PLEASE ADD ANY RESOURCES YOUR COLLEAGUES MIGHT FIND HELPUL. Add a short description to describe the resource and its value. 

Background reading: NROC staff have produced three reports examining different elements of developmental English: the curriculum, existing resources, and the  research-base for effective practice. These reports can serve as additional background for people to familiarize themselves with current trends in developmental English. Treat these documents as starting points for discussion, not the final word.

1. Dev English Curriculum Review (pdf) (doc)
2. Dev English Products Review (pdf) (doc)
3. Dev English Research Review (pdf) (doc)

How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching (2010) http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470484101.html 

"I recommend reading the sample Chapter 1, which provides a vignette on prior learning with methods and strategies to use in the classroom.” - Joseph

The Rigor/Relevance Framework

http://wvde.state.wv.us/teach21/thebigpicture/OutcomeIncreasedContentRigor.htm

“Assessing what students know is more easily done when the context used is relevant to the students.  When context is relevant, students are triggered to work at a higher level of thinking thereby gaining ‘ownership’ of the knowledge enabling application and creative thinking.” - Rhonda

Bartholomae and Petrofsky's Ways of Reading

http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/Catalog/product/waysofreading-ninthedition-bartholomae

“The text is very sophisticated, but was originally intended for Dev Ed classes in Reading and English.  I've had colleagues tell me that they thought it was above the heads of our Community College students, but I regularly teach it with great success in my FYC as well as sometimes in DEv Ed.  Essentially, the authors posit that reading, writing, and thinking are all linked activities.” - Malkiel

Make Beliefs Comix

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/How-to-Play/Educators/

“A website showing how to use comics in the classroom.” - Eileen

Northampton Community College, Smart Path Math Pilot Program

http://www.northampton.edu/Smart-Path.htm

“The Math Project is going into its third year.   We received a FIPSE grant to fund an online, self-paced acceleration through the develomental math sequence.” - Nichole