Have you read any of Jeff Anderson's books? Everyday Editing and Mechanically Inclined. Excellent resources for writing and grammar. have fun. Sounds like a great opportunity to really put together some good stuff! ;)
Terry On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 6:29 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello Fellow Lovers of Literacy! > I have been given a wonderful opportunity to design a K-12 Writing > Curriculum (aligned with CCSS/PARCC) for a small, rural school district in > AZ. Our > goal is to design a curriculum that truly allows students to graduate high > school with the skills to be successful in both college and the work place. > We want to create a backwards design…with college and career skills > driving the instruction down to kindergarten. There is really nothing in > this > district and little to no money. I’m very excited about this > opportunity. > I know I can’t do this alone and I’m hoping you’ll be willing to give me > any advice, suggestions, ideas, etc. you may have. Here are a few of my > initial questions: > 1. Do you have suggestions on how to put together a successful cadre of > teachers? > 2. What does a cadre “design” look like that is productive and inclusive? > 3. What types of “PD” do you feel are engaging designs? (For example: > meeting with teachers once a month with follow ups and continual training > throughout the year). > 4. Curriculum design itself: Essential skills? Scaffolded > ideas/curriculum? Resources? > I’m sure I will have many more questions as I engrain myself in this > project. Thank you in advance for all of your suggestions and ideas!! > Ali Conant, Ed.D > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- *...The Genius of "AND" versus the Tyranny of "OR"...* * * `´*:-.,_,.-:*´`´*:-,_,.-:*´`´*:-.,_,.-:*´`´*: _______________________________________________ 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
