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STEM Across the Middle Grades Curriculum
Carl Sagan once said, "We can do science, and with it we can improve our lives." Yes, science is an action—something we can do—and it is apparent that we in education have forgotten that fact. As a...
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Chad Pavlekovich, Jenny Benardi, and Jayne Malach
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3 Tips for Teaching Speaking and Listening Skills
Students need strong speaking and listening skills to succeed in school and beyond.
There is truth to the old adage "what is tested, is taught," particularly in the past several years of assessment mania. The question we need to be asking ourselves, though, is what "test" are we preparing our...
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Amber Chandler
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Gardens, Geometry, and WebQuests
Are you looking for an effective way to educate this generation of youth who thrive on technology? Try WebQuests! WebQuests are online learning tools linking students to content and resources that are interactive and...
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Anna Mae Flynn, Melanie W. Greene
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Civic Literacy: Civic Engagement and Summer Leadership Camps
Today’s students need more than strong academic skills to be successful in the 21st century. To shape their future and the future of our global society, they also need strong leadership skills and a sense...
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Sherman Elliott
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PBL: Learning How to Learn
Project-based learning is about more than "doing projects."
We teach children to ask questions at a very early age, then we send them into the secondary school classroom where we ask them to quietly absorb information without questioning it. Project-based learning (PBL)...
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Rachel Erickson
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Soaring to New Heights
One of the primary goals of education is to encourage, support, and facilitate students' academic and personal achievement. Eighth grade students at Springville-Griffith Institute Middle School in Springville, New...
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Joseph Karb
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Inclusion and Problem-Based Learning: Roles of Students in a Mixed-Ability Group
The literature on the use of problem-based learning in K–12 settings has traditionally focused on gifted and average students. However, mainstreaming is placing increasing numbers of students with special needs...
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Brian R. Belland, Krista D. Glazewski, Peggy A. Ertmer
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3, 2, 1, Engage: The Carver Academy Mars Simulator
Students carry a stack of textbooks into the classroom and sit in their rows of desks. Mr. Jones pulls up his PowerPoint and leads the class through the content that will be on Friday's test. Next week will look...
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Jim Heston
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Teaming, CCSS, and Project-Based Learning
Middle school is an energetic and dynamic environment. We should know—we spend our days with 100 fifth through eighth graders on a team at Williston Central School in Vermont called Swift House, named for the...
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Juliette Longchamp, Deborah Donnelly
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Middle School Schedule as a Driver for Innovation
A great schedule helps both students and teachers grow and learn
Having worked as a middle school administrator and math teacher in school operations in several states and multiple schools for many years, I have seen my share of middle school schedules. As a presenter and workshop...
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Derek McCoy
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