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Meet me in the middle : becoming an accomplished middle-level teacher / Rick Wormeli.

by Wormeli, Rick.

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Portland, Me. : Stenhouse Publishers ; Westerville, Ohio : National Middle School Association, c2001.

Middle school teaching.

1571103287 (alk. paper)

9781571103284 (alk. paper)

xx, 243 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Creating a culture of learning: Stoking the fires within -- Motivating young adolescents -- Brain research applied to middle school -- Active learning -- Games in the classroom -- Higher student achievement through innovative and accomplished practice: Accountability for high standards -- Differentiated instruction: fitting the lesson to the learner -- Effective assessment -- Planning for block scheduling -- Writing in the content areas -- Extending our professional practices: Teaming -- Teacher advisories: a proposal for change -- Outdoor adventures -- Mentoring new teachers -- Parents as partners in twenty-first-century learning -- National board certification -- The truth about middle school students.

Drawing on the wisdom of educators, researchers, and twenty years of personal experience in the middle school classroom, Rick Wormeli lays out a clear vision of what responsive middle-level teaching can be. Both a "how-to" book and a thoughtful narrative on important topics, Meet me in the middle gives you successful strategies for addressing key middle-level teaching challenges, including: differentiating instruction; motivating early adolescents; teaming; teaching in block-length classes; using authentic and alternative assessment effectively; writing in all subjects; holding students and teachers accountable; involving parents; mentoring teachers; using games in the classroom; applying the latest in brain research; the National Board Certification process; and understanding the young adolescent.

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