This book advances discussion and disseminates knowledge and global perspectives on what school leadership looks like, how it is enacted and under what circumstances, and when or where lessons might be portable. This book has wide appeal for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners considering school leadership and how to support it…

This much-needed guide shows how to implement positive behavior support (PBS) strategies in secondary settings, using a three-tiered approach. The authors adapt the core ideas of PBS to the developmental context of adolescence and the organizational structures of middle schools and junior and senior high schools. With an emphasis on data-based…

Suggests a way to introduce abstract art to junior high school students who, more than students of any other age, emphasize realism both in their artwork and in their appreciation of works of art. (Author/SJL)

Describes several activities a teacher may employ in meeting the individual needs of early adolescent students in a social studies classroom. (Author/RK)

Describes a learning stations approach for class activities intended to improve the reading skills of junior high school English students. (RB)

This junior high school level curriculum guide on drug education is a revision of a 1981 guide. It is one of nine sequential guides for elementary and secondary teachers and administrators designed to prevent drug misuse and abuse through combined cognitive and affective development. The affective model upon which this curriculum is based has…

The author describes how character wheels can be used to produce writing and literary analysis exercises for adolescents. The character wheel describes a character, an object, or a concept six ways: (1) physical description, (2) thoughts, (3) behavior, (4) speech, (5) setting, and (6) reaction of others. (CH)

Describes several student-centered programs successfully implemented at the middle school level. These programs are aimed at motivating students, offering positive alternatives to detention, welcoming new students, licensing students to operate school computers, establishing a homework crisis hotline, enhancing reading, and providing variety in…

One of eight papers from Project Seed, this paper describes a communication and lifeskills training group designed to strengthen student self-esteem and the communication skills needed to successfully survive within the school environment. The project described was developed through the collaboration of a behavioral teacher and a school guidance…

Ten seventh-grade students were interviewed to provide information about the conceptual frameworks they have about points and lines. Their responses are discussed and compared to those given by 10 elementary education seniors. Implications of responses for mathematics instruction are addressed. (JN)

This module presents a curriculum on violence prevention for middle school students. It begins with a discussion of what violence is. The second lesson helps students to examine the portrayal of violence in various media. In the third lesson, students examine their own anger and their own tendencies toward violence. The fourth lesson examines the…

The study examined computer aptitude among 56 learning disabled (LD) and 56 non LD junior high students. Students were administered the Computer Aptitude, Literacy, and Interest Profile (CALIP). Results revealed no significant difference in computer aptitude among groups or between male and female non LD students. A significant difference was…

Following training and experience as peer tutors in a behaviorally oriented reading program for junior high school students, formerly disruptive students decreased their disruptive behaviors and exhibited improved morale and increased academic progress. This article describes the program and provides suggestions for implementing a similar one.…

This booklet provides Alberta (Canada) grade 9 teachers, administrators, and students with samples of the full range of students' writing that exemplify the criteria used to score students' written responses on the June 1990 Grade 9 English Language Arts Achievement Test. Commentary accompanying the students' writing samples in the booklet…

The ready-to-use teacher notes and classroom activities included in this booklet are intended to foster information-gathering and self-awareness in junior high school students. While emphasis is placed on decision-making, these activities are intended to create an atmosphere of career exploration rather than commitment to occupational choices. The…