What can a school administrator do to help create a climate in which teachers feel comfortable sharing ideas and receiving constructive criticism in pursuit of equity and excellence
in middle grades education?
Turning Points 2000: A Blueprint For
Middle Grades Education Reform A new report by the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans advises that groups need to work together to help Hispanic students close the achievement gap with students of other ethnic groups.
He is a director of the Walt Disney Company's Disney Learning Partnership and co-author, with Dr. Gayle Davis, of the University of Maryland, of Turning Points 2000, a highly acclaimed sequel to his original report
on middle grades education reform.
He earned a bachelor's degree in
middle grades education with a major in math and minor in English and a master's degree in school administration from Fayetteville State University.
This We Believe: Keys to Educating Young Adolescents (2010), organizes the 16 research - based characteristics of
effective middle grades education into three areas: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment; Leadership and Organization; and Culture and Community.
«Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better» is, says Trish Williams, «the largest study of
middle grades education ever conducted.»
Gayle Andrews Gayle Andrews is professor of
middle grades education at University of Georgia, professor - in - residence at Hilsman Middle School in Athens, and author of more than 70 publications and creative contributions focused on improving schooling for young adolescents, including Turning Points 2000.
Sterrett earned his B.S. in
Middle Grades Education from Asbury College (Kentucky) and his Ph.D. in Educational Administration & Supervision from the University of Virginia, and he is the author of the ASCD books Insights Into Action: Successful School Leaders Share What Works and Short on Time: How do I make time to lead and learn as a principal?
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.
Regarded as one of the world's foremost experts
on middle grades education, she has devoted much of her career to improving middle grades...
Robert C. Pianta, Dean of the University of Virginia Curry School of Education, recently wrote an article for RealClear Education in which he discusses the pitfalls of middle school and the possibilities
for middle grades education.
The primary purpose of the MLER SIG Research Agenda was to develop a set of questions that provide direction to the field
of middle grades education research.
Looping has many advantages for middle schools and
middle grades education, in general.
This week, Education World talks with Jackson about how educators can use Turning Points 2000 to provide an exemplary experience in
middle grades education.
If not, the very concept of
middle grades education may be in jeopardy.
, Research to guide practice in
middle grades education (Vol.
In 2015, the MLER SIG revisited the need for a revised research agenda, one that could reflect the issues and concerns of the ever - changing world of
middle grades education.
A graduate of Western Kentucky University with a degree in
Middle Grades Education, Rick has been involved in education for over eighteen years as a teacher, administrator, certified school bus driver (and trainer), school maintenance employee, and athletic coach.
The award is given only when an individual has demonstrated a level of service and leadership in
middle grades education that warrants this special recognition.
She earned her B.S. in
Middle Grades Education from the College of Charleston.
The Encyclopedia of
Middle Grades Education (2nd ed.)
A subgroup of the Steering Committee decided to design and implement a research project on a specific phenomenon in
middle grades education — Common Planning Time (CPT).
Chicago 2007 Planning Session A subgroup of the Steering Committee decided to design and implement a research project on a specific phenomenon in
middle grades education — Common Planning Time (CPT).
Professor and Chair Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr. Anfara is the first recipient of the Lipka Lifetime Achievement Award due to his longtime leadership and service in
middle grades education.
Superintendents, principals, school leaders, teachers, and anyone with an interest in
middle grades education are invited to learn more about this exciting study!
Prerequisites for the class assured that participants were either junior or senior status and were enrolled in the teacher education program majoring in either elementary education or
middle grades education.
He holds a Bachelors in
Middle Grades Education from Western Carolina University and a Master's in Education in Instructional Technology from East Carolina University.
, Encyclopedia of
middle grades education (pp. 59 — 67).
Assistant Professor of Elementary and
Middle Grades Education and Coordinator of STEM Education, High Point University
The encyclopedia of
middle grades education.
, The encyclopedia of
middle grades education (pp. 397 - 401).