The June release of Curriculum Pathways^® 2008 includes many new features, innovative content, and greater functionality. Check out our new minimum technical requirements as you plan for the 2007-2008 school year to make sure your teachers and students can take advantage of all the current resources as well as these additions beginning June 13, 2007.

Be sure to schedule your summer and early fall professional development to help you integrate these tools into your instruction.

English
Two years in development, a groundbreaking interactive tool, the Writing Reviser, will help English students ask the kinds of questions experienced writers ask automatically. Students will be prompted to consider revisions at every level of the writing process—from micro issues involving words, phrases, clauses, and sentence structure to macro issues involving paragraph development and overall organization. The ultimate goal is to develop the kind of judgment (as opposed to mere mechanical competence) that is essential to effective communication.

Standards-mapping
Ongoing enhancements to our standards-mapping feature will give teachers a new two-way option. Teachers can now verify which state standard a Curriculum Pathways lesson or resource addresses, or they can select a state standard and navigate to lessons or activities related to it.

Blog
The blog allows teachers within a school to share their experiences and best practices using Curriculum Pathways. Teachers can create and read posts or exchange comments.

Algebra
Our award-winning algebra resources will include new tools for exploring functions and solving inequalities. We're also adding a comprehensive index so that teachers can quickly and easily find the tools they need.

Spanish
Our Spanish materials will include new Dialogue and Dialect InterActivities. Other new features include reading-comprehension and grammar questions. Enhancements to the template will enable teachers and students to navigate more quickly between listening, reading, and writing activities.

Social Studies
In response to teacher feedback, our social studies resources will include three new InterActivities that expose students to primary-source materials from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome—three civilizations that are crucial to any understanding of Western culture.