "What a Day for Running!" With this supplement, I hope to encourage and inspire young people to find joy in running.
The supplement will integrate running and walking with the subject areas of math, geography, language arts, art and design, and history in a fun and captivating manner. Students will begin the unit by learning about the first marathon. At some point during the unit, they will be challenged to create their own "News-a-thon" 25-mile running log.
As a teacher, who has been integrating running with the curriculum since the 90s, I find this program to be an exciting creative project. To work on this as an educator with a group of newspaper professionals interested in education will be a reward for many years of work in this area.
Carol Goodrow is the Founding Editor of the websites kidsrunning.com and waycoolrunning.com