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How can teachers help students become more self-aware?
This is part 1 of 5 in "Mentor Me" questions about Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). There are five components of SEL: Self-Awareness, Responsible Decision–Making, Relationship Skills, Social Awareness, and...
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Amber Chandler
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We Have to Prepare Students for the Next Level, Don't We?
Some universities blame the poor academic performance of their young adult students on the poor quality instruction they think students received in high schools. High schools blame the middle schools, middle schools...
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Rick Wormeli
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Rick Wormeli
Talking Tech for the PBL Classroom
Project Based Learning (PBL) is an instructional model that encourages active participation of students throughout the learning process. The Buck Institute describes PBL as, "a teaching method in which students gain...
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Kristie Smith
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A Discussion on Grading? Let Me Get My Helmet
It's time we get on the same page
Although based on a ridiculously small data set, my scientific opinion, given the available information, is that teachers are almost completely pacifistic, choosing discourse and debate over confrontation and conflict...
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Guy Gambone
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Grades
Movies and Math Help Make Global Connections
Mathematics is a truly universal language and by its very nature is enriched by, and historically grew because of, the contributions of scholars from around the world, from the Greeks, the Arabs, the Hindus and the...
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Alessandra King
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Global Learning
The Power of Observation in the Middle Grades!
3 Reasons Why Observation is the Key
Observation is more than evaluation, especially in the middle level. Living and working in the middle grades means that we are constantly observing. From a literacy perspective, this means we are always analyzing...
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Dru Tomlin
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Addressing Writer's Block Through Physical Movement
Encouraging student thinking and writing with opportunities for movement.
Almost all students will experience writer's block at one time or another. Helping them work through this common experience with the use of physical activity may add success to the writing process for all students....
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John Helgeson
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Effective Instructional Practices for Diverse Learners
Using popular culture resources to engage learners.
Middle level teachers can make learning engaging by using popular culture texts. When faced with the challenge of engaging students, many teachers often struggle to create relevant learning experiences while also...
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Crystal LaVoulle
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Joy in Reading: A Middle School Literacy Enrichment Program
A middle school community intentionally creates opportunities and experiences for all students to develop a love for reading.
Only two remain. The girl and boy glance earnestly about as the votes are cast. One by one, the members present their decision to their leader. Once the elder finalizes the count, the group roars as the victor is...
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Kimberly Cockley
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20 Literacy Strategies for Engaging the Middle Level Brain
Effective ways to enhance reading and writing experiences.
Recently, I was teaching a language arts class in Logan, West Virginia. The objective of the lesson was to analyze the impact of tradition on human behavior using narrative text. Sounds really dull, doesn't it? It...
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Marcia L. Tate
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