April 2010 • Volume 13 • Number 4
Teaching 21st Century Skills
This issue looks at ways middle grades schools can prepare students to be successful, productive citizens in the decades to come.
Editor's Note
Patricia George
Features
21st Century Middle Schools: What Does Success Really Mean?
Bernie Trilling
The E*Trade Baby Starts Kindergarten
Tina Sartori
This They Believe? Adolescents, Advertising, and Critical Thinking Skills
David M. Considine
What Were You Thinking? Connecting Students and Authors
David Polochanin
What's Your Preference? Young Adolescents and Learning Styles
Terry O'Gorman
From the Heart: The Power of Writing Letters
Renee Martin-Shahid
The Good Old Days Are Now!
Larry Bricker
Meet the Delete Generation!
Judy Brunner
Dear Middle School,
Sarah Wilson
The Dismantling of the Middle School
Robert Ruder
In Every Issue
News to Use
Information to promote effective middle level education
Teams in Action
Lora E. Stout, Carol-Lyn McKelvey, and Susan Matz
A Strong Commitment to Student Success
Teaching in the Middle
Rick Wormeli
Flexible Grouping in the Classroom
Click Here
Brenda Dyck
Waking the Sleeping Giant: Using The Web to Teach Social Conscience
Mark of Leadership
Tom Burton
Reflections
Reviews and Resources
Books and resources of interest to middle level educators
Megaphone!
Amusing, interesting, and provocative comments from the field of education
Spotlight on Social Studies
Teaching Young Adolescents About Genocide
Peter D. Chapla
When Emotions Matter: Teaching About 9/11
Stephanie Odum and Ruth Farmakidis
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