Download or read book Developing Effective Middle Schools Through Faculty Participation written by Elliot Y. Merenbloom and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Focus on the Wonder Years written by Jaana Juvonen and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2004-03-25 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; and helping parents understand how they can help their children learn at home.
Download or read book The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education written by Vincent A. Anfara and published by IAP. This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leaders for a Movement written by Vincent A. Anfara and published by IAP. This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume in The Handbook of Research on Middle Level Education gives an introduction to professional preparation and development of middle level teachers and administrators.
Download or read book Building an Effective Middle School written by Louis G. Romano and published by WCB/McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1994 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting text provides useful information on the most important characteristics of an effective middle school program as identified by on-going research & study. Each chapter discusses the general nature of each characteristic, procedures for developing that particular characteristic, as well as ways of dealing with some of the problems that might arise in developing the characteristic. Special features include 1) a realistic look at middle schools offering strategies readers can use in their own classrooms, 2) developing a "middle school philosophy" about educating pre-adolescent students & reminding the reader of the developmental needs of middle school age youth, & 3) numerous examples from successful middle schools are provided giving readers practical information needed to implement the middle school concept. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Part I The Middle School & Its Boys & Girls; 1. What is a True Middle School?, 2. Growing Up in Difficult Times, 3. Changing from Junior High to a True Middle School. Part II Curricular Experiences; 4. Basic Skill Repair & Extension, 5. Multimedia Approach, 6. Creative Exploration & Enrichment Activities, 7. Independent Study, 8. Evaluating Student Progress, 9. Physical Activities/Intramural. Part III Organizing Classes; 10. Middle School Organization Patterns, 11. Flexible Scheduling, 12. Continuous Progress. Part IV Guidance for a Troubled Age; 13. Guidance, 14. Social Development of Transescents. Part V Student Services & the Community; 15. Auxiliary Staffing, 16. Student Services, 17. Community Relations.
Download or read book From the Desk of the Middle School Principal written by Kathleen Marie Brown and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brown (educational leadership, U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) and Anfara (educational leadership, U. of Tennessee, Knoxville) examine education at the middle years level from the principal's perspective, spotlighting the principal's role in school reform and improvement based on the belief that schools should be responsive to the developmental needs of their students. Centered on a study of 98 principals in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and North Carolina, seven chapters explore the strategies used by principals in their responsiveness to students, to faculty and staff, and to their schools and communities. For aspiring and practicing middle school principals, board members, teachers and parents. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Restructuring the Middle Level School written by Sally N. Clark and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1994-03-31 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides middle level teachers and administrators with a rich resource on restructuring schools to help young adolescents achieve intellectual, social, and emotional success. It is a comprehensive volume that describes the leadership knowledge bases, skills, processes, and attitudes necessary for successful middle level school restructuring. Major themes in the book include: trends and issues in middle level schools; characteristics of young adolescents; middle level curriculum; instruction and assessment; successful middle level school programs; leadership skills and collaborative decision-making; school restructuring; staff development; program evaluation; and maintaining a climate for change.
Download or read book Involving Families in Middle Level Education written by John Myers and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph offers middle grades educators recommendations for increasing the involvement of family members in school-related programs and activities. Introductory material describes the earlier work of the National Middle School Association in fostering parent involvement. Next, the monograph describes reasons for encouraging such involvement, highlighting such benefits as improved student academic performance, closer relations among family members, and improved relations between home and school and school and community. The next section reviews recent research on parent and family involvement, covering types of involvement, parent attitudes and practices, educators' attitudes and practices, barriers to parent and family involvement, and effects of such involvement. After discussing the instructional and support roles family members can play, the monograph underscores the importance of good communication and recommends 11 ways that educators can communicate with families. The next section presents 10 steps in establishing an effective program: (1) conduct a needs assessment; (2) select a program coordinator; (3) match needs and resources; (4) educate school personnel about the value of family and community volunteers; (5) recruit volunteers; (6) orient and train volunteers; (7) assess the program and make adjustments; (8) develop ongoing ways of recognizing the contributions of volunteers and staff; (9) maintain a high profile in the community; and (10) conduct regular formal evaluation. Short descriptions of Florida's Red Carpet Schools Program and Wisconsin's Families in Education Program are provided, as well as a list of 69 related resources and 26 organizations. (AC)
Download or read book School Family and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.
