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Making School Work Right
An update on a district-wide transformation of middle level education and technology for learning
In our article titled "Transforming Middle School Practice Through Instructional Technology," we shared how our district has approached systematic growth by intertwining twin focuses on middle level education and...
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Andrew Maxey, Elizabeth Hancock
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School Improvement
What Could Middle Schools Learn from Summer Camp
Here's what students had to say and what educators can do to have camp-inspired lessons
Middle schools and summer camps play different roles in society. Middle schools are a legally required step in a child's development meant to prepare them for college and career, while summer camps are often elective...
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Hannah Kast
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Character Education
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It's Worth Getting Up to Speed on School Law
Knowing laws that affect educators can clarify rights and responsibilities and minimize negative consequences
A few years ago, a colleague of mine at a local middle school lamented that he had to stop being a volunteer leader for his church's youth group. When I asked him why, he said he had heard someone on talk radio say...
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Rick Wormeli
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Rick Wormeli
Art: The Magic Molecule
Tapping into the arts helps students—and teachers—make an emotional investment in reading
Plagiarism is both easier to commit due to the tremendous amount of content "out there," but also ridiculously easy to catch with a simple Google search. As an English teacher, I've found that if my assignment can be...
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Amber Chandler
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Student Engagement
Arts Education
Four Ways to Ease Students' Transition to Middle School
How to help students struggling with the move from elementary to middle school
Gena was failing most of her sixth grade classes when she decided to stop going to school. Her mother, Sheryl, called me in a panic. I hadn't talked to Sheryl in years, but we'd grown up together, and she knew I was a...
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Phyllis L. Fagell
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Transition to Middle School
After-Reading Response: "I Am" Poetry for Synthesizing Text
How poetry written from a new perspective deepens knowledge and encourages synthesis of new ideas
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 comprehension of texts—fiction...
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Lesley Roessing
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Language Arts and Literacy
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Literacy
Effective School Leadership: Eight Questions to Ask Yourself
Being a good leader means taking time for personal reflection
All effective middle school leaders take the time to reflect. In addition to purposeful reflection, the strongest kind of leader will also question themselves, explore their thoughts, and assess their actions in an...
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James Davis
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Diving into 3D Technology
Students build and print objects while developing proportional reasoning and technology skills
Each year we explore new and innovative ways to teach middle grades students the foundational concepts and skills they need for algebra such as proportional reasoning. This year, we engaged students in a scale...
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Michele Ough, Sarah B. Bush
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STEM in the Middle Grades
Research Summary
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education continues to emphasize the teaching of skills that are relevant to today's information driven economy (Jamali, Nurulazam Md Zain, Samsudin & Ale...
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Premkumar Pugalenthi, Alisa B. Wickliff, David K. Pugalee
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The Spotlight Challenge
A design thinking project to inspire the future generation of leaders
Students today are faced with global issues that impact their lives such as bias, political divisiveness, injustice, and mass shootings. These students have the potential to become a generation of leaders that improve...
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Kasey Short
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