In a previous article, Preparing Young People for their Futures, we summarized the results of American Student Assistance® (ASA) and Education Strategy Group’s (ESG) national scan of states’ middle school career exploration vision, policies, and infrastructure. The findings were promising, but to better understand the true impact of these programs as well as places for
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In a recent episode of the Middle School Walk and Talk podcast, hosts Jessica McGuire and Phyllis Fagell sat down with Sandy Cameli, a seasoned middle level educator and author with more than three decades of teaching experience from Honolulu, Hawai’i, to explore the transformative concept of student voice in middle grades education as highlighted
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I don’t have to be forced to read. I don’t have to be told to read. I just go on my own and read ’cause I want to, not just ’cause I need to. – Julianna, 8th grader Reacting to data we know too well (two-thirds of eighth graders read below proficient levels (NAEP, 2022),
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In a recent issue of Middle School Journal, researchers Karen Burgard, Michael Boucher, and Tina Ellsworth reexamined the classroom simulation. Do they do more harm than good? AMLE CEO Stephanie Simpson sat down with the authors to learn more about the study and the key implications for educators. This interview has been edited for space
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About a month into her student teaching semester, Melissa voiced frustration about one student who just would not engage in social studies class. Gregory seemed disinterested and apathetic, and he seldom completed his assignments. Melissa was determined to make a breakthrough, but how? How could she get Gregory engaged in social studies? How could she
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This article is timed to coincide with the celebration of National Comic Book Day, which will occur on Sept. 25th. Introduction & Rationale – Why create comic books? When Jason was a middle school student, comics were a contraband medium not only in the classroom, but among friends. Students would not necessarily disclose themselves as
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