Citations with the tag: MIDDLE schools
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- Stuck in the Middle.
Waugh, Rachel // Scholastic Scope; 9/20/2004, Vol. 53 Issue 2, p21Debates the issue of eliminating middle schools from the educational system in the United States.
- Post Falls plans new middle school.
Waugh, Rachel // Journal of Business (10756124); 3/13/2003, Vol. 18 Issue 6, pA10Reports on the construction of the second middle school in Post Falls, Idaho. Deadline for the construction bids; Schedule of the opening of the school.
- Getting to Know A Good Middle School: Shoreham-Wading River.
Maeroff, Gene I. // Phi Delta Kappan; Mar90, Vol. 71 Issue 7, p505Focuses on the Shoreham-Wading River Middle School in Long Island, New York. Nature of relationship between students and teachers; Practice of team teaching, experiential learning and cooperative learning; Organization and administration of the school; Physical setting of the school; Teaching...
- Middle school educators give `looping' high marks.
Lawton, Millicent // Education Week; 11/13/96, Vol. 16 Issue 11, p9Reports on news related to middle schools in the United States as of November 13, 1996. Performance of middle schools which band together the same students with the same teachers for more than one year; Educators' rating of long-term teacher-student relationships; Adherence to middle level...
- Islander Middle School.
Lawton, Millicent // American School & University; Nov95, Vol. 68 Issue 3, p128Features Islander Middle School in Mercer Island, Washington. Space; Client; Features; Design team; Capacity; Completion; Building structure; Building specifications.
- Meridian Middle School.
Lawton, Millicent // American School & University; Nov95, Vol. 68 Issue 3, p130Features Meridian Middle School in Bufallo Grove, Illinois. Client; Features; Design team; Capacity; Completion; Building structure; Building specifications.
- Nebraska City Middle School.
Lawton, Millicent // American School & University; Nov95, Vol. 68 Issue 3, p144Features Nebraska City Middle School in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Space; Features; Area; Design team; Capacity; Completion; Building structure; Site; Interior and exterior design; Building specifications.
- Burr Ridge Middle School, addition.
Lawton, Millicent // American School & University; Nov95, Vol. 68 Issue 3, p146Features Burr Ridge Middle School in Burr Ridge, Illinois. Space; Features; Area; Design team; Capacity; Completion; Building structure; Exterior design; Building specifications.
- Ruth Musser Middle School.
Lawton, Millicent // American School & University; Nov95, Vol. 68 Issue 3, p147Features Ruth Musser Middle School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Space; Features; Area; Design team; Capacity; Completion; Building structure; Exterior design; Building specifications.
- Tyler County Middle School/High School Complex.
Lawton, Millicent // American School & University; Nov95, Vol. 68 Issue 3, p154Features Tyler County Middle School/High School Complex in Sisterville, West Virginia. Space; Features; Area; Design team; Capacity; Completion; Building structure.
- Middle-school trends.
Lawton, Millicent // American School & University; Jul96, Vol. 68 Issue 11, p3Reports on the transformation of American schools toward middle-school configurations according to a report by the National Middle School Association (NMSA). Education through team-teaching and interdisciplinary classes; Establishment of advisory periods; Design and construction of middle-schools.
- Unifying portable and permanent buildings.
Lawton, Millicent // American School & University; Jan1997, Vol. 69 Issue 5, p10Reports that the Wangenheim Middle School project has added 24 classrooms and related facilities in San Diego, California. Reduction of maintenance costs; Pedestrian entries the campus.
- MILLION-DOLLAR WHEELS.
Lawton, Millicent // Bicycling; Jul2009, Vol. 50 Issue 6, p28The article presents information on the $1.4 million gift received by Seven Hills Middle School, in Nevada City, California by an anonymous donor, for its bicycle program.
- What makes a high-achieving middle school?
