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Students Use Graphic Organizers to Improve Mathematical Problem-Solving Communications

"Let me give you a math story problem." This sentence often strikes fear in many middle grades students as well as some teachers. As international comparisons, national commissions, and state assessment results...

Author: Alan Zollman
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Topics: Language Arts and Literacy Teaching

Tags: Math

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...

Author: Elsa Cantú Ruiz
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Topics: Research Teaching

Tags: Student Motivation Research Summary

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics: Dream Come True or Nightmare to Come?

High stakes tests should assess what the public values from education, but they too often fall short of measuring the many and varied student learning outcomes that actually occur in classrooms. For example, in...

Author: Ed Dickey
Number of views (79933)/Comments (2)/

Topics: Common Core State Standards Curriculum Middle School Concept STEM

Tags: Math

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 (79741)/Comments (1)/

Topics: Inspiration Leadership School Culture/Climate

Tags: Rick Wormeli Teacher Motivation

Looping

Research Summary

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...

Author: Nicole L. Thompson, Dana Pomykal Franz, Nicole C. Miller
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Topics: Leadership Organizational Structures Research

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Why Connect? A Connected Educator's Story

When I talk to colleagues about being a “connected” educator, the first response is often “I don’t have time!” followed by “Why? What’s in it for me?” I can relate....

Author: Todd Bloch
Number of views (73399)/Comments (2)/

Topics: Inspiration Professional Development Teaching

Tags: PLCs Social Media Twitter

Preservice Teachers Are Creating a College Culture for At-Risk Middle School Students

This mid-point report from a seven-year study about building a college culture investigates how a multifaceted approach including mentoring, technology, campus visits, parent involvement, and tutoring impacts at-risk...

Author: Rich Radcliffe, Liz C. Stephens
Number of views (73083)/Comments (1)/

Topics: At-risk/RTI Professional Preparation Research

Tags: College Readiness Preservice Teachers

Violence Prevention

A position paper of the Association for Middle Level Education

The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) strongly supports efforts to prevent future acts of violence in our nation’s public schools. As an organization we especially know first-hand what is needed to...

Author: AMLE Board of Trustees
Number of views (72996)/Comments (1)/

Topics: Bullying/School Safety Health, Wellness, Guidance Position Statements

Tags: Counselor Roles Cyberbullying School Violence Position Paper

Student Reflection: A Tool for Growth and Development

Weekly reflections guide teaching and learning.

Reflect is what educators do. College professors give value to reflecting on pedagogical practice. Administrators expect us to reflect on our practice in instructional evaluations. Inservice instructors ask us to...

Author: Brooke B. Eisenbach
Number of views (72359)/Comments (0)/

Topics: Diversity and Social Equity Teaching

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The Relationship between Curriculum-based Measures in Oral Reading Fluency and High-Stakes Tests for Seventh Grade Students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between oral reading fluency and performance on a statewide reading achievement test for middle grades students. Participants in this study were 75 seventh...

Author: Sawyer A. Hunley, Susan C. Davies, Christina R. Miller
Number of views (72274)/Comments (0)/

Topics: Assessment At-risk/RTI Language Arts and Literacy Research

Tags: Reading State Tests

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