Rationale for a School in the Middle | p. 2 |
Focus Questions | p. 3 |
Origins of Intermediate Education | p. 3 |
The Junior High School, 1910-1965 | p. 7 |
The Early Middle School | p. 8 |
The Growth of Middle Schools | p. 10 |
Early Warning Signs of Failure | p. 13 |
A Period of Renewal and Definition | p. 16 |
The State of Middle Schools | p. 17 |
The Middle School Promise | p. 19 |
Concerns for Middle School Educators | p. 22 |
Middle Schools in the Twenty-First Century | p. 23 |
Summary | p. 23 |
Chapter Checkpoints | p. 24 |
Portfolio Activities | p. 24 |
Websites of Interest | p. 24 |
Readings for Professional Growth | p. 25 |
Endnotes | p. 25 |
Today's Preadolescent Learner | p. 26 |
Focus Questions | p. 27 |
Defining Preadolescence | p. 27 |
Characteristics of Emerging Adolescents | p. 30 |
Needs and Issues Suggested by Growth and Development Characteristics | p. 35 |
To Be a Part of a Group with Identification and Acceptance | p. 37 |
Emerging Adolescents in a Changing Society | p. 38 |
Misunderstood and Neglected | p. 38 |
The American Family-Fractured and Fragile | p. 41 |
The American Family-A Profile | p. 41 |
Segregation on the Rise | p. 43 |
Improving Achievement of African American Students in the Modern Middle School | p. 43 |
Responding to Religious and Sexual Diversity in the Middle Grades | p. 45 |
The Influence of Television | p. 45 |
School Violence | p. 45 |
Health Care | p. 47 |
Social Changes: Implications for Middle School Youth | p. 47 |
Primary Needs of Middle School Students | p. 51 |
Summary | p. 51 |
Chapter Checkpoints | p. 52 |
Portfolio Activities | p. 52 |
Websites of Interest | p. 53 |
Readings for Professional Growth | p. 53 |
Endnotes | p. 53 |
Effective Organizational Structures | p. 54 |
Focus Questions | p. 55 |
General Organizational Standards | p. 56 |
Student Schedules | p. 57 |
Staffing Standards | p. 57 |
Facilities Standards | p. 58 |
Team Teaching | p. 58 |
What Teaming Is | p. 58 |
Some Advantages of Team Teaching | p. 59 |
Some Disadvantages of Team Teaching | p. 60 |
What Teaming Is Not | p. 60 |
Interdisciplinary Teaming | p. 60 |
Designing Interdisciplinary Units | p. 60 |
The Wiles-Bondi Curriculum Mapping Model | p. 62 |
Three Functions of Interdisciplinary Teams | p. 63 |
Student Schedules | p. 74 |
Flexible Modular Scheduling | p. 74 |
Variables That Affect Scheduling | p. 74 |
Scheduling Priorities | p. 77 |
Graded versus Nongraded Organization | p. 78 |
Benefits of a Smaller Class Size | p. 78 |
The Middle School and Multiage Grouping | p. 80 |
4 X 4 Block Scheduling in the Middle School | p. 82 |
Facilities | p. 86 |
Protection and Outreach | p. 87 |
Year-Round Schooling | p. 87 |
Questions to Consider About Year-Round Schooling | p. 88 |
Computer-Based Management Tools | p. 89 |
Management and Administration | p. 89 |
Why Use Computer-Based Management Tools? | p. 89 |
Issues in Middle School Organization | p. 90 |
Where Does Sixth Grade Belong? | p. 90 |
How Can the Quality of Time Students Spend in School Be Improved? | p. 91 |
Summary | p. 91 |
Chapter Checkpoints | p. 92 |
Portfolio Activities | p. 92 |
Websites of Interest | p. 93 |
Readings for Professional Growth | p. 93 |
Endnotes | p. 93 |
Organizing the Middle School Curriculum | p. 94 |
Focus Questions | p. 95 |
The Balanced Curriculum | p. 95 |
Junior High versus the Middle School: Some Differences | p. 98 |
A Design Prototype: Duval County Middle School | p. 98 |
Philosophy: The Nature and Needs of Early Adolescents | p. 98 |
The Nature of the Responsive School | p. 99 |
The Curriculum: An Overview | p. 100 |
Curricular Design: A Model for Setting Standards | p. 101 |
Program Design: A Model for Setting Standards | p. 108 |
Achievement in the Middle School-A New Priority | p. 116 |
Creating a Standards-Based Curriculum in the Modern Middle School | p. 116 |
Improving the Teaching of Science in the Modern Middle School | p. 117 |
Mathematics-Raising the Bar | p. 119 |
Incorporating Language Arts Standards in Kindergarten Through Eighth Grade | p. 120 |
