Jennifer Blevins (January 2015 / Model 2 Central) was appointed as Supervisor
of Middle School Social Studies in Edison Township in August 2015.
The first year of the project included teams
of middle school social studies teachers, and the second year included teams of high school social studies teachers.
As a teacher (of yoga and
of middle school social studies) I encourage my students to work in that space right beyond their comfort zone.
Not exact matches
Well somebody didn't read their Harry Potter, because an Ohio
middle school is actually allowing some parents to opt their children out
of part
of the state
social studies curriculum on the grounds that they don't want their kids learning about Muslims.
Milestones End -
of - Grade (EOG) exams are administered every spring in Grades 3 - 8 in the subjects
of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and
Social Studies; Milestones End -
of - Course (EOC) exams are administered for designated high
school courses... and,
middle school students who are taking any
of those courses for high
school credit must also take the EOC for that subject.
It collated results from a five - year
study and a two - year
study of 159
middle schools in Texas and found no statistically significant improvement in scores for English, maths, science or
social studies, despite a # 3,000 bonus being offered to successful teachers.
The
study, published in The Journal
of Social Studies Research, shows iCivics is an effective tool for teaching civics concepts to primary and
middle school students.
From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations
of famous quotes, the SparkNotes The Bell Jar
Study Guide has everything you need to ace
Schools and Online
Social Networking By Nancy Willard Most educators working with
middle and high
school students are aware
of the
With PRO Template you can create professional A comprehensive collection
of specific links and multimedia resources for
middle school common core
social studies curriculum.
A comprehensive collection
of specific links and multimedia resources for
middle school common core
social studies curriculum.
Harvard Graduate
School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program
of work designed to a) investigate the predictors
of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role
of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the
middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components
of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding
of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development
of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion
of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer),
social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).
The role
of leader at the elementary
school and
middle school levels could be assigned to a teacher at each grade level for reading, writing,
social studies, and so on.
South Dakota is one
of 12 states offering standards - based tests in every core subject — English, math, science, and
social studies — at the elementary,
middle, and high
school levels.
The subject is being taught more widely in stand - alone courses — mostly in
middle schools — and its content and methods are being integrated into history, economics, and other parts
of the
social studies curriculum, geographers say.
Rodriguez focused on
social studies education at Boston University as an undergraduate and, most recently, taught
middle school social studies at a turnaround
school, what she describes as «the lowest - achieving
school for over 25 years in Hartford,» where 100 percent
of students were black or Latino and qualified for free or reduced - price lunch.
Members
of Bennet
Middle School's seventh grade Royal 7 team faced off in their
social studies classes on the issue
of the U.S. invasion
of Iraq.
Scott, now an assistant professor
of social studies education and history at the University
of Delaware, points to a
middle school math teacher who asked his students to interview adults about the ways math comes up in their everyday lives.
The interests ranged from kindergarten through grade 12, so some students were learning to become high
school math teachers, some were working on
middle school social studies, and some
of us, like me, were learning about beginning reading in elementary
school.
On Jan. 24, readers questioned three members
of the Teacher Leaders Network — Corrina Knight, a 6th grade language arts /
social studies teacher at Salem
Middle School in Apex, N.C.; Linda Emm, an educational specialist with Schools of Choice in Miami, and a consultant with the National School Reform Faculty; and Carolann Wade, the coordinator for national - board certification and liaison for Peace College's teacher education program of the Wake County, N.C., school district — about their work with teacher - directed professional develo
School in Apex, N.C.; Linda Emm, an educational specialist with
Schools of Choice in Miami, and a consultant with the National
School Reform Faculty; and Carolann Wade, the coordinator for national - board certification and liaison for Peace College's teacher education program of the Wake County, N.C., school district — about their work with teacher - directed professional develo
School Reform Faculty; and Carolann Wade, the coordinator for national - board certification and liaison for Peace College's teacher education program
of the Wake County, N.C.,
school district — about their work with teacher - directed professional develo
school district — about their work with teacher - directed professional development.
Adam Steiner (@steineredtech) recommends the blog post
of social studies teacher Jay Barry, who notes the trend that «many boys stop reading for pleasure in
middle school and those that are reading often choose books that do not challenge them as readers.»
When Shoemaker was teaching
middle school science and
social studies classes, her students wanted to know why gadgets use different kinds
of batteries, so she created what she thought would be a quick - and - easy project: She put together an Excel spreadsheet
of battery data and asked students to create a graphic that visually represented the information.
The fictional King Pepper is one
of the many creative devices that Peppercorn uses in his
social studies class at Thurston
Middle School in Westwood, Mass., to promote a fun and interactive learning experience for his students.
Ben Leddy Human Development and Psychology Hometown: Charleston, Illinois Then:
Middle school social studies teacher Now: Director
of curriculum at Poly, a new education startup
After graduation, the Grand Rapids, Michigan native is ready to begin his teaching career as a
middle school social studies teacher in his adopted hometown
of Boston, putting this lesson — and the others learned in the Teacher Education Program (TEP)-- into practice.
Deming's
study found that «winning a
school - choice lottery reduces the average
social cost
of the crimes committed by
middle school students by $ 7,843, or 63 percent.
