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Middle School Concept
Assuring the Continued Success of the Middle School
We hope you enjoy this article, originally published as a chapter in AMLE's (previously NMSA) first book, The Middle School: A Look Ahead, published in 1977 and edited by Paul George. While the article remains...
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John Lounsbury
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Achieving the Vision of This We Believe
How middle schools can meet the essential attributes of middle level education
As middle level teacher educators, one of our primary goals is to prepare teacher candidates to understand and value the essential attributes and the 16 characteristics of middle grades education as described by...
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Daniel M. Levin, Molly Mee
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A Vision for Experimental Middle Schools Today
The best schools are those that continue to experiment.
The term "middle school" is an unassuming part of the vernacular of our educational system. During the past 50 years, middle schools have come to represent what is now the typical organization of schools for grades...
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Robert Messia
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International Perspectives on Middle Level Education
Working collaboratively to create and sustain effective middle schools.
Harrington Emmerson, a U.S. efficiency engineer and business theorist, said, "The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss. As to methods there may be a million and...
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Robert Harrison
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Mixing Up the Teams: All Students Deserve the Very Best
Why tracking based on ability means everyone loses.
Let's say we have two soccer teams. One is populated by all of the strongest, fastest, toughest, athletic students. These kids attend practice every day after school and work out on their own in the evenings and on...
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Krista Venza, Nancy Doda, Robert Salladino, Jonathan Treese
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Diversity and Social Equity
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A Global Awareness Collaboration Across Disciplines
Teaching students broader concepts using an interdisciplinary approach promotes more authentic experiences and broader learning. Laura Duerr, author of the Spring 2008 Educational Horizons article, "Interdisciplinary...
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Pooja Patel, Kevin Toledo
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Middle School, not Junior High
We are a middle school, not a junior version of high school. To be effective in our teaching, we are developmentally appropriate for young adolescents, not for 16- to 18-year-olds nor for 8- and 9-year-olds. There is...
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Rick Wormeli
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Leading Learning at the Middle Level
Understanding what makes the middle level different.
As a young child, I frequently made the trip with my parents from our home in Oregon's Willamette Valley to visit relatives in a small town in Washington State. I learned at an early age to recognize that we were...
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Patti Kinney
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Scheduling Time for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Scheduling common planning time is vital to interdisciplinary instruction.
Professional collaboration, an integral part of the middle school concept, is a prerequisite for effective interdisciplinary instruction. When teachers have the opportunity to collaborate during the school day, they...
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Elliot Y. Merenbloom, Barbara A. Kalina
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This We Believe and the Common Core
How closely do the tenets of This We Believe align with Common Core ELA standards?
How is adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) affecting middle school instruction? At a meeting with teachers and principals from an array of schools honored with the Schools to Watch designation,...
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Nance S. Wilson, Laurie A. Ramirez, Carla K. Meyer
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