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Cushman, Kathleen – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2010
Through the voices of students themselves, "Fires in the Mind" brings a game-changing question to teachers of adolescents: What does it take to get really good at something? Starting with what they already know and do well, teenagers from widely diverse backgrounds join a cutting-edge dialogue with adults about the development of mastery in and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Instructional Leadership, Learning Motivation, Mastery Learning
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Hansen-Thomas, Holly; Cavagnetto, Andy – Bilingual Research Journal, 2010
This article investigates teachers' attitudes toward English Language Learners (ELLs) at three middle schools in Texas, New York, and Pennsylvania. These schools have been critically impacted by the presence of ELLs, whether due to large numbers, or to smaller, concentrated populations in schools that traditionally have not served ELLs. This…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Second Language Learning, Middle School Teachers, English (Second Language)