I work in a district with nine schools and I have to say, this will not work for us. Our children, spread across the reservation, have very different experience levels and very different needs. While I like the idea of a general map, I dislike this notion of same page. My husband and I can read a novel at the same time and even as proficient adults, we are not on the same page and we question and engage in different ways. I knew more than a publisher about the needs of my children, and while I respect the need for more guidance for inexperienced teachers, the reality for most districts is that the purchase dictates.
Lori On 7/15/07 8:21 PM, "Felicia Barra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just want to see something about commercial curriculum. I work in a large > district with 9 elementary schools. The district uses a commerical > curriculum because it's easy to make sure everyone in all elementary schools > is on the same page and all the children in each grade level across the > district is being taught the same curriculum. There's something that can be > said for that. However, saying that, each teacher approaches the curriculum > in a different way and that's how you can make these programs your own. > It's still possible to integrate what you've learned into these programs. I > know some of you may disagree with me but the reality is there's alot of > districts out there that will expect you to follow the program. It's up to > you to make sure that you reach all of your students and convince the powers > that be that you're doing what best for your students. > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
