Curriculum

MASSP is bringing a top expert on literacy and leadership to Michigan in November for three Regional Institutes.

Mel Riddile, the 2006 NASSP MetLife National High School Principal of the Year, has recently joined the National Association of Secondary School Principals staff and is coming to Michigan to share his expertise in tackling literacy issues at the secondary level from the perspective of the building principal.

MASSP forms an alliance with Turnitin offering a low-cost option to purchase Turnitin's WriteCycle package

Change system for sake of students
BY MIKE FLANAGAN • June 29, 2008
Narrow thinkers wanting to water down the new high school graduation requirements have wrongly bleated that the new Michigan Merit Curriculum is "cookie cutter," because it expects that all kids will learn the same rigorous academic content.
Well, it is not the curriculum that is cookie cutter; it's the current educational system, which wants all kids to fit in that box we call a classroom, when some just won't. We don't need to change the new requirements. We need to change the system.

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Detroit News - Monday, June 2, 2008
Amber Arellano
Say no to core curriculum naysayers
The naysayers are having their turn.
"Not everyone can learn algebra skills," they say. "Not everyone should have to."
Don't let them fool you.
When the Michigan Legislature passed the state's heralded high school curriculum to prepare every Michigan child to compete in the global economy, everyone knew it was going to be challenging. The idea that all students must and can learn tough math skills challenges notions of class and what it takes to get a good job.

The powerpoint and other instructions are attached to this post.

World Languages Powerpoint

Picture Talk Instructions

Webinar Tools Powerpoint

Sen. Wayne, Kuipers, bill's sponsor

...That was the concept in the original SB 842. The bill has an entirely new look today, but still is causing some big concerns within the education community.

Here are the powerpoint and other resources for the Personal Curriculum Webinar-- Mathematics 5-06-08

Mathematics
Powerpoint
Effective Strategies for Teaching Students with Difficulties in Mathematics
A Study Guide to a Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades ETS
Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
Intervention Lenses Click Here to Download