The Invisible Elevator in Your School, and How to Make it Work This week, we’re checking out Advocacy and Agency in the middle grades. Normally in this blog, we focus on one word at a time, but I’m going to break that rule and offer up a 2 for 1 special. A buy 1 get 1 free. A lagniappe
And Say Hello to the Letter A for Amazing Middle Grades! We’ve checked out several B words that relate to the marvelous, magnificent middle grades, but before we bid adieu to this letter, here’s a list of other B words that are worth our time and consideration. What’s on your list? Binary: Students should be empowered to make learning
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Four questions to consider when communicating with parents Schools and school systems have to work hard to balance the needs of creating student-centered learning environments, leading efforts to shift teacher mindsets and skills, and understanding and implementing efforts to prepare students to be productive contributors to society. New initiatives come from multiple sources: the federal
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The following is an excerpt from the newly released book titled Is It Working in Your Middle School? I highly encourage any middle level educator to access the book and use it as tool for ensuring the success of any program, strategy, or initiative that your middle school is implementing. Continuous improvement in our middle schools is
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Teacher collaboration and shared decision-making. In the midst of monumental changes and innovative learning strategies, raising the degree of teacher voice in our schools is needed now more than ever. While many improvement processes and strategies have come on the scene to support schools in leadership growth and student achievement, a vital component is to
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A day in the life of an interim assistant principal. Eleven years. That is the number of years I taught seventh grade before even thinking about delving into administration. The thought of moving my home base out of the classroom and into the office had always given me a similar reaction to that of eating
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