I 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 […]

This 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 […]

Thank 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 […]

I 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 […]

I 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.

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I 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 […]

Thanks, 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 […]

Thank 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 […]