August 2011 • Volume 15 • Number 1
Differentiating Instruction for Student Success
Meeting each student's learning needs often takes educators beyond reading, writing, and math and into what really motivates young adolescents to learn. This issue of Middle Ground explores strategies to differentiate instruction based the characteristics of the whole child.
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Editor's Note
Patricia George
Do I know you?
Features
Addressing the Achievement Gap Through Cultural Responsiveness
Colleen Swain
To really reach students, educators must know where they come from.
What's in Your Bag of Tricks? Differentiating Instruction with Alternative Assessment
Patricia A. Lutz
Go beyond quizzes and tests to really assess student learning.
A Quick Guide for Inclusion Teachers of LD Students
Kathryn Scarborough
Budget cuts are putting more learning disabled students into mainstream classes.
Know Thy Students—Including My Daughter
Angela Falter Thomas
A former middle grades teacher looks at school from the "other side" of the school door.
Learning History by Creating Historical Documents
Jeremy Clabough and Thomas Turner
Role-playing activities give students a fresh perspective on history.
Reaching Students Whose Parents Are Incarcerated
Megan Sullivan
Students who have a parent in jail may have unique challenges in the classroom.
Welcome to the Coffee Committee
Jim Nelson
Does this faculty meeting seem familiar?
Team Talk: Integrating Curriculum for Meaningful Learning
Sue B. Vansant
Join one team's journey to integrate curriculum and magnify connections.
Breathe, Doggonit! Breathe! How to Revive a Dying Lesson Plan
Joel E. Rowlett
Here are several instructional strategies to keep all students engaged.
In Every Issue
News to Use
Information to promote effective middle level education
Teams in Action
Jennifer Smith and Nancy Cooper
Collaborative Scheduling: Teams Redefining Time
Teaching in the Middle
Rick Wormeli
Building Our Data Analysis Skills
Click Here
Brenda Dyck
Making Digital Discoveries Using QR Codes
Mark of Leadership
Tom Burton
If Not You, Then Who?
Reviews & Resources
Books and resources of interest to middle level educators
Megeaphone!
Amusing, interesting, and provocative comments from the field of education
Spotlight on Student-Led Conferences
Middle School Students Take the Lead in Conferences
Amy Brady
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