Sentences with phrase «in middle grades»

Talking in depth with 40 students in middle grades around the country, WKCD's Kathleen Cushman asked them questions like: What helps you want to try hard in school — or keeps you from doing so?

Reading Poetry in the Middle Grades: 20 Poems and Activities That Meet the Common Core Standards and Cultivate a Passion for Poetry.

The What Works Clearinghouse has released a new guide focused on improving math skills in students in the middle grades.

Affordances of computer - based and physical geoboards in problem - solving activities in the middle grades.

Research summary: Manipulatives in middle grades mathematics.

Current research on the use of manipulatives in the middle grades is not as extensive as research on manipulative use in the elementary grades and with students with disabilities (Cobb, 1995; Driscoll, 1980; Sowell, 1989; Suydam & Higgins, 1977).

In this article, we examine Ryan's use of Twitter as a learning tool in a middle grades science classroom.

Not surprisingly, another subgroup that is often subjected to school discipline — students with disabilities — continued to be even under the new CPS system: Out - of - school suspension rates for students with identified disabilities were 24 percent at the high school level and 16 percent in middle grades in the 2013 - 14 school year.

«Recently revised standards in science, mathematics and English all include more rigorous objectives for learning in the middle grades,» said Board of Education President Eleanor B. Saslaw.

Students will build on the basic parts of speech they learned in the middle grades by understanding irregular verb forms, verb tenses, plural forms of words, reflexive pronouns, and dependent clauses.

Although this game was originally created for elementary grade levels, its a great activity for parts of speech practice in the middle grades.

I'm halfway through my master's degree in Middle Grades Studies.

Seeing crucibles: Legitimizing spiritual development in the middle grades through critical historiography.

Academic, social, and emotional needs in a middle grades reform initiative.

Robyn Hester — Robyn has a BA in Middle Grades Education with an emphasis on Science from St. Andrews Presbyterian College.

In addition to comparing rational numbers, students in the middle grades can also use the number line to understand the value of and density of numbers between various units.

An overriding principle in our research was to make science instruction effective for both English language learners and English - proficient students because these two groups of students are often placed in the same classrooms in the middle grades.

Research on early indicators of high school performance finds that passing courses and GPA in the middle grades and even earlier in elementary school are among the strongest predictors of high school outcomes (Kurlaender, Reardon, & Jackson, 2008; Neild & Balfanz, 2001; Zau & Betts, 2008).

The second intervention was part of Quality English and Science Teaching (QuEST), a CREATE project designed to develop the science knowledge and academic language of English language learners and their English - proficient classmates in the middle grades.

«A lot of people think performance is all about tested skills and so there's been a lot of money put into programs aimed at improving student test scores — but what we find is that improvements in attendance in the middle grades are associated with better high school outcomes than improving test scores,» said Allensworth.

Their work focuses on four main areas: high school achievement, attainment and post-secondary preparation; achievement and development in the middle grades; contexts that support effective teaching; and data use for practice and policy.

Current research on the use of manipulatives in the middle grades is not as extensive as research on manipulative use in the elementary grades and with students with disabilities (Cobb, 1995; Driscoll, 1980; Sowell,...

Speaker resources for the NCTM Presentation Digging Deep into Ratios and Proportional Relationships in the Middle Grades.

Speaker resources for the NCSM Presentation Digging Deep into Ratios and Proportional Relationships in the Middle Grades.

Lori Carson graduated from High Point University in 1997 with a degree in Middle Grades Education.She taught in High Point, NC for three years before moving to Raleigh, NC where she taught for another 14 years.

criteria identified by the National Forum to describe high - performing schools that serve students in the middle grades

in Curriculum and Instruction, Minority and Urban Education from University of Maryland, College Park and his Bachelor's degree in Middle Grades Education from Northern Kentucky University.

Talking in depth with 40 students in middle grades around the country, WKCD's Kathleen Cushman asked them questions like these:

He began his work in the middle grades as a young adolescent at Lynnhaven Junior High School in Virginia Beach, trying to fit in with other kids while also playing tuba in the marching and concert bands.

the suspension rates in the middle grades in the 10 Ed - Reform districts (22.3 percent), the Public Charter Schools (26.3 percent), the Endowed Academies (18.5 percent), and the State School Districts (24.3 percent) are substantially greater than the state average (10.1 percent).

In 2010, top researchers and practitioners from across the country were convened to review a range of research studies conducted in the middle grades.

Prior to her work in higher education, Professor Langguth taught science and reading in the middle grades and also was involved as a team coach, evaluator and workshop presenter for the Future Problem Solving Program International.

While you will need to major in at least one subject to teach that subject in the middle grades, it is becoming more common for schools to offer middle school teaching programs that include preparation for two related subjects, such as science and math or English and reading, depending on state - level subject requirements for teacher licensing.

The ability to write effectively and use writing as a tool for learning is essential for students» success in the middle grades — and beyond.

In order to address the challenges of educating English learners in the middle grades (4 - 8), the national Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE), conducted a program of research designed to develop language and literacy skills while building grade level skills across the content areas.

During the first four years of the CREATE study, researchers developed individual interventions and tested them in tightly controlled experiments and randomized field trials with classroom teachers in the middle grades.

Effective Social Studies Instruction to Promote the Knowledge Acquisition and Vocabulary Learning of English Language Learners in the Middle Grades

Writing is an integral skill that supports and connects learning in all content areas in the middle grades.

Anne Wheelock's 1998 book, «Safe to Be Smart: Building a Culture for Standards - Based Reform in the Middle Grades,» now has a study guide, available free at the National Middle School Association website.

National Conference on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment in the Middle Grades: Linking Research and Practice.

The conference will explore the teaching and learning of English language learners in the middle grades, and will feature compelling keynote presentations by top researchers, breakout sessions that offer participants the chance to explore topics with researchers in a more intimate setting, and updates on CREATE work.

As part of a city - wide effort to expand out of school time learning opportunities, particularly in the middle grades, the East Somerville Community School is partnering with Citizen Schools this year to provide middle grade students with enriched learning opportunities that will equip them with real - world skills and guide them...

Safe To Be Smart: Building A Culture for Standards - Based Reform in the Middle Grades.

We, the members of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle - Grades Reform, believe that youth in the middle grades are capable of learning and achieving at high levels.

M. Suzanne Donovan and James Ryan Strategic Education Research Partnership Institute «Shifting Instructional Practice in Middle Grades Mathematics: A SERP - SFUSD Partnership»

This final report, «Leading the Way: State Actions to Improve Student Achievement in the Middle Grades,» sets out a framework for policies and actions that can alter that discouraging pattern.

What's Missing in Middle Grades Standards - Based Reform?

So much of being in middle grades is play - acting — rehearsing for «real» events and challenges yet to come.

in Middle Grades Math & Science at Valdosta State University.

All teachers in all subjects share the responsibility for literacy development in middle grades and high school.