February 2009 • Volume 12 • Number 3
Fine Arts Across the Curriculum
Features
Curriculum Brokering: Integrating Authentic Visual Arts
Jacqueline McDowell
Teaching with Tunes: 21 Ideas for Incorporating Music Throughout the Curriculum
Folwell Dunbar
Singin' Those New Kid Blues
Adam Reeves
Metaphors of Our Teaching: Navigating the White Water
Nita A. Paris
Teaching Student Leadership in an Inner-City School
Joél Lewis, Monica Hunter, and André Green
High-Maintenance Students? Try Creative Competition
Tracy McCalla
Two Roads Diverged: On Leaving Middle School
Joellen Maples
Reaching Parents Out on a Limb
Robert Ruder
Teaching Beyond the Textbook
Annalee Good
Testing the Research: Students as Scientists
Hannah Ariel
The Power of Looping and Long-Term Relationships
Robert C. Fenter
Pioneering Middle Level Looping in a K–8 School
Kay Voyer
We've Got Spirit, How About You?
Nancy Morris
In Every Issue
Editor's Note
Patricia George
An old friend
Executive Director's Note
Betty Edwards
As I look out the windows
News to Use
Information to promote effective middle level education
NMSA in Action
Information about what's going on at NMSA and with NMSA affiliates
Teams in Action
Ann Asher, Brandi Owens, and Ryan Wideman
Character Council Promotes Values in School and Community
Teaching in the Middle
Rick Wormeli
Failure Preferred, Actually
Click Here
Brenda Dyck
Talk Is Cheap: Using Emerging Technologies to Connect Learners
The Mark of Leadership
Tom Burton
Developing Leaders
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 Language Arts
Show, Don't Tell: Activities for Image-Driven Writing
Carol Baldwin
Quick Activities to Keep Students Focused
Kathy A. Powenski
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