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A dedicated service and support team across high school and college
We know the administrative challenges of operating a seamless dual enrollment program can be daunting. That’s why we have a close-knit college and high school sales team that work together to support unique dual enrollment program needs at the local level. Our college and high school representatives help facilitate communication and work with teachers and districts on fulfillment solutions, course material needs, and resource setups. Support includes:
Reliable content for effective teaching
The expertly crafted learning materials Norton publishes help ensure a standard of rigor across high school and college contexts. Norton’s high-quality content is designed to support course goals in dual enrollment teaching and learning environments. Our reputation rests on partnering with the great scholars and teachers who author our textbooks and digital media and on expertly developing these materials through sustained collaboration between instructors, teachers—including dual enrollment teachers—and Norton editors. Support includes:
Nationally-vetted course materials that maintain the level of rigor appropriate for earning college credits and that promote consistency across a program
Robust, book-specific instructor resources, such as lecture PPTs, test banks, and assignments/activities
Affordable course materials designed to help all students succeed
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Adaptive learning activities, tied to the textbook, that meet each student where they are and ensure they understand background knowledge
Interactive ebooks that include "check your understanding" questions and other low-stakes activities for developing basic academic skills at the college level, like engaged reading and critical thinking
Flexible options for easy access, from sturdy printed books to reusable digital access codes. Our service team is ready to help facilitate a course material delivery set up that helps students get their course materials quickly and easily
Instructor support for the realities of teaching today
Norton adopters can access a wealth of resources that demonstrate our commitment to supporting the latest pedagogical research and best practices, including:
Dual Enrollment Teaching Guide
Want to take your dual enrollment courses to the next level? Start here.
Written by Deborah Bertsch, a renowned professor of English and composition at Columbus State Community College and a former dual enrollment coordinator, this guide offers any instructor a comprehensive understanding of the opportunities and challenges of teaching in dual enrollment contexts, as well as concrete strategies to support dually-enrolled students more effectively. These strategies emerge from Deb’s extensive experience in the dual-enrollment classroom and can be applied in online and face-to-face classes on high school or college campuses.
Available now as a free PDF to all instructors.
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Deborah Bertsch
is coauthor of The Norton Field Guide to Writing and professor of English at Columbus State Community College, where she’s also served as writing center coordinator and dual enrollment lead faculty. A past chair of the Two-Year College English Association-Midwest, Bertsch has won a Diana Hacker Outstanding Program award from NCTE, a Campus Technology Impact Award from Campus Technology Magazine, and a Distinguished Full Professor Award from her college.
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Norton Guide to Teaching in Dual Enrollment Contexts

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