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It's About Time ... Again

Through the years, one of the most consistently popular topics I’ve addressed in presentations and in publications is time. As educators’ list of must-dos grows, their time to do what they signed on to...
Author: Rick Wormeli
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Topics: Teaching
Tags: New Teachers
5 Strategies for Promoting College and Career Readiness

5 Strategies for Promoting College and Career Readiness

Getting students ready for their future is important—and fun.

To most of our middle level students, college and careers seem light-years away. But we old codgers (meaning anyone not in their teens) sense with much trepidation how close our students are to their graduation....
Author: Dave Stuart, Jr.
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Topics: Teaching
Tags: College ReadinessCareer Exploration
This We Believe and the Common Core

This We Believe and the Common Core

How closely do the tenets of This We Believe align with Common Core ELA standards?

How is adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) affecting middle school instruction? At a meeting with teachers and principals from an array of schools honored with the Schools to Watch designation,...
Author: Nance S. Wilson, Laurie A. Ramirez, Carla K. Meyer
Number of views (16073)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Common Core State StandardsMiddle School Concept
Tags: State Tests

Middle Level Teacher Preparation and Certification/Licensure

Widespread consensus exists among researchers, educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders that the quality of teachers is one of the most salient school-related factors influencing student achievement (McCabe,...
Author: AMLE
Number of views (11107)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Professional Preparation
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PD Cyber Café

PD Cyber Café

A challenge teachers face every school year is how to balance their want for professional growth without losing instruction time in the classroom. Often, teachers are left deciding whether to attend professional...
Author: James Brown
Number of views (6479)/Comments (0)/
Topics: LeadershipProfessional Development
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Building School Community by Empowering Students

Building School Community by Empowering Students

The disruptive behavior of some students can be a top concern of middle school teachers, administrators, and parents in many schools. While time is spent considering approaches to decreasing behavioral incidents,...
Author: Stanley Pollack
Number of views (27983)/Comments (8)/
Topics: LeadershipSchool Culture/ClimateStudent Leadership
Tags: Student EngagementStudent Leaders

Helping Struggling Readers Succeed

“Can you airdrop that text to me so that I can paste it into ReadNRespond? I need to search for a web image that represents the main idea,” Mark says. Justin reminds him as he examines the co-constructed...
Author: Keri Ewart
Number of views (16191)/Comments (1)/
Topics: Language Arts and LiteracyTechnology
Tags: ReadingTablet DevicesLiteracy
Keeping Our Feedback "On Par"

Keeping Our Feedback "On Par"

A little bit of golf can help teachers improve instruction.

I love to play golf even though I am not very good. I know I am not very good because someone a very long time ago created a scoring system that reminds me that my scores are well above average, and in golf being...
Author: David M. Schmittou
Number of views (11085)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Teaching
Tags: Student Motivation
Is Your PLC Ready to Succeed?

Is Your PLC Ready to Succeed?

Assess your PLC's effectiveness against these five key areas.

The focus on state and national standards, high-stakes testing, and student growth has prompted schools to apply the old adage that two heads are better than one. School administrators and a few teacher leaders...
Author: Bobb Darnell
Number of views (15411)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Professional DevelopmentTeaching
Tags: PLCs
From Prefixes to Publishing

From Prefixes to Publishing

What happens when an entire class fails a test? They reach for the stars.

56% F. That was the highest score earned on the prefixes pre-test I gave my eighth graders at the beginning of the school year. You read that right: highest score! That means they all failed! Every. Single. One of...
Author: Rashaun James
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Topics: Language Arts and Literacy
Tags: Vocabulary
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