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Mathematics and Science in Middle Level Classrooms

Mathematics and Science in Middle Level Classrooms

Integrating disciplines to encourage exploration and discovery.

AMLE's This We Believe calls for teachers to be engaged in active, purposeful learning in which students have the opportunity to engage in meaningful questions, formulate conjectures and hypotheses, and explore...
Author: Devin M. Levin, Elizabeth Fleming, Carolina Napp-Avelli, Amber Storer
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Topics: CurriculumOrganizational StructuresSTEM
Tags: Curriculum IntegrationScienceMathInterdisciplinary Teaching
Turning Apathy into Aspirations

Turning Apathy into Aspirations

Using project-based learning to develop relationships and establish relevance.

Project-Based Learning (PBL) has changed my life, but the changes I have seen in young people is the reason I am spreading the love. Skyler was the student that you knew was able to succeed academically and pass...
Author: Ryan Steuer
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Topics: Organizational StructuresTeaching
Tags: Project Based Learning
"Hands-Joined" Projects

"Hands-Joined" Projects

A framework for co-developing projects with teachers and students.

Ask a middle school teacher to explain why student-centered projects are a logical choice for young adolescents and you are bound to hear about the numerous ways in which these projects provide students with...
Author: Jessica Demink-Carthew, Jeremy DeMink
Number of views (15368)/Comments (2)/
Topics: CurriculumTeaching
Tags: Project Based LearningDemocratic ClassroomInquiry-based Learning

How do I help students develop the ability to engage in self-assessment? What can we do?

A teacher's ability to facilitate self-assessment and student reflection on (independent of you) is essential during the middle grades years. Self-assessment is a student's ability to check and understand his or her...
Author: Kristie Smith
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Topics: AssessmentTeaching
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Is It Working in Your Middle School?

The following is an excerpt from the newly released book titled Is It Working in Your Middle School? I highly encourage any middle level educator to access the book and use it as tool for ensuring the success of any...
Author: Nikki Woodson
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Topics: Leadership
Tags: School Improvement

Classroom Tech for Learning Checks

In its keys for educating young adolescents, AMLE calls for educators to use a variety of assessments in an effort to both advance and measure student learning. Daily, teachers are using assessment to guide...
Author: Kristie Smith, Kristina N. Falbe
Number of views (11905)/Comments (3)/
Topics: AssessmentTechnology
Tags: FormativeAuthentic AssessmentAlternative Assessment

Doing What's Best for Students

What's best for students? I hear this question repeatedly in schools, yet day-to-day responsibilities often seems to get in the way of answering and fulfilling this promise. Best practices tell us that the more...
Author: Liz James
Number of views (9133)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Teaching
Tags: College ReadinessCareer Exploration
Picture Perfect: 3 Steps to School Improvement

Picture Perfect: 3 Steps to School Improvement

Openness Media Connection

Here is an interdisciplinary, photographic connection to this week's blog about Openness. Enjoy the savory delights! Parking lots, with all of their lines and divisions, attempt to bring order to the world of...
Author: Dru Tomlin
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Topics: Leadership
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Creating Makers, Not Spaces

Creating Makers, Not Spaces

Move the desks out of the way, pull up a piece of rug, and invent something using the engineering process and leftover parts. Just like anything else, the Internet provides a plethora of ideas to define and design...
Author: Frank Pileiro, Frank Rudnesky, Peter Davis
Number of views (15927)/Comments (0)/
Topics: CurriculumTeaching
Tags: Student EngagementInquiry-based LearningProblem-solving
ABCs of the Letter O in the Middle Grades: Openness

ABCs of the Letter O in the Middle Grades: Openness

O My!

Welcome back to the middle grades parade through the alphabet. Don't you feel proud that you made it through letter R? You should. And, once again, because young adolescents are rarely linear in nature, we're going...
Author: Dru Tomlin
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Topics: InspirationLeadership
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