Best Practices from High-Performing Middle Schools : How Successful Schools Remove Obstacles and Create Pathways to Learning

by Wilcox, Kristen C.

• ISBN13: 9780807750056
• ISBN10: 0807750050
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

Why is it that many students' performance tends to drop in the middle school years, and what can we do about it? This book tells the stories of educators who embody best practices in their day-to-day activities-practices that consistently lead to higher student academic achievement. The authors share what they have learned about how some middle schools consistently foster better academic performance than other similar schools. These schools have learned to successfully adapt to the climate of accountability while practicing the essentials of effective middle-level education. Best Practices from High-Performing Middle Schools is essential reading for everyone who cares about adolescents and wants to ensure their success in later schooling and in life. Teachers and administrators will find research-based practices that they can adapt to their own unique contexts. Parents, policymakers, and community members will better understand how they can contribute to the improvement of their middle schools.

Author Biography

Kristen C. Wilcox is a visiting assistant professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Janet I. Angelis is associate director of the Albany Institute for Research in Education (AIRE) at the University at Albany, State University of New York.