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Developmental Characteristics of Young Adolescents
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Early adolescence is a distinct period of human growth and development situated between childhood and adolescence. During this remarkable stage of the life cycle, young adolescents, 10- to 15-year-olds, experience...
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Micki Caskey, Vincent A. Anfara, Jr.
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New Teacher Induction
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Teacher quality is an important school-level factor in student achievement (Rivkin, Hanushek, & Kain, 2005) and the focus of ongoing effort by policy makers and practitioners to ensure that all students have...
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Perceptions of Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Middle School
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Over the last several decades, discussion regarding the most appropriate methods for educating children with disabilities has abounded (Itkonen, 2007). The term inclusion arose as a result of this discussion, but,...
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Rebecca Kimbrough, Kate Mellen
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Professional Learning Communities
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A professional learning community (PLC) is more than a group of individuals meeting together to read a common book or discuss a relevant issue. According to Huffman and Hipp (2003), PLCs are a way of working; "a...
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Kim K. Ruebel
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Setting Higher Expectations: Motivating Middle Graders to Succeed
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High Expectations In accord with the Association for Middle Level Education's (AMLE) This We Believe tenets (National Middle School Association, 2010), teachers of middle level grades should implement curriculum that...
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Elsa Cantú Ruiz
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Looping
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The complexity and magnitude of changes young adolescents experience during the middle school years are profound. Providing them with a learning environment that fosters the development of meaningful relationships is...
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Nicole L. Thompson, Dana Pomykal Franz, Nicole C. Miller
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Transitioning Young Adolescents from Elementary to Middle School
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Middle school can be an exciting and terrifying time for students transitioning from elementary to middle school. By definition, transition means the change from one place, state of being, or condition to another...
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Casey Dianna Gilewski, Monica L. Nunn
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Manipulatives in Middle Grades Mathematics
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Current research on the use of manipulatives in the middle grades is not as extensive as research on manipulative use in the elementary grades and with students with disabilities (Cobb, 1995; Driscoll, 1980; Sowell,...
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Dianne Goldsby
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Middle Level Interscholastic Sports Programs
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Introduction What is the proper role of middle level interscholastic sports competition? This continues to be a perplexing question for administrators and other stakeholders who are responsible for the health and...
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C. Kenneth McEwin, John Swaim
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Care in the Middle Level Classroom
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A caring classroom environment is a key factor in students' success in school (Kohn, 2005; Noddings, 1995). Young adolescents, in particular, need the support and encouragement of an adult advocate who cares and...
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D. Michelle Williams
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