Download or read book New Evidence for the Middle School written by Paul S. George and published by National Middle School Assn. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies done in the 1960s and 1970s which sought to compare middle schools with junior high schools were ineffective. Intended to fill the frequently noted research void in the middle school movement, this monograph summarizes previous research on the effectiveness of middle level schools and presents results of a 1993 study on middle schools conducted by the authors. Part 1 of the monograph provides an overview of early research in middle level education and describes the outlier research approach. The results of several studies conducted up to 1994 are detailed, providing substantial evidence to support the efficacy of the middle school concept. Part 2 describes a 1985 study of 130 middle schools which had been deemed especially successful. The major findings are outlined: Middle level schools judged by others as outstanding display team organization, teacher-based guidance activities, flexible time use, faculty participation in decision-making, and other tenets of the middle school concept, and positive results are evident in academic achievement, school climate, faculty morale, and student behavior. Part 3 describes the 1993 study conducted by the authors. Comprehensive reports from 108 schools are analyzed to reveal the presence of and the effectiveness of middle school components that are widely recommended for schools serving 10-15 year olds. Part 4 completes the monograph with a summary statement and conclusion, noting that practitioners can continue to expect implementation of middle schools to result in improved academic achievement, positive personal development, and enhanced citizenship for its students, but that such goals will not be easy to achieve. (Contains 54 references.) (KDFB)
Download or read book Creating Organizationally Healthy and Effective Middle Schools written by Kathleen Roney and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring the Role of the School Principal in Predominantly White Middle Schools written by Jacquelynne Anne Boivin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By detailing an explanatory sequential mixed methods study grounded in Critical Race Theory (CRT), this book explores the role of effective educational leadership in developing multicultural acceptance in predominantly white schools. Drawing on the rich experiences and accounts of school principals in rural middle schools in the US, the volume asks how principals’ personal attitudes, professional experiences, and the degree to which they view themselves as a mentor and influencer within the school impacts their approach to improving multicultural understanding amongst students, staff, and faculty. The text is organized into five clear chapters, providing critical reflections, a review of the relevant literature, and in-depth discussion of first-hand data. Six key findings relating to whole-school acceptance, the role of individual principal’s attitudes, and support for teaching staff open new avenues for research and inform recommendations for the professional development of school principals. In presenting key theory and practical implications of research, this book will be crucial reading for researchers, scholars, and practitioners in the fields of educational leadership, multicultural education, sociology of education, and teacher education.
Download or read book Middle School junior High Principal s Handbook written by Allan A. Glatthorn and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1986 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Learning Educator written by Stephanie Hirsh and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Personalized Learning in the Middle Grades written by Penny A. Bishop and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personalized Learning in the Middle Grades shows how teachers in grades 5–8 can leverage the use of personalized learning plans (PLPs) to increase student agency and engagement, helping youth to establish learning goals aligned with their interests and assess their own learning—particularly around essential skills that cut across disciplines. Drawing on their research and work with fifty schools in Vermont, where PLPs are used statewide, the authors show how personalized learning aligns with effective middle grades practice and provide in-depth examples of how educators have implemented PLPs in a wide range of schools representing different demographics and grade configurations. They also highlight five critical roles for teachers in personalized learning environments—as empowerer, scaffolder, scout, assessor, and community builder—and illustrate how teachers can adapt the PLP process for their own unique contexts. Grounded in experience and full of engaging examples, artifacts, and tools, the book builds on the emerging field of personalized learning and connects it with the developmental needs of middle schoolers to provide a unique and valuable resource for individual classroom teachers, teacher teams, school leaders, teacher‐educators, and others.
Download or read book Investing in Teacher Learning written by Richard F. Elmore and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper describes how one New York City school district uses staff development to change instruction system-wide, discussing the role local school districts play in systemic school improvement and the role of professional development in connecting reform policy to classroom practice. The paper emphasizes the district's sustained attention to school improvement through professional development. The district's improvement strategy includes: (1) a set of organizing principles about the process of systemic change and the role of professional development in that process and (2) a set of specific activities that emphasize system-wide improvement of instruction. Its staff development has distinctively organized professional development models. Organizing principles include: focusing only on instruction; viewing instructional change as a long, multi-stage process; sharing expertise to drive instructional change; emphasizing system-wide improvement; working together to generate good ideas; setting clear expectations, then decentralizing; and promoting collegiality, caring, and respect. Specific professional development models include the professional development laboratory; instructional consulting services; inter-visitation and peer networks; off-site training; and oversight and principal site visits. This project's professional development is kept visible in the district budget, with the district committed to spending a specific proportion of the budget as an expression of the priority it places on professional development. The district uses multi-pocket budgeting to support this effort (orchestrating multiple sources of revenue around one priority to produce maximum revenue for that purpose). Four appendixes present sample agendas, schedules, and forms and a description of one program. (SM)
Download or read book The Middle School We Need written by Thomas Earl Gatewood and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
