This article supports the following characteristics from The Successful Middle School: This We Believe: Educators respect and value young adolescents. The school environment is welcoming, inclusive, and affirming...

This article supports the following characteristics from The Successful Middle School: This We Believe: The school environment is welcoming, inclusive, and affirming to all. Leaders demonstrate courage and...

This article supports the following characteristics from The Successful Middle School: This We Believe: Curriculum is challenging, exploratory, integrative, and diverse. Instruction fosters learning that is...

This article supports the following characteristics from The Successful Middle School: This We Believe: Educators respect and value young adolescents. The school environment is welcoming, inclusive, and affirming...

The difficult news stories of last week left students with added stress and anxiety, and while we tried to help them process questions and emotions, we found our own stress and concerns needing attention, as...

This article supports the following characteristics from The Successful Middle School: This We Believe: Educators respect and value young adolescents. The school environment is welcoming, inclusive, and affirming...

Most middle school educators have spent at least some time in the virtual classroom this year, and especially in March when each minute of class time took hours of prep work to translate from traditional modes into...

Anxiety is a real thing. It affects every one of us. From our students' homes to our school buildings and into the district office, we are impacted by a myriad of things that require us to make decisions on a daily...

As a new school counselor 25 years ago, I listened to our school vigorously debate whether or not to have a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA), asking questions such as "Will kids become gay if we talk about it?" (a commonly...

Middle school educators have had some practice in the virtual classroom, and it shows! We never could have predicted the overwhelming participation and enthusiasm from members all over the world during our first-ever...