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Multimodal Learning Clubs

Students in multimodal learning clubs use a variety of texts to learn important content.

According to the PEW Internet and American Life project, adolescents’ Internet use grew from 75% of adolescents in 2000 to 93% in 2010 (Lenhart, Purcell, Smith, & Zickuhr, 2010). As a result, the lines...

Author: Heather Casey
Number of views (91072)/Comments (0)/

Topics: Differentiated Instruction Language Arts and Literacy STEM Teaching Technology Young Adolescent Development

Tags: Digital Citizenship Literacy

5 Keys to Effective Classroom Management

You worked long and hard to earn your teaching credentials, and this year you have your own classroom for the first time. With that classroom come new responsibilities: learn the curriculum, create instructional...

Author: Kimberly Kode
Number of views (90735)/Comments (0)/

Topics: Classroom Management Teaching

Tags: New Teachers

An Action Plan for Creating Effective Schools

A basic plan of action can help education leaders ensure success for all students.

Today’s school leaders are challenged to ensure their schools are effective—providing a quality education for every student—but they must do that with fewer resources than in the past. They need an...

Author: Kenneth Cummings
Number of views (89967)/Comments (2)/

Topics: Leadership

Tags: Parent Involvement Student Achievement

Joining Forces for the Future

Collaboration is one of the essential attributes of successful middle grades schools. The benefits of working together are apparent in the joint efforts of a small midwestern college and an urban middle school to...

Author: Charlie Beard
Number of views (89329)/Comments (1)/

Topics: At-risk/RTI Family and Community Professional Preparation Teaching

Tags: Achievement Gap Teacher Mentors Preservice Teachers Literacy Collaboration

Speaking a Common Language Across the Curriculum

State standardized test scores at Cedarbrook Middle School in the Cheltenham (Pennsylvania) School District had been stagnant for several years and the achievement gap within our school dismayed and disheartened all...

Author: Sarah M. Stout, Peggy Cooper, Heather Blumberg, Linda Roeder, Jamie Osea, and Kevin Burke
Number of views (88875)/Comments (1)/

Topics: Curriculum Language Arts and Literacy Organizational Structures School Culture/Climate Teaming

Tags: Achievement Gap Reading State Tests

Making Connections with Advisory

Relationships are among the most important elements of student success.

Middle grades students are small, medium, and big bundles of morphing cells. Just walk through the halls of a middle school during class changes and you will realize how unsure they can be about their physical...

Author: Ellen D'Amore
Number of views (88705)/Comments (1)/

Topics: Advisory/Advocacy

Tags: Transition to Middle School

Homework

Perspectives

Question? To assign homework or not to assign homework? To grade homework or not to grade homework? Educators, parents, students—they all have an opinion. So, what is the value of homework and should it be...

Author: Cathy Vatterott, Lee Jenkins, and Larry Sandomir
Number of views (87002)/Comments (5)/

Topics: Assessment

Tags: Grades Homework

Developing Relationships with Difficult Students

Four simple strategies can help forge a positive teacher-student relationship.

As Mary watched Ashleigh get off the bus, she knew it was going to be “that kind” of day. Ashleigh was mad and yelling in the faces of the other children. Mary watched her push her way through the hallway,...

Author: Lori Rakes & Audra Parker
Number of views (86115)/Comments (4)/

Topics: Classroom Management Teaching

Tags: Student Engagement Student Motivation Humor In the Classroom

The Grief of Accepting New Ideas

Changes in school or classroom practices unleash a variety of emotions. How can we support each other in the process?

The faculty lounge crackles with disagreements about the new grading policies suggested by the standards-based grading committee. The English department debates whether or not grammar proficiency is a requisite for...

Author: Rick Wormeli
Number of views (85837)/Comments (1)/

Topics: Inspiration Leadership School Culture/Climate

Tags: Rick Wormeli Teacher Motivation

Flexible Grouping in the Classroom

Remember the Fibonacci sequence? It's a series of numbers in which each subsequent number is the sum of the previous two: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, and so on. One of the most fundamental concepts in...

Author: Rick Wormeli
Number of views (84794)/Comments (0)/

Topics: Classroom Management Teaching

Tags: Student Engagement Rick Wormeli Grouping

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