Inspired by Michael Holquist’s challenge to the MLA to dialogue about the CCSI, what it means for us, and our relationship to secondary education, this is a space for discussion of standards, assessment, and our role in this process.
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Katina Rogers replied to the topic narrative complexity in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 5 years, 9 months agoThis is such an interesting discussion; thank you for getting it started. Are there any sessions at #MLA14 that people interested in the topic might like to attend?
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Margaret W. Ferguson replied to the topic The Common Core and creative writers in the forum
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Thank you, Cynthia! This is a really interesting new thread! And I’m sure you’re right that the CC standards as currently written could prompt changes in the ways in which students choose […]
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Cynthia Scheinberg started the topic The Common Core and creative writers in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years agoI am so pleased to see the Common Core as a vibrant area of conversation! I am currently a member of two projects here in California working with middle and high school teachers on transitioning to the Common […]
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Margaret W. Ferguson replied to the topic narrative complexity in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years agoI hope that anyone who’s reading this thread will take a look at what the CC Standards actually say about how to measure textual “complexity” in qualitative and quantitative terms. There is so far no room for […]
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Margaret W. Ferguson replied to the topic narrative complexity in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years agoThis is a fascinating post and I hope it opens a lively discussion of the kind of brief document the MLA might create to make a statement about what we consider a “complex reading practice.” David Laurence […]
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Michael Holquist started the topic narrative complexity in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoNext June 45 of our 50 states will unite to introduce a shared program that will govern k-12 education in those states. For the first time in our history, instead of the more than 13000 independent school […]
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N. S. Boone uploaded the file: Harding University's Credit Hour Policy with description of credit hour calculator to
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoIn a previous post I asked if anyone knew anything about a new federal regulation that demanded that individual courses calculate the number of hours of overall student work so that they can comply with federal credit hour definitions. A very kind respondent set me straight: there is no such federal regulation, although colleges are supposed to…[Read more]
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N. S. Boone replied to the topic Concerned about a new federal regulation in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoThank you very much for the SACS information and for your own insights. At a recent faculty meeting, faculty were led to believe that each course was required, by dint of federal injunction, to have its total […]
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Ingeborg Walther replied to the topic Concerned about a new federal regulation in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoI am not (yet) aware of any new federal regulations requiring instructors to calculate the amount of hours it will take students to complete their assignments for every class, but I do know that with the rise of […]
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Ingeborg Walther uploaded the file: SACS/COC Policy Statement on Credit Hours to
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges policy statement on credit hours. Includes “Federal Definition of the Credit Hour”, as well as “Guidelines for Flexibility in Interpretation”.
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Charlotte Pressler replied to the topic next steps? in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoI am going to be participating in a local AVID program along with high school teachers, at the high schools and at our Career Academy. I’ll be reading this discussion group for directions and information.
For […]
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N. S. Boone started the topic How Can MLA Help to Curb regulatory interference? in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoI am curious if anyone knows if MLA has taken any stance on the encroachment of the Department of Education into teacher’s classrooms. I’ll bluntly state my ideological stance: I am for any way we can organize, […]
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N. S. Boone started the topic Concerned about a new federal regulation in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoI am writing to ask if anyone knows anything more specific about a supposed new federal regulation that demands instructors at the college level to calculate the amount of hours it will take students to complete […]
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Kerry Hasler-Brooks replied to the topic next steps? in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 1 month agoI echo Stacey’s emphasis on collaboration between MLA and NCTE members and high school and college instructors. There are people who are already doing this collaboration by the very nature of their research and […]
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Margaret W. Ferguson replied to the topic next steps? in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 2 months agoThanks, Stacey! There is going to be a MLA session at the NCTE Convention this coming November, too, with David Laurence and Paula Krebs. I’ll ask them to put up more information, and also ask Michael Holquist to […]
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Stacey Lee Donohue replied to the topic next steps? in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 2 months agoThank you for initiating this conversation. Coordinated sessions at the national convention, with high school instructors, is a good first step, and one that the MLA has already planned, I believe. Several goals […]
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Margaret W. Ferguson started the topic next steps? in the forum
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 2 months agoDear Colleagues,
Several members of the MLA Executive Council are eager to strengthen our Association’s ties with K-12 teachers in order to work collaboratively with other stakeholders to contribute to ongoing […]
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Rebecca Harris posted an update in the group
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 6 months agoStorify for the panel at MLA 13 (session 518): http://storify.com/HRH_QueenB/mla-2013-session-518-a-national-core-curriculum. I’ve also posted the PDF and a link to the CCSI under “Files.” These two resources would be a good place to start a discussion.
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Rebecca Harris uploaded the file: CCSI Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects to
Common Core Standards Initiative Discussion Group on MLA Commons 6 years, 6 months agoThe PDF file for the section of the Standards that most closely relates to the teaching of English in K-12. There are also two appendices for English Language Arts that can be found here: http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards.
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Dear N.S. Boone, Here’s what MLA Director of Research David Laurence has to offer on your question–I thank him and hope this will prompt further discussion. Thank you for drawing our attention to this issue about credit hour policy! Yours, Margaret Ferguson.
David Laurence writes: ” I. . . know that the Carnegie Foundation for the…[Read more]
Thanks very much, Margaret. I am happy to see the approach Carnegie is taking. Hopefully, Carnegie’s way, versus the tightening of control measures old time-based models, which the department of ed seems tied to, will prevail.