A New Look at Social Studies in the Middle School | p. 122 |
Bilingual Education-A Continuing Debate | p. 122 |
Technology Standards | p. 123 |
No Child Left Behind | p. 124 |
A Tough Road | p. 127 |
Links to Useful Resources | p. 128 |
The Arts in the Middle School | p. 129 |
Issues in Middle School Curricula | p. 129 |
How Do Middle School Students Learn Best? | p. 130 |
How Can Young People Prepare for Today's Changing Economy? | p. 130 |
How Can Students Be More Authentically Assessed? | p. 131 |
Summary | p. 131 |
Chapter Checkpoints | p. 131 |
Portfolio Activities | p. 132 |
Websites of Interest | p. 132 |
Readings for Professional Growth | p. 133 |
Endnotes | p. 133 |
Classroom Teaching | p. 134 |
Focus Questions | p. 135 |
Lessons from the Past | p. 135 |
Teachers and Classrooms | p. 137 |
Behaviorists | p. 138 |
Constructivists | p. 138 |
Developmentalists | p. 138 |
Perceptualists | p. 139 |
Arranging the Classroom | p. 140 |
Thinking About Management and Discipline | p. 142 |
Getting Ready to Teach | p. 144 |
Planning for Teaching and Learning | p. 145 |
Making Instructional Decisions | p. 146 |
Which Instructional Strategies? | p. 148 |
Planning Lessons-Working with Others | p. 149 |
The Act of Learning | p. 150 |
Special Students | p. 152 |
Assessing Middle School Students | p. 153 |
Summary | p. 154 |
Chapter Checkpoints | p. 154 |
Portfolio Activities | p. 154 |
Websites of Interest | p. 155 |
Readings for Professional Growth | p. 155 |
Endnotes | p. 155 |
Instructional Materials and New Technologies | p. 156 |
Focus Questions | p. 157 |
Standardized versus Individualized Learning | p. 157 |
Developmental Appropriateness | p. 158 |
Curriculum Mapping | p. 160 |
How Teachers Have Responded in Middle Schools | p. 161 |
Available Learning Resources | p. 165 |
Content Standards | p. 167 |
The New Technological Resources Base | p. 170 |
The Internet | p. 170 |
Using the Computer in the Classroom | p. 178 |
Summary | p. 182 |
Chapter Checkpoints | p. 182 |
Portfolio Activities | p. 183 |
Websites of Interest | p. 183 |
Readings for Professional Growth | p. 183 |
Endnotes | p. 183 |
The Full-Service Middle School | p. 184 |
Focus Questions | p. 185 |
The Role of Families in the Full-Service School | p. 185 |
IDEA and Inclusion | p. 186 |
Disabilities That Qualify Children and Youth for Special Education Services Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) | p. 186 |
Inclusion | p. 190 |
Clarification of Terms | p. 190 |
Mainstreaming, Inclusion, and the Law | p. 192 |
Research | p. 193 |
What Do the Laws Say About the Education of Children and Youth with Special Needs? | p. 193 |
Court Decisions Clarify Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) | p. 194 |
Reading Comprehension and Learning Disabilities | p. 195 |
Implementing Inclusion in the Middle School Classroom | p. 195 |
Teaching Models and Methods in Inclusion | p. 196 |
Interventions That Work with Students with Special Needs | p. 196 |
Promising Practices for All Middle School Children in the Full-Service School | p. 199 |
Character Education | p. 199 |
Social and Emotional Learning Programs | p. 200 |
Special Programs to Benefit Gifted Students | p. 201 |
Conflict Resolution | p. 201 |
Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools | p. 203 |
Promising Practices | p. 203 |
State Legislation | p. 205 |
Federal Legislation | p. 206 |
Action Steps for Schools | p. 206 |
Dealing with Fear of Terrorist Attacks | p. 207 |
Suggested Steps for Reaching Out to Schools | p. 207 |
Instruction and Discipline for the Exceptional Education Student | p. 209 |
Curbing School Violence | p. 209 |
A Guide to Safe Schools | p. 210 |
School Uniforms | p. 211 |
Dealing with Racial and Ethnic Tension | p. 211 |
Conclusion | p. 211 |
Multiculturalism | p. 212 |
Building Multicultural Perspective into the Curriculum | p. 212 |
The Emerging Role of Parents | p. 213 |
Reaching Out to the Community | p. 214 |
Raising a Child Is Difficult, as Is Educating a Child | p. 215 |
The Family-School Connection | p. 216 |
