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Four Ways to Ease Students' Transition to Middle School

Four Ways to Ease Students' Transition to Middle School

How to help students struggling with the move from elementary to middle school

Gena was failing most of her sixth grade classes when she decided to stop going to school. Her mother, Sheryl, called me in a panic. I hadn't talked to Sheryl in years, but we'd grown up together, and she knew I was a...
Author: Phyllis L. Fagell
Number of views (3382)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Transitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Student MotivationTransition to Middle School
No More Fears and Tears: Transitioning to Middle School

No More Fears and Tears: Transitioning to Middle School

Building a multifaceted plan makes the difference

"I'm nervous about forgetting my locker combination." "I'm worried about getting lost." "I'm nervous about keeping track of my schedule and having more homework." "What if my child no longer hugs me as she steps off...
Author: Jennifer Smith
Number of views (8580)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Family and CommunityTransitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to Middle School
Transitions with the Brain in Mind

Transitions with the Brain in Mind

Teachers can help students during developmental changes.

Research findings and ongoing studies provide middle level professionals with information to help them continue to develop their understanding about the significant developmental changes that take place during...
Author: Shauna King
Number of views (16357)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Transitions to/from Middle SchoolYoung Adolescent Development
Tags: Transition to High SchoolTransition to Middle School
Experiencing Challenges and Failures

Experiencing Challenges and Failures

Helping gifted and advanced learners during transitional periods.

Recognize These Students? Bryce stopped doing his homework in ninth grade. His backpack was a disaster, and he could never find the planner his homeroom teacher distributed in August. It was now mid-October. Earlier...
Author: Susan Rakow
Number of views (14087)/Comments (1)/
Topics: Transitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Gifted and TalentedTransition to High SchoolTransition to Middle School
Supporting Students During Times of Change

Supporting Students During Times of Change

Working with students to adjust to new environments and expectations.

Moving away from home to attend college was the first time a transition from one school to another was a remarkable, memorable event. While I can recall school transitions during childhood and young adolescent years,...
Author: Valerie Benjamin
Number of views (11356)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Transitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to High SchoolTransition to Middle School

Transitioning Young Adolescents from Elementary to Middle School

Research Summary

Middle school can be an exciting and terrifying time for students transitioning from elementary to middle school. By definition, transition means the change from one place, state of being, or condition to another...
Author: Casey Dianna Gilewski, Monica L. Nunn
Number of views (57608)/Comments (2)/
Topics: ResearchTransitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to Middle SchoolResearch Summary
Creating a Vibrant, Collaborative Vertical Planning Event

Creating a Vibrant, Collaborative Vertical Planning Event

Ideas for creating an environment for elementary and middle school teachers to collaborate

One of the highlights of my first year at West Rowan Middle School was helping organize a collaborative opportunity between our sixth grade teachers and the fifth grade teachers at our feeder schools. This was the...
Author: Derek L. McCoy
Number of views (22347)/Comments (0)/
Topics: School Culture/ClimateTransitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to High SchoolTransition to Middle School
The Hidden Curriculum of Middle School

The Hidden Curriculum of Middle School

Two years ago our school underwent a reorganization to create a designated middle school. Previously the school was split into two parts: Lower School which included Montessori sixth grade and Upper School which was...
Author: Tracie Cain
Number of views (22910)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Teaching
Tags: Student MotivationTransition to High SchoolTransition to Middle SchoolPreservice TeachersNew Teachers
A Middle School Orientation Gets an Upgrade

A Middle School Orientation Gets an Upgrade

Designing an orientation for, not about, incoming students.

Every fall, right before the start of school, students from preschool through college attend some sort of school orientation. Orientations provide an overview of what to expect in a new school, including all the...
Author: Joanne Kelleher
Number of views (21900)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Transitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to Middle School
Welcoming Students to Middle School

Welcoming Students to Middle School

Pup Camp is a fun way to get kids ready for the transition into middle school.

"What if my child doesn’t know anyone?" "What if he gets lost?" "Who will help her open her locker?" These comments are typical of anxious parents whose child is preparing to transition into middle school. At...
Author: Karla J. Wienhold, Blaire M. White
Number of views (34948)/Comments (3)/
Topics: School Culture/ClimateTransitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to Middle School
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