Kanthak, Laurel Martin // Education Digest; Mar1996, Vol. 61 Issue 7, p30Discusses basic beliefs and characteristics of high-achieving middle schools in the United States. Philosophy that all students can learn, achieve and succeed at high levels; Students' pursuit of a common, comprehensive, academically oriented core curriculum empowering them to participate in...
- Middle-school study.
Tice, Terrence N. // Education Digest; Feb98, Vol. 63 Issue 6, p43Announces the publication of the 1996 Annual Report of the National Middle School Association on middle-school education on the March 1997 issue of `Phi Delta Kappan.'
- What's in the middle.
Leber, Sally Sperr // Teaching Pre K-8; Nov/Dec93, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p16Provides information on middle school education in the United States. Middle school years as a unique and developmental stage; Ranks of middle level educators; Middle school teachers' responsibilities; Characteristics identified with being an effective human being.
- Caring about the Kennebunks.
Denniston, Michael // Teaching Pre K-8; Nov/Dec93, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p46Features a middle school science unit in Kennebunk, Maine that focuses on fresh or salt water environments. Teachers and students as parts of the team; Evolution of activities into an integrated interdisciplinary unit; Effectiveness of study in the science curriculum; School's involvement in...
- Taking up the slack.
Mann, Thomasina // Teaching Pre K-8; Jan97, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p14Recounts an experience in a middle school wherein a teacher who started a `stacking' program moved to another grade level without planning for the continuation of the program. Program's stacking of RSP students; Children as victims in these types of situations.
- Cranbrook opens middle school.
Welch, Sherri // Crain's Detroit Business; 3/7/2011, Vol. 27 Issue 10, p2The article reports that Cranbrook Educational Community plans to open its 47,000-square-foot 16 million dollars Cranbrook Kingswood Middle School for Girls in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
- Hays middle schoolers take UIL titles.
Welch, Sherri // Free Press (Buda, TX); 2/17/2010, Vol. 106 Issue 46, p3BThe article presents information on the performance of several middle schools in the events organized by University Interscholastic League in Hays, Texas including Dahlstrom Middle School that had won fifteen titles and Barton Middle School that had won seven titles.
- Kramer Middle School Poised for 'Blended Learning'.
Rowley, Dorothy // Washington Informer; 7/5/2012, Vol. 47 Issue 38, p12The article presents information on the Kramer Middle School in Ward 8, neighbor of Washington D.C., for its action to improve its course so as to improve the performance of the school.
- New middle school opens in Tacoma.
Rowley, Dorothy // American School & University Exclusive Insight; 1/13/2012, p8The article reports on the opening of a new Baker Middle School in the Tacom district in Washington in 2012.
- Middle school in Schenectady. N.Y., is closing after 89 years.
Rowley, Dorothy // American School & University Exclusive Insight; 6/20/2012, p9The article reports that the Oneida Middle School in Schenectady, New York will be closed in June 2012 after 89 years of operation.
- Middle school networking.
Rowley, Dorothy // New York Teacher; 2/18/2010, Vol. 51 Issue 10, p21The article reports on the move of some 80 middle school chapter leaders and delegates to join Middle School Vice President Richard Farkas in the "Meet 'n' Greet" event in January 2010 in Brooklyn, New York City.
- The kids are alright.
Fohey, Rose Ann // Teacher Magazine; Nov/Dec96, Vol. 8 Issue 3, p48Opinion. Comments on the negative media publicity received by middle schools. Portrayal of middle schools as huge beasts; Expectations from children and parents; Experiences in school.
- WIS honor roll announced.
Fohey, Rose Ann // Lakelander (Whitney, TX); 11/4/2009, Vol. 23 Issue 44, p4The article presents the Whitney Intermediate School honor roll students for the first six weeks' grading period of school year 2009-2010 in Whitney, Texas.
- Minneapolis initiates an experimental middle school.
Fohey, Rose Ann // Curriculum Review; May90, Vol. 29 Issue 9, p19Discusses information that the Minneapolis Chiron Middle School initiates an experimental middle schools sites. Location and focus of the sites; Responsibilities of the teachers for the students with special education needs who spent their learning time in the sites; More information.
