Show #12
Initial Air Dates:
February 9 at 6:30 pm
February 14 at 7 am

Poetry Festival - Students often compete in sporting events, but imagine urban students competing in a poetry festival. Each year Sally Hughes, a published poet and school secretary at the Edison House at Elizabeth High School, coordinates a poetry festival, thanks to a Pride Grant from the Elizabeth Education Association.

Blueberry Legislation - Students at Veterans Memorial Elementary School in Brick participated in New Jersey's political process by successfully passing a bill to make blueberries the official state fruit. They did their research, lobbied and learned that citizens can make a difference when they know how.

Math is Sweet - All students, including special education students, face the pressures of state-required tests. Students at Emma C. Attales School in Absecon prepared for the math portion of the GEPA by designing and building a gingerbread house. This is a fun way to learn how to use a calculator and conquer complicated word problems skills. The program is funded through a grant from the NJEA Frederick L. Hipp Foundation for Excellence in Education.

On Your Marks - Lisa Funari Willever and Lisa Battinelli relied on their experience as classroom teachers to write a helpful and witty book for first-year teachers. For more information, go to www.franklinmasonpress.com/.