And when is a workbook not a workbook? These are questions educators in my community are beginning to discuss given the sweeping adoption of the SpringBoard curriculum for middle school language arts. A quick google search on SpringBoard turned up lots of references and materials for the College Board, the provider of SpringBoard, and several newspaper articles and blogs from communities where the adoption of the program has been controversial. All this leads us to wonder--what commercial programs are being implemented in your schools? How many New Mexico schools and districts have turned to outside vendors in an attempt to address the always-looming need to demonstrate AYP? Post your comments on the role of commercial programs in secondary language arts education.
In New Mexico
- New Mexico Council of Teachers of English
- New Mexico State University Department of Curriculum and Instruction
- NM Language Arts Content Standards and Benchmarks
- Public Ed. Dept. Professional Licensure Unit
- Teach New Mexico (includes information on 3-tiered licensure and dossiers)
- Teaching Jobs in New Mexico
- Univ. of New Mexico Dept. of Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
- Univ. of New Mexico Secondary Education Program
Beyond New Mexico
Writing Project Sites
Research
- 21st Century Literacies: What are they and why are they important?
- The Role of English Teachers in Educating English Language Learners
- Writing Next: Effective Strategies to Improve Writing of Adolescents in Middle and High School
- Guidelines for Teaching Middle and High School Students to Read and Write Well
- The Effect of Grammar Instruction on Student Writing
- What Research Says about Writing
- What We Know About Adolescent Literacy
- The National Research Center on English Learning & Achievement
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