Schools Connecting with Parents | p. 217 |
Communities Connecting Parents and Schools | p. 218 |
Summary | p. 219 |
Chapter Checkpoints | p. 219 |
Portfolio Activities | p. 220 |
Websites of Interest | p. 220 |
Readings for Professional Growth | p. 220 |
Endnotes | p. 221 |
Professional Development of Teachers | p. 222 |
Focus Questions | p. 223 |
Parameters of Practice | p. 225 |
Teacher Competencies for Inclusive Classrooms | p. 230 |
Research and the Middle School Teacher | p. 231 |
Student Home Life | p. 232 |
Compensatory Programs | p. 232 |
The Learning Environment | p. 232 |
Ability Grouping | p. 233 |
Cooperative Learning | p. 233 |
Teacher Expectation | p. 234 |
Discipline | p. 234 |
Using Praise | p. 234 |
Questioning by Teachers | p. 235 |
Self-Concept Development | p. 235 |
Retention | p. 235 |
The Use of Research in Teaching | p. 236 |
Learning Theory in the Middle School Classroom | p. 236 |
Purpose and Instructional Strategy | p. 238 |
Suggested Goal Statements and Middle School Standards | p. 238 |
Middle School Licensure | p. 241 |
National Board Standards for Working with Students Ages 7 to 12 | p. 242 |
Accountability for Middle Grades Teachers: A Case Study | p. 244 |
Summary | p. 247 |
Chapter Checkpoints | p. 248 |
Portfolio Activities | p. 248 |
Websites of Interest | p. 248 |
Readings for Professional Growth | p. 248 |
Endnotes | p. 249 |
Defining and Evaluating the Modern Middle School | p. 250 |
Focus Questions | p. 251 |
Goals 2000: Educate America Act, 1994 | p. 251 |
Realizing the Promises of Standards-Based Education | p. 252 |
More Is Not Better in Standards Documents | p. 252 |
Aligning Assessment with Standards | p. 253 |
Samples of Assessment Activities Around the United States | p. 254 |
Assessment Comes in Many Forms | p. 255 |
Developing Culturally Sensitive Assessment Programs | p. 256 |
Standards Guide Improvement of Teaching | p. 257 |
Professional Development for Principals | p. 257 |
Implications of a Standards-Driven Curriculum | p. 259 |
Creating a Caring Community in Schools | p. 263 |
Self-Esteem-A New Look | p. 264 |
The Role of Technology in the New American Middle School | p. 265 |
Student Information | p. 265 |
Internet Use | p. 265 |
Distance Learning | p. 266 |
Increasing Communication Between Parents and Schools Through Technology | p. 267 |
Spoken Language Translation | p. 267 |
Home Schooling | p. 268 |
Privatized Public Schools | p. 268 |
Education and Power in the Global Economy | p. 268 |
Continuing Changes in the U.S. Public School Education System | p. 269 |
Globalizing the Curriculum | p. 270 |
Evaluating the Middle School | p. 270 |
Evaluating Programs and Personnel | p. 274 |
Evaluation as a System | p. 274 |
Program Design | p. 276 |
Facilities Usage | p. 277 |
Resource Utilization | p. 278 |
Policies and Regulations | p. 278 |
Student Performance | p. 278 |
Teacher Effectiveness | p. 279 |
Team Effectiveness | p. 280 |
Staff Development | p. 280 |
Parent-Community Feedback | p. 280 |
Student Evaluation | p. 281 |
Evaluation in the Modern Era | p. 282 |
New Standards for the Middle School | p. 285 |
Administrative Leadership: Some Leadership Principles to Remember | p. 286 |
Summary | p. 287 |
Chapter Checkpoints | p. 288 |
Portfolio Activities | p. 288 |
Websites of Interest | p. 289 |
Readings for Professional Growth | p. 289 |
Endnotes | p. 289 |
Selected Resources | p. 291 |
Middle School Design Parameters (Excerpts), Dade County | p. 292 |
Sample Proposal for Organizing a Middle School | p. 295 |
Planning Considerations | p. 306 |
Middle School Instructional Checklist | p. 311 |
Obtaining Background Information About Students | p. 313 |
Instructional Activities and Materials | p. 317 |
Web Resources for Middle Schools | p. 325 |
Middle School Parent Survey (Excerpt) | p. 331 |
Implementation Communications | p. 335 |
In-Service Design and Workshop Models | p. 340 |
Evaluation Instruments | p. 361 |
Glossary | p. 365 |
Name Index | p. 369 |
Subject Index | p. 371 |
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