- Back to nature.
Portner, Jessica // Education Week; 1/25/95, Vol. 14 Issue 18, p3Reports on the plans of the school district of Providence, Rhode Island to open a middle school at the zoo in the city's Roger Williams Park.
- Middle Schools: Something New or Tried and True?
Portner, Jessica // NEA Today; Nov99, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p33No abstract available.
- Middle school science teachers receive grant.
Portner, Jessica // Hudson Valley Business Journal; 03/12/2001-03/19/2001, Vol. 11 Issue 26, p31Reports on the grant received by teachers Gary Silverman and Joseph Klimasiewfsky at Monticello Middle School from the Sullivan County Teacher Center for the 2000 to 2001 school year.
- Reading in Grades 6-8.
Tice, Terrence N. // Education Digest; May89, Vol. 54 Issue 9, p56Discusses results of a survey about reading instruction in middle schools in the United States. Teacher/student load ratios; Instruction in reading content-area textbooks; Developmental reading courses.
- A Place to Belong (Not Merely Attend): CONNECTEDNESS in the Middle Schools.
Parker, Roy // Independent School; Summer2002, Vol. 61 Issue 4, p50Examines the sense of connectedness experienced by students in U.S. middle schools. Experiences of adolescents in middle schools; Organization of middle school programs to promote emotional involvement from students; Promotion of a child's sense of self by middle schools; Essential elements of...
- TEAMING WITH NATURE.
Sausner, Rebecca // District Administration; Sep2002, Vol. 38 Issue 9, p20Focuses on Kane Area Middle School's Selborne Project, an intense training in observing nature in Pennsylvania. Objectives of the program; Participation of middle school students on community projects; Benefits of the projects for students. INSET: A Natural Background.
- Guys Night Out.
Sausner, Rebecca // Free Press (Buda, TX); 12/16/2009, Vol. 106 Issue 37, p4BA photograph of the Chapa Middle School 4th Annual "Guys Night Out" participants in Texas is presented including Homero Cardenas and Taylor Blex.
- Over 40 teachers resign over principal.
Perry, Joyce Mayer // New York Amsterdam News; 2/26/2004, Vol. 95 Issue 9, p3According to statements of a number of dismissed and current teachers at the Richard R. Green Middle School in Bronx in New York City, dozens of Caribbean-born teachers, parents and children have been insulted and harassed since the appointment of Cleveland Persons last year. They charge that...
- Using written conversation in middle school: Lessons from a teacher researcher project.
Bintz, William P.; Shelton, Karen S. // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy; Mar2004, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p492Discusses a teacher research project designed to use written conversation as an instructional strategy to integrate reading, writing and social studies in a middle school in the U.S. Relationship between the art of teaching and the art of researching; Benefits of applying written conversation...
- I Used to Be a Teacher.
P.B.G. // Phi Delta Kappan; Jan85, Vol. 66 Issue 5, p306Recounts the author's experiences as an intermediate school teacher. Psychic rewards of being a teacher; Ways in which teaching taught the author faith in children; Author's decision to leave the profession after the implementation of certain changes, such as the decree that all fifth-grade...
- Middle School Report Urges Academic Rigor.
Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy // Education Week; 11/08/2000, Vol. 20 Issue 10, p3Focuses on the National Middle School Association's report 'Turning Points 2000: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century' that calls on teachers to make academic rigor the cornerstone of middle school education in the United States. Recommendations on how to improve the performance of middle...
- Benchmarks of Student-Friendly Middle Schools.
Manning, M. Lee // Contemporary Education; 1999, Vol. 71 Issue 1, p5Focuses on the standards for student-friendly middle school classrooms in the United States. Characteristics of a student-friendly school; Impact of middle school educators on the academic achievements and behavior of the students; Details on the exploratory and advisor-advisee programs of...
- Introduction.
