/

What's New

Hollywood or History: Greek Literature

Hollywood or History: Greek Literature

Using Hollywood film and sources to analyze figures in Greek mythology

There is no doubt that the use of Hollywood films in a classroom provides the students with a variety of benefits crucial to their learning and their understanding. Although movie day in a middle level classroom is...
Author: Michelle Black
Number of views (2948)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Teaching
Tags: Social StudiesMedia Literacy
Increasing Participation through Random Calling

Increasing Participation through Random Calling

How can we encourage reluctant students to participate without humiliating them?

Every teacher has students who never participate unless called upon. And while randomly calling on students to respond, instead of taking volunteers, can dramatically increase both attention and participation, it can...
Author: Grace Dearborn
Number of views (7916)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Teaching
Tags: Student Engagement
Fact or Fiction: Fake News and its Impact on Education

Fact or Fiction: Fake News and its Impact on Education

How do we equip students with the tools to determine the validity of sources?

On October 30, 2016, a white supremacist Twitter account's tweet received more national recognition than expected. The tweet made claims that Hillary Clinton was at the center of a pedophilia ring. The Internet was...
Author: Anthony Golding
Number of views (14155)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Teaching
Tags: Media Literacy

How can I help students develop the essential skills needed in the decision-making process?

This is part 3 in "Mentor Me" questions about Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). There are five components of SEL: self-awareness, responsible decision making, relationship skills, social awareness, and...
Author: Amber Chandler
Number of views (5400)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Teaching
Tags: Social Emotional Learning
That Was Then, This Is Now: Gifted in the Middle

That Was Then, This Is Now: Gifted in the Middle

Committing to the challenge of addressing the needs of gifted learners

That Was Then Middle schools and their guiding philosophies were created in reaction to junior and senior high schools' lack of attention to developmental and academic needs of young adolescents. This We Believe:...
Author: Susan Rakow
Number of views (6307)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Differentiated InstructionTeaching
Tags: Gifted and Talented

Before-Reading Preview Response

Much of the writing we assign our students is public writing—writing to communicate with others. Writing-to-learn is personal writing—writing that helps students increase their comprehension of texts in...
Author: Lesley Roessing
Number of views (5358)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Language Arts and Literacy
Tags: Reading
To Infinity and Beyond

To Infinity and Beyond

Are we asking our students to take risks that we as adults aren't willing to take?

Structure is utilized in the middle school experience to build a safe learning environment for our students. Students are placed on teams where they take classes with the same peer group, increasing their comfort...
Author: Christy Todd
Number of views (4244)/Comments (0)/
Topics: LeadershipSchool Culture/Climate
Tags:
Add a Little Spice

Add a Little Spice

Ideas that energize your lessons and fuel students' desire to learn

The best compliment a teacher can ever receive from a student is when they look at you and say, "Class is over?" These three words let you know loud and clear that they were engaged, focused, and enjoying the lesson...
Author: Kim Campbell
Number of views (7366)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Teaching
Tags: Student EngagementStudent Motivation
Making Middle School Philosophy Work: Philosophy vs Mindset

Making Middle School Philosophy Work: Philosophy vs Mindset

Educators' mindsets make it possible to move a philosophy forward

What is middle school philosophy and how does it compare with or differ from a middle school mindset? A philosophy can be summarized as a system of principles used to guide one's practices; whereas a mindset can be...
Author: Sandy Cameli
Number of views (10137)/Comments (0)/
Topics: InspirationLeadershipMiddle School ConceptTeaching
Tags: Teacher LeadersTeacher Motivation
Reflections on Teaching and Learning

Reflections on Teaching and Learning

Educators have a responsibility to guide the moral development of youth

For years I have been concerned over what I view as the seriously truncated understanding of what teaching entails that is now commonly held. Taken hold in most peoples' minds, it seems, is a very narrow and limited...
Author: John H. Lounsbury
Number of views (5869)/Comments (0)/
Topics: InspirationMiddle School ConceptTeaching
Tags: Civic education
123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566

New Resources

Advertisement