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The Transition from Middle School to High School for Students in Special Education

The Transition from Middle School to High School for Students in Special Education

Committing to a transition program and focusing on relationship-building

The transition from middle school to high school brings many changes and challenges for all students. The educational and personal changes that occur during this period of time for students in special education need...
Author: Nickolas D. Wanamaker
Number of views (2225)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Special Education/InclusionTransitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to High School
Creating a Smoother Transition Together

Creating a Smoother Transition Together

Increasing student success and support in the transition from middle to high school

Change can be challenging for adolescents, especially given the fact that young people between the ages of 10 and 15 undergo extreme personal developments. Their patterns of thinking, physical maturation, and desire...
Author: Lesley Corner, Fran Rogers
Number of views (3247)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Transitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to High School
Preparing Students for the Transition to High School

Preparing Students for the Transition to High School

High School Week provides a safe environment for students to struggle and learn

The transition to high school is a vulnerable time. As students navigate a heavier workload and greater independence, they struggle to make the small decisions needed to stay on track, and to know when and how to ask...
Author: Vanessa Scanfeld, Sean Robertson, Leah Weintraub, Vincent Dotoli
Number of views (13862)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Transitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to High School
Going "Old School" to End School

Going "Old School" to End School

One middle school gives students a personal send-off

On the last day of school for the past six years, after hiking a small mountain near our school in Vermont, we gather in the shade of venerable maples for a final ceremony with the eighth grade class. After each...
Author: Ryan Becker, Beth Hayslett
Number of views (11668)/Comments (0)/
Topics: School Culture/ClimateTransitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to High School
Transition to High School: The Student Perspective

Transition to High School: The Student Perspective

Transitioning in and out of middle school is a process that millions of students have done since the inception of the middle school concept. Middle school is a transitional time for all students, and students make...
Author: James Davis
Number of views (30290)/Comments (3)/
Topics: Transitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to High 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 (18887)/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 (15890)/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 (13270)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Transitions to/from Middle School
Tags: Transition to High SchoolTransition to Middle School
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 (25880)/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 (25892)/Comments (0)/
Topics: Teaching
Tags: Student MotivationTransition to High SchoolTransition to Middle SchoolPreservice TeachersNew Teachers
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