Griffith, M. E.; Kocsis, Anne // How to Be Successful in Your First Year of Teaching Middle Schoo; 2009, p17An introduction to the book is presented in which the authors discuss the complications of teaching in middle school, routes to become a teacher, and means to handle the challenges facing middle school teachers.
- I Used to Be a Teacher.
P.B.G. // Phi Delta Kappan; Jan85, Vol. 66 Issue 5, p306Recounts the author's experiences as an intermediate school teacher. Psychic rewards of being a teacher; Ways in which teaching taught the author faith in children; Author's decision to leave the profession after the implementation of certain changes, such as the decree that all fifth-grade...
- A Year After Beginning Rigorous On-Site Professional Development with Lipscomb University College of Education, Cameron Middle Makes Strides in Academic Growth.
Hames, Chris // Tennessee Tribune; 12/8/2011, Vol. 22 Issue 49, p9AThe article highlights the success of the Lipscomb University-Cameron Middle School Professional Development Partnership as proven by the improvements made by Cameron Middle School students in math and reading based on the results released by the Tennessee Value Added Assessment Systems (TVAAS).
- Barton celebrates Lone Star readers.
Hames, Chris // Free Press (Buda, TX); 5/28/2008, Vol. 105 Issue 8, p6CThe article reports on the 2008 Lone Star "Pizza Plus" party in Texas. The party has been enjoyed by a select group of Barton Middle School students who had read at least 10 of the books on the 2007-2008 Lone Star Reading List. The program is intended to encourage young adults to read by...
- 12 characteristics of top-notch schools.
Hames, Chris // Curriculum Review; Oct96, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p9Presents a list of 12 conditions, identified by the National Middle School Association, which must be present in order to run a middle school which is superior to others in the United States.
- Middle school recommendations.
Neilsen, Linda // Technology & Learning; Oct94, Vol. 15 Issue 2, p67Offers computer software and CD-ROM titles for use in middle school libraries in the United States. Includes Microsoft's Encarta and Golden Book Encyclopedia; Software Toolworks' Mammals; Broderbund's Carmen SanDiego; National Geographic's Picture Atlas of the World; Microsoft's Musical...
- Middle school gains over 25 years chronicled.
Viadero, Debra // Education Week; 5/29/96, Vol. 15 Issue 36, p7Focuses on the report from the National Middle School Association which reveals that middle schools have improved markedly over the past 25 years in the United States. Progress of middle-grades reform; Trend away from traditional junior high school; Adoption of team-taught, interdisciplinary...
- Pay attention to girls in middle school, AAUW says.
Lawton, Millicent // Education Week; 9/18/96, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p5Reports on the result of a study showing the need for middle school educators in the United States to take cues about the direction of school reform from the behaviors and needs of female students. Similarities between school programs and efforts to support the success of female students;...
- Teaching Struggling Middle School Readers.
Ivey, Gay // Education Digest; Oct99, Vol. 65 Issue 2, p60Presents some generalizations about teaching middle school students with reading difficulties in the United States. Commonalities across students; Barriers to providing students with needed instructions; Suggestions on how to address these needs.
- Uninvolved Students Learn the ROPES.
Swartz, Susan D. // Education Digest; Feb2001, Vol. 66 Issue 6, p44Focuses on the educational program Recognizing Opportunities for Potential Excellence and Success (ROPES) for nonparticipating students in co-curricular activities in two middle schools in Logansport, Indiana. Participation as a privilege; Effect on the psychological development of the...
- 'Extraordinary,' 'tremendous,' 'exhilarating,' 'magnificent': Middle school at-risk students become avid word learners with the Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy (VSS).
Ruddell, Martha Rapp; Shearer, Brenda A. // Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy; Feb2002, Vol. 45 Issue 5, p352Focuses on the Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy (VSS) for middle school students in the U.S. Creation of the idea for VSS; Theoretical foundations; Estimates of the number of words encountered by children in their reading at school; Information on the VSS study.
