Association For Middle Level Education: 6 books

How effective are the programs and initiatives at your school? Authors Nikki Woodson and James Frakes offer a personalized system to provide school administrators, teachers, departments, school improvement committees, and central office administrators with a process and tools for continuous improvement...

Middle school students need meaningful opportunities to explore the world around them by being actively involved in every step of the learning process. An effective social studies curriculum challenges students to think critically about their place in the world and provides for active discussion and...

Involve students and they learn. Learning activities that require students to discuss, question, clarify, and apply, help them retain the content we want them to remember. Active Learning approaches—intellectual activity, social activity, and physical activity—help students learn how to ask meaningful...

“The message of research is unmistakable – success in life is inextricably linked to success at the middle level.” -Ruby Payne What is your plan for helping students in poverty achieve the success in middle grades that will help them determine and realize their dreams and goals? In Ruby’s first...

The I-Search process differs from traditional research in that it focuses as much on the process as the product of research. I-Search requires the researcher to identify what he or she already knows about the topic, what questions he or she would like answered, what knowledge others hold on the topic,...

Rick Wormeli's new book is sure to inspire readers to take radical responsibility for challenging conventional methods and rules that surround students in schools. Topics include professional issues, motivating and connecting with students, differentiation, literacy, teaching techniques, assessment,...