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McKinley-Hicks, Megan – International Journal of Science Education, Part B: Communication and Public Engagement, 2020
This paper highlights an investigation of how middle school students responded to a theatre performance designed to portray science as a humanistic and relatable endeavour that youth -- similar to the youth in the audience -- engage in during their everyday lives. The play included in this study was generated as a part of a design research project…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Middle School Students, Theater Arts, Cooperation
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Schiera, Rachel M. – Art Education, 2018
The focus of this article is a nine-month long practice-led research (PLR) project. As part of this project, the author developed a cross-curricular program as part of a middle-school humanities course in order to facilitate student discussion. The program, which the students and author dubbed "BlogArt," began as a writing- and…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Art, Middle School Students, Humanities
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Moser, Kelly M.; Ivy, Jessica; Hopper, Peggy F. – Middle School Journal, 2019
Education for young adolescents must be challenging, relevant, integrative, and exploratory. Integrative teaching (e.g., interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, etc.) benefits middle-level learners as it potentially increases student engagement, motivation, and achievement. It provides learners with the opportunity to synthesize…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Course Content, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learner Engagement
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Thompson, Anne L. – Afterschool Matters, 2005
Fabulous Fashions is a program established in 2000 for fifth through eighth graders attending high-need school, M.S. 127, in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx. Within the program, fashion design is offered three times a week; students who enroll are required to attend all three sessions. Students may participate in as many seasons of fashion as…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Females, Disadvantaged Schools, Urban Schools
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2004
This report summarizes activities in the AISD state-funded Optional Extended Year program for the 2003-2004 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Extended School Year, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students