http://C:\Documents and Settings\cspackman\Desktop\English 11 Course Map.htm

Please follow the above link to view our new English 11 course curriculum map which is reflective of the new core standards. We have just updated our course map for next year, 2011-12. This summer we will be working together to produce common assignments and assessments as our PLC English 11 Team. What are your thoughts on the new core? What changes will the new core mean for your classroom activities this next year? How will the new core impact you? What do you forsee as positive and negative results of the new core standards and practices?

http://C:\Documents and Settings\cspackman\Desktop\English 11 Course Map.htm

Please follow the link to see our new English 11 Course Map which aligns with the New Core. As an English 11 Team we will be working on assignments and assessments for this new course work.

How has the new Core impacted your curriculum? How are teachers in your school responding to this new direction? What have been some of the biggest challenges so far? What do you see as the positives in this new direction? One positive outcome may be to have a national standard to compare our students. Currently, we have test scores which compare the individual student

Teacher Unions--positive or negative?

After reading through the texts and also watching 'Waiting for Superman' there seems to be a common thread about teacher unions, that they made a mistake by leveling all teachers to the same (low?) common denominator. All teachers are on the same level, which is achievable, and pay is increased with more education and more time at the job. So, veteran teachers are paid more whether they are good or not. New teachers are paid less, even if they are master teachers. So, what are your thoughts on this topic? Is it a good idea to level the playing field? In other occupations, sales for example, there are sales quotas and if you don't meet those quotas, you're fired. It is very hard to fire a bad teacher. I believe this is a huge frustration to the public and the parents in particular who complain about a bad teacher. What are your thoughts and opinions about this topic?

Qualifications and Endorsements

Endorsements include:
Social Studies Composite
English 9-10-11-12

SLCC Adjunct Professor:
Humanities 1100
English 1010

Boys and Girls Tennis Coach
2005 Girls 4A Region and State Tennis Champions

Education

Universities Attended:

Fairfield University 1975-77

University of Utah 1977-79 Bachelors degree: Political Science
Med: Masters of Education awarded in 1989

Excelsior College Masters of Liberal Education, with written thesis, awarded in 2005

Southern Utah University LEAD Education Administration program, currently attending