April Francis, NCSS member and
social studies teacher, guides two
of her students at Lawrence Road
Middle School in Hempstead, New York (2015).
One
middle -
school teacher she worked with gave each
of his students a small section
of a
social studies chapter and asked them to write a content question using a joke, pun or riddle.
He is the product
of K - 12 public
schools, and began his education career as a
middle school social studies teacher and basketball coach at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Miami
middle school social studies teacher and basketball coach at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Miami
school social studies teacher and basketball coach at John F. Kennedy
Middle School in Miami
Middle School in Miami
School in Miami, FL..
Adam Wellington, an eighth - grade
social studies teacher at Coal Ridge
Middle School, details how the support helped teachers during those early days
of integrating technology en masse.
The program will train them to become
middle - and high -
school teachers
of math, science,
social studies, and English.
The activity can be used in a variety
of social studies lessons — from an exploration
of the local community to a class on international
studies — and in both the upper elementary grades and
middle school.
Relay says 61 percent
of the New York class is working toward a master's degree in childhood education, 9 percent in
middle -
school math education, 5 percent in
middle -
school science, 3 percent in
social studies, 12 percent in English, and 10 percent in general
middle -
school education.
But the American Federation
of Teachers has rated the state's English standards as clear and specific only at the
middle school level, while its
social studies / history standards are clear and specific for
middle and high
schools.
A nominee for Maryland Teacher
of the Year, Bender has taught reading, English, math, history,
social studies, and science to emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, gifted, and average students in elementary,
middle, and high
schools.
However, it loses points in the area
of assessments because it lacks tests aligned to state standards at the elementary and
middle school levels in science and
social studies.
In my last year in office, we initiated the next steps
of middle -
school reform by requiring students to complete three credits each in language arts, math, science, and
social studies before they move to high
school.
In Teaching
Middle School Social Studies III, Ali Brown — director
of history achievement for the Achievement First
schools — asked her class to write an «essential question» that would frame a unit they were soon to teach on the American Revolution.
Now, an independent
study of the Bay Area's five
middle schools operated by KIPP (the Knowledge Is Power Program) concludes that its intense focus on the academic and
social success
of each individual child does have measurable benefits beyond what traditional
schools have achieved - usually.
To date, there are no longitudinal
studies at the elementary,
middle, high
school, or postsecondary environments by which to judge the effectiveness
of technology on either student or instructional performance in the
social studies.
Middle school English classes will take on more
of a
social studies flavor to meet one
of the main goals
of the Common Core: introducing students to more
of the types
of nonfiction and informational reading they likely will encounter in college and at work.
Two Federal Hocking (OH)
Middle School teachers — Robin Hawk, an eighth - grade
social studies teacher who led the team, and Tessa Molina, a seventh - grade math teacher — took part in the Inclusion, Equity, and Opportunity Teacher Leadership Summit December 2 - 4, along with Patton College faculty Bill Elasky, instructor
of teacher education and a board
of education member at Federal Hocking Local
Schools; Mathew Felton, assistant professor
of teacher education; and Lisa Harrison, associate professor
of teacher education.
As part
of an Institute
of Education Sciences (IES)- funded research project, our team (in collaboration with current
middle school educators) is developing a professional development (PD) model specifically for
middle schools to help them implement research - based reading practices in content areas, including English / language arts, science, and
social studies.
Through extensive
study in the areas
of next generation learning,
social and emotional learning, wellness, urban planning, Hip - Hop culture, Chicago history, the opportunity gaps that exist among marginalized students, economic mobility, arts education, and the at - risk communities on Chicago's South Side, Art in Motion has a solid research foundation upon which to build an innovative
middle and high
school that has the potential to change the narrative for many Southside youth.
The paper, published in Education Finance and Policy, details the achievement impacts
of 41 KIPP charter
middle schools nationwide and reports consistently positive and statistically significant test - score effects in reading, math, science, and
social studies.
Mohammed began his career in education as a
middle school ESL,
social studies, and intervention teacher in the Pico - Union neighborhood
of Central Los Angeles.
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Rising proficiency for students with disabilities across most subjects (exceptions for
middle school writing, high
school math, and high
school social studies), at a pace that can contribute importantly to narrowing one
of our widest achievement gaps
In a
middle school social studies class, for instance, students may begin
studying the controversial topic
of globalization by identifying the Pacific Rim countries that belong to the Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperative and by searching for patterns within and among those countries.
The Bachelor
of Science (BS) degree in
Social Studies Education is intended for prospective middle and high school social studies teachers and fulfills academic requirements for an initial teacher license in Massachusetts, which has reciprocity with most other s
Social Studies Education is intended for prospective middle and high school social studies teachers and fulfills academic requirements for an initial teacher license in Massachusetts, which has reciprocity with most other
Studies Education is intended for prospective
middle and high
school social studies teachers and fulfills academic requirements for an initial teacher license in Massachusetts, which has reciprocity with most other s
social studies teachers and fulfills academic requirements for an initial teacher license in Massachusetts, which has reciprocity with most other
studies teachers and fulfills academic requirements for an initial teacher license in Massachusetts, which has reciprocity with most other states.
A
middle school social studies teacher has been elected as the newest head
of Wisconsin's teachers union.