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Young Adolescent Development

Literacy Tools Smooth the Ups and Downs

Literacy Tools Smooth the Ups and Downs

10 ways to develop middle schooler's social-emotional skills

Hanna's adoption was never a secret. It was a fact of life, like her black hair and her fear of spiders. She didn't give it a lot of thought until she turned 13. At the beginning of seventh grade, she desperately...
Author: Phyllis L. Fagell
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Topics: Young Adolescent Development
Tags: ReadingSocial Emotional Learning
The Boy in the Middle

The Boy in the Middle

The social, intellectual, emotional, and physical needs of middle schoolers

The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) emphasizes that attending to the social, intellectual, emotional, and physical needs and assets of middle school children is central to their intellectual development....
Author: Daniel M. Levin, Molly Mee
Number of views (7323)/Comments (1)/
Topics: TeachingYoung Adolescent Development
Tags: Student EngagementStudent MotivationStudent Achievement
Triage, Not Emergency

Triage, Not Emergency

Watching for even the small details can create a responsive culture that meets the social, emotional, and academic needs of students

I bet you didn't know that you signed up to be a triage nurse now did you? Meeting the social, emotional, and academic needs of middle school students is a lot like working the triage desk in a busy hospital. The...
Author: Amber Chandler
Number of views (6951)/Comments (0)/
Topics: School Culture/ClimateTeachingYoung Adolescent Development
Tags: Social Emotional Learning
Help Your Students Combat Cruelty by Making Kindness Go Viral

Help Your Students Combat Cruelty by Making Kindness Go Viral

Four ideas to encourage middle schoolers to choose kindness

In recent years, there has been a renewed focus on intentionally fostering kindness and practicing peer respect. We don't want youth to simply not do the wrong thing, but do what is right instead—treat their...
Author: Sameer Hinduja
Number of views (10114)/Comments (5)/
Topics: Bullying/School SafetySchool Culture/ClimateTeachingYoung Adolescent Development
Tags: Guidance
When This 7th Grader Lost All His Friends

When This 7th Grader Lost All His Friends

The one bold move that evoked their compassion

Sean sat in the big gray chair in my office, his head between his knees. "I have no friends anymore," he said. I handed him a box of tissues and he wiped his eyes. "No one will talk to me. If I try to sit at someone's...
Author: Phyllis L. Fagell
Number of views (15382)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Bullying/School SafetyTeachingYoung Adolescent Development
Tags: Counselor RolesGuidance

How can I help my students keep organized amidst so many distractions at home and at school?

This is part 4 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 (5105)/Comments (0)/
Topics: TeachingYoung Adolescent Development
Tags: Social Emotional Learning
Middle School Gossip

Middle School Gossip

When two seventh graders lead a staff meeting about social drama

Seventh-grade teacher Laura Merrill looked around the room and asked her colleagues to close their computers. "If our students are brave enough to present to the entire staff," she said, "we can give them our full...
Author: Phyllis L. Fagell
Number of views (14459)/Comments (0)/
Topics: TeachingYoung Adolescent Development
Tags: Student Leaders

How can I help students view differences as strengths?

Many young adolescents desire to "blend in" by hiding or shedding certain aspects of their identities due to social pressures. How can I help students view differences as strengths? This is part 2 in "Mentor Me"...
Author: Amber Chandler
Number of views (8304)/Comments (0)/
Topics: TeachingYoung Adolescent Development
Tags: Social Emotional Learning
Transitions with the Brain in Mind

Transitions with the Brain in Mind

Teachers can help students during developmental changes.

Research findings and ongoing studies provide middle level professionals with information to help them continue to develop their understanding about the significant developmental changes that take place during...
Author: Shauna King
Number of views (15361)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Transitions to/from Middle SchoolYoung Adolescent Development
Tags: Transition to High SchoolTransition to Middle School
Young Adolescent Voices

Young Adolescent Voices

Students share valuable insights when we take time to listen.

Middle level educators engage in a variety of professional development experiences in order to continue to learn about effective ways to work with young adolescents as they develop their identities, ideas, and...
Author: Ann K. Yehle, Connor Drevs, Kelly Garrity, McKenzie Larson
Number of views (8444)/Comments (0)/
Topics: TeachingYoung Adolescent Development
Tags: Student Motivation
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