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Van de Walle, John A.; Karp, Karen S.; Bay-Williams, Jennifer M. – Pearson, 2022
"Elementary and Middle School Mathematics" illustrates how children in PreK to 8th grade learn math, and then shows the most effective methods of teaching math using problem-based activities. Examples of real student work and common challenges help you visualize developmentally appropriate mathematics instruction and assessment that…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, Mathematics Instruction
Jacobs, Holly E.; Edwards, Betty; Wright, Shirley A.; Gupta, Anmol – Middle School Journal, 2023
Middle schools are increasingly diverse places where students see and interact with peers different from themselves. However, students with and without intellectual disability (ID) have few opportunities to interact--they are together infrequently within extracurricular settings and the classroom. As such, students with ID are on the margins of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Rheaume, Julia; Brandon, Jim; Donlevy, J. Kent; Gereluk, Dianne – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2021
This paper presents the qualitative findings from a recent doctoral study that examined the leadership practices of 17 middle school administrators from three school districts in the Canadian province of Alberta (Rheaume, 2018). The data gathered through six focus group interviews are framed within the three dimensions of Brown et al.'s (2002)…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Administrators, School Administration, Leadership
Hansen, Linda; Trapp, Leesa; Renfro, Laine; Strand, Jan; Duryea, Marie; Miller, Cindy – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2019
In 2017, Laura Pace, a middle school family and consumer sciences (FCS) teacher from Farmington, New Mexico, contacted the New Mexico Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NMAFCS) regarding the use of a high school teacher evaluation system developed by the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) to assess her middle school program.…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Family Life Education, Middle Schools, Curriculum Development
Bruhn, Allison; Gorsh, Jay; Hannan, Chloe; Hirsch, Shanna Eisner – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2014
Schools implementing Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) are often confronted with concerns from a variety of educational stakeholders about school climate, teaching behavioral expectations, the role of reinforcement, and labeling students. Administrators should be prepared to respond to these concerns with theoretical and…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Criticism, Program Implementation, Teacher Expectations of Students
Faulkner, Shawn A.; Howell, Penny B.; Cook, Chris M. – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2013
As more and more states make a commitment to specialized middle level teacher preparation, teacher education programs across the country must make the necessary adjustments to ensure middle level teachers are prepared to be successful. Unfortunately, individual state and institutional requirements often make this challenging and can result in…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Models, Position Papers, Best Practices
Blazer, Christie – Research Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, 2018
Researchers have found that middle school students undergo developmental changes that require unique educational structures and support. As a result, experts have suggested a number of specific strategies for organizing middle schools in order to best meet students' needs. This Information Capsule summarizes middle school redesign initiatives that…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Educational Environment, Educational Change
Teague, Ginger M.; Anfara, Vincent A., Jr.; Wilson, Nicole L.; Gaines, Cherie B.; Beavers, Jennifer L. – NASSP Bulletin, 2012
Deciding which instructional strategies to employ is a complex issue faced daily by middle school teachers. Although a wealth of literature on developmentally appropriate and responsive middle school instructional practices is available, the extent to which these strategies are employed is often unknown. Thus, the purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers, Selection, Educational Strategies
Bickmore, Dana L.; Dowell, Margaret-Mary Sulentic – NASSP Bulletin, 2015
This 3-year case study examined middle grades principal leadership in a takeover charter school. The researcher analyzed principal and teacher interviews, field notes, and documents in relationship to a middle grades model of principal leadership. Results suggest the principals' limited experience, organizational factors unique to takeover charter…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Principals, Instructional Leadership, Charter Schools
Robbins, Chris; Searby, Linda – School Community Journal, 2013
Adolescents present a unique collection of characteristics and challenges which middle school interdisciplinary teams were designed to address. This article describes a research study which explored parental involvement strategies employed by interdisciplinary teaching teams from three very different middle schools: an affluent suburban school, a…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Early Adolescents, Parent Participation, Interdisciplinary Approach
Howell, Penny B. – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2012
The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to examine case study as a pedagogical tool used to scaffold the conceptualization of developmentally responsive pedagogy for middle level preservice teachers in early field experiences. Child study projects (CSP) completed by middle level preservice candidates were analyzed to determine if…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Instructional Materials, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Morrison, Michelle – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2011
Mathematics is a critical part of academic preparation of the middle school child, or, as Dr. Maria Montessori would refer to them, children in the third plane of development. Montessori educators are sincere in their endeavors not only to prepare young students for further studies of math and the application of math in their world and careers,…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Montessori Method, Department Heads, Middle School Students
Ziegenfuss, Robert G. – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2011
College assessment models for our future middle school teachers must be varied, on-going, engaging, equitable and empowering. Traditional assessments do not often model the critical components of what makes assessment appropriate for middle level students. To provide the appropriate model for future middle level teachers, the establishment of…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Middle Schools
Hough, David L. – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2011
More than 2,300 teachers in 241 schools across 25 states participating in a professional development approach to character education classroom management known as Development Designs 1 and Developmental Designs 2 (DD1 & DD2) were studied throughout the 2008-2009 academic school year. Data from this longitudinal program evaluation indicate that…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Poverty, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
Lorimer, Maureen Reilly – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2011
To address arts education disparities in middle level schools, this paper explores evidence that infusing the visual and performing arts into language arts, math, science, and history/social studies courses is a pedagogical approach that meets the developmental needs of early adolescents and fosters a relevant, challenging, integrative, and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Practices, Middle Schools, Program Implementation