The best schools are those that continue to experiment. The term “middle school” is an unassuming part of the vernacular of our educational system. During the past 50 years, middle schools have come to represent what is now the typical organization of schools for grades 6–8. But middle schools were not always the standard. In
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These simple strategies put students’ voice in their writing. Some students come to class ready to engage and offer their voice, but others wish to go unnoticed and remain silent observers to the educational scene. The following is an assortment of creative writing, image writing, and cross-curricular writing ideas that may encourage young adolescents to
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Giving students choices speaks to their wants and needs. Think back to the last time you took a road trip. As the driver, you might have used a GPS or map to help you navigate, or even asked advice from your passenger. But ultimately, as the driver, you made the final decision about your route.
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With a plethora of educational apps, websites, and digital learning tools flooding the educational technology market, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and disoriented. To combat this sensation of drowning, teachers can anchor their classes and create community using a learner management system (LMS)—an online resource to organize and deliver course content digitally. Learner management systems
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When you join up in the middle grades, you become part of a passionate team. You cherish the middle level playbook because, as it’s stated in This We Believe, you “value young adolescents and are prepared to teach them” (p. 14). In many ways, it’s like signing up to play on a football team. It takes
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Students need strong speaking and listening skills to succeed in school and beyond. There is truth to the old adage “what is tested, is taught,” particularly in the past several years of assessment mania. The question we need to be asking ourselves, though, is what “test” are we preparing our students for? Clearly, standardized assessments
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