I want to invite all of you planning to attend the ATEG conference to think of yourselves as participants in the Scope and Sequence Project. Our ultimate goal is to give professional advice about what should be taught K-12, why it should be taught, how it might be portioned out, how it might be assessed, how state standards should adjust to fit these goals, and how teachers should be trained to carry all this out. The goal is to make this available to all ATEG members as it is drafted out and to invite/encourage lots of response, lots of input. I would like everyone to feel some ownership for the project. Two parts of the project have already been drafted by the New Public Grammar group--A position on standard English and a Rationale for teaching grammar--and I will try to fold those into messages to the list. (My apologies for formatting problems, but the list won't accept attachments.) Those of you attending the conference can look them over prior to our discussions. Everyone should feel free to direct comments to the list or to me. And if you haven't signed up, come join us. Amy has organized a wonderful series of presenters. We are happy to have the Scope and Sequence project be a part of that. A rough schedule follows. Cornelia Paraskevas is drafting the Sequence section, but won't be with us (in body) in Fairfield. Martha and I are mainly facilitators. Tim, Deb, and Amanda are leading discussions, but also presenting. 2:00 Tim Hadley, the NCTE position 2:20: Martha Kolln (facilitator): Rationale for Teaching Grammar 2:45: Deb Rossen-Knill: Assessment 3:15: Amanda Godley: Teacher Training 3:45: Break 4:00: Craig Hancock (facilitator): Scope and Sequence 4:45: (or later): Where do we go from here? Craig To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/