November 2011 • Volume 43 • Number 2
Engaging and Motivating Young Adolescent Learners
Too many middle level students are reluctant, disengaged learners. Articles in this issue focus on specific strategies to engage reluctant learners and increase student motivation. Instructional strategies include a scaffolded reading intervention, project-based learning, and a photo journal activity, and authors also recommend ways to enhance student-teacher relationships and create motivating classroom environments. The issue concludes with two articles focused on middle level education reform at the national and state levels.
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A View from the Middle
David C. Virtue
Walking the Talk
AMLE in Action
Information about what's going on at AMLE and with AMLE affiliates and members.
A "Ladder to Literacy" Engages Reluctant Readers
Wayne Brinda
Students help create a new approach to reading and enjoying literature assigned in school.
Project-based Learning Engages Students in Meaningful Work
Heather Lattimer & Robert Riordan
Students at High Tech Middle engage in project-based learning.
Actively Engaging Middle Level Students with Photo Journals
Rajni Shankar-Brown
A photo journal project that engages reluctant learners.
Creating Motivating Learning Environments: Teachers Matter
Erika Daniels
Teachers can influence students' motivation to achieve in school.
Wayside Teaching: Building Autonomy
Sara Davis Powell
Educators must ensure that students are autonomous, not anonymous.
An Event and a Call to Action
John H. Lounsbury
An introduction to "The American Middle School Movement: Taking the Long View" by Paul S. George.
The American Middle School Movement: Taking the Long View
Paul S. George
The American middle school movement is an eduring success of progressive education.
Departments
Turning Points 2000: Lessons Learned
P.Gayle Andrews
Middle Grades Education Policy: From Stagecraft to Strategy
Extensions
Every issue features questions and ideas for extending learning about topics in each article. Use the extensions to promote individual reflection, to stimulate discussion within teams, or to support professional development in your school.
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