October 2009 • Volume 13 • Number 2
Service-Learning & Social Responsibility
This issues takes a look at service-learning—once an add-on that is now woven into the very fabric of the middle grades curriculum. Spotlight on Character Education
Editor's Note
Patricia George
As I watched the memorial services
Executive Director's Note
Betty Edwards
This We Believe
Features
Service-Learning: The Time Is Now
Cathryn Berger Kaye
Bringing Learning to Life Through Service
Jim Kielsmeier
Weaving STEM, Exploration, and Community Service
Alyssa Hawkins and Scott Richardson
Remembering Katrina: A Multilevel Service-Learning Partnership
Cherie Major and Dona Pettoello
It Started with a Bug: Making Connections with Students
Tracy McCalla
Student-Led Conferences: Involving the Most Important Player
Shawn A. Faulkner and Christopher M. Cook
Welcome to the University of Middle School
Susan Mulcaire
Citizen Science Projects: Everyone's a Scientist
Jessica Fries-Gaither
Going Green with a Spirited Halloween
Nancy Morris
A Teaching Mosaic: Putting Together the Pieces of Interdisciplinary Instruction
Folwell Dunbar
Making Financial Fitness a Part of Your Curriculum
Jennifer G. Cornell
In Every Issue
News to Use
Information to promote effective middle level education
Teams in Action
Jim Heston
3, 2, 1, Engage: The Carver Academy Mars Simulator
Teaching in the Middle
Rick Wormeli
Bringing Life to Class Discussions
Click Here
Brenda Dyck
Technology: The Great Disrupter
Mark of Leadership
Tom Burton
Expecting Wonders
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 Character Education
Hitting a Home Run: Healthy Choices, Healthy Children
Cassie Clemente
Character Education Resources
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