Modeling gender empowerment and equity in a #MeToo Movement world Introduction Young adolescent education must be empowering and equitable (NMSA, 2010). While empowerment and equity are at the forefront of middle school educators’ minds as they plan their lessons and conduct class, it may be harder to encompass these attributes when working with students and community members
How one South Texas school district is taking middle school reading comprehension to another level Nearly six million middle school students today are reading below grade level—a shocking number. The National Center for Education Statistics’ 2017 report, The Nation’s Report Card: Mathematics and Reading Assessments, shows minimal improvement in reading scores for middle school students on
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Making connections with sports in the middle school classroom When I taught middle school language arts, one of my students, Matthew, would complain that he was not able to give an explanation about or summarize the poems we were reading in class. However, every Monday he would spend the first part of class talking to
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It’s about the people who bring learning to life Ok, so before you start freaking out and telling me how important curriculum is in a school, let me preface this whole article by saying that yes, curriculum is a very important part of a school’s program. The purpose of this article is to clarify the
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Understanding the middle school learner as the basis for implementing a district-wide digital transformation In December 2015, the Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education approved the superintendent’s strategic plan, a broadly ambitious plan that prioritized capital improvements, human resources, and curriculum and instruction. Two key areas in the last category were a focus on middle
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What neuroscience reveals about our students and how we should respond In This We Believe, the Association for Middle Level Education stresses the importance of understanding the unique developmental needs of our middle level students in designing appropriate learning environments and for understanding how those environments can contribute to or interfere with our students’ learning. Researchers
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