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Pate, P. Elizabeth; And Others – Middle School Journal, 1993
Describes a teacher-designed "pocket of excellence" in a small, rural Georgia community. In the Delta Project, teachers began with a commitment to meet students' affective and cognitive needs; proceeded to develop and implement changes in curriculum, instruction, and traditional team organization; and invited a university research team…
Descriptors: Action Research, College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Excellence in Education
McGuffey, C. W., Ed. – 1972
Reported on here is a study that was concerned with the impact of the development of a middle-school program on the long-range need for educational facilities in the Atlanta Public Schools. The decision was made by the Atlanta Board of Education to implement a middle-school program, and several new middle-school facilities have been planned and…
Descriptors: Average Daily Membership, Community Study, Educational Facilities, Enrollment Projections
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Hart, Laurie E. – Action in Teacher Education, 1997
Describes POET (Principles of Educating Teachers), an ongoing statewide effort to improve the quality of Georgia's preservice teacher education in middle school mathematics and science. Explores POET's goals, foundations, processes, and activities and notes what POET staff have learned about statewide teacher education reform. (SM)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Intermediate Grades
Allen, Michael G.; Sheppard, Ronnie L. – 1992
An important component of sound middle school education is a commitment to providing coordinated advising and counseling services in the school setting. This handbook describes how middle school professionals can develop small group advisory support for each student. Known variously as home-base, advisor-advisee, or teacher advisory (TA) programs,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Group Guidance