– About NWC
NWC is for the ELA teacher
who wants a modernized, flexible, comprehensive curriculum that vertically articulates all standards through the middle school grades.
The core of the NWC student experience is learning these standards and skills through real-world scenarios. In every module, students are tasked with real-world problems and, with the help of real-world experts, create real-world products to solve them.
Sample Modules
Nonfiction Book Clubs
Module Summary In this module, which can be implemented with a whole class novel or in student-chosen book clubs, students will study the nonfiction genre. The module begins with an […]
Oral History Project
Module Summary This module is about creating a collection of stories that focus on the school’s community. Students will participate in the collection of stories from community and family members. […]
Literature and Art Book Clubs
Module Summary In this module, which can be implemented with a whole class novel or in student-chosen book clubs, students will study graphic novels in order to contribute to a […]
College Application
Module Summary This module has students writing a narrative that can be used as a personal essay for a college application. It begins with students understanding the task of writing […]
City Climigration
Module Summary This module is about “climigration,” or the relocation of cities due to climate change. Students receive a fictional letter from the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), [...]
Learning from
Real-World Experts
is at the foundation of NWC pedagogy. Diverse professionals create videos, utilizing their career experiences and expertise, specifically for NWC modules to help students create the final product.
Made by teachers – for teachers
NWC modules are written by some of America’s best middle school teachers. As hands-on experts in the 21st century classroom, lessons and activities are both practical and modernized for the 21st century student.
Practical resources
Although every module is framed in a dynamic 21st century learning context, NWC is a comprehensive middle school program that offers a diverse menu of practical resources. These include book lists, prewriting activities, digital notebooks, writing guides, graphic organizers, accountability forms, peer revision activities, sample group contracts, Differentiated Do Now examples, and vertical articulation of language standards, academic vocabulary, and affixes.
–OUR TEAM–
NWC Real-World Experts
Bringing their experiences, advice, and expertise
into the New World Curriculum classrooms
Andre' LaMothe
Computer Scientist & CEO
Lauren Haynes
MIKE LYDON
RAGHU MURTHY
REBECCA LEA
SADAF JAFFER
Testimonials
Blog
When Teachers Make the Modules
ELA classrooms must evolve with the times. Just twenty years ago, we taught from heavy
Loving the Language Standards
Teaching language standards can feel old-school. However, we also don’t want
The DDN: Setting the Tone
All teachers believe in differentiation, and most teachers believe in the daily warm-up, or “do now.”
Why Are We Learning This?
Along with bathroom requests, every ELA teacher has heard this question hundreds to thousands of times.
