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

READINGS

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 

The book... has been helpful for discussions among faculty on student learning in higher education. I recommend reading the sample Chapter 1, which provides a vignette on prior learning with methods and strategies to use in the classroom.” - Joseph

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

Yancey's "Writing in the 21st Century"

http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Press/Yancey_final.pdf

"A Call to Support 21st Century Writing" by NCTE past president Kathleen Blake Yancey. - added by Liz

"Saying Yes to Cell Phones in Class"

http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2012/07/02/essay-value-cell-phones-class

"A developmental writing teacher describes his very slow conversion to valuing cell phone in the classroom. Author gives some great examples of how he now has students use mobile phones for assignments." - Claudia

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

TOOLS AND ACTIVITIES

Make Beliefs Comix

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

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

Voicethread

http://voicethread.com/

Create slideshows and presentations with voice-over or typed narration and commentary.  

Poll Everywhere

Tools for Non-standardized Assessment

A list of mostly free online tools, compiled by EdSurge (March 2012). These types of online tools come and go, but this is a great list that has notes on activities for how the tools might be used with students. 

ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS

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