Middle School

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Middle School
Resources for schools, districts, educators, parents, and public school advocates who work to raise achievement for all students in the middle grades.

Special Resources for New Middle Grade Teachers
Links to articles, books, and other resources for new middle school teachers

National Middle School Association
A voice for those committed to the educational and development needs of young adolescents. Offers professional development programs, research, and publications.

Book
Fires in the Middle School Bathroom: Teaching and Learning According to Middle Grades Students
By Kathleen Cushman and Laura Rogers
Inclusion

Book
Student Diversity: Classroom Strategies to Meet the Learning Needs of All Students
by Faye Brownlie, Catherine Feniak, and Leyton Schnellert
Language Arts and Reading

Article
“Focus on Film: Learning it Through the Movies”
by David M. Considine and Frank Baker

Books
Reading Doesn’t Matter Anymore
by David Booth
Browse the book

Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices
by Ralph Fletcher
Science

TIMSS 8th Grade Science Video Clips
Learn about the differences in science instruction between the Czech Republic, Australia, Japan, and the United States. Video clips of classroom teaching can be viewed.

Climate Discovery Teacher’s Guide
This teacher’s guide from the National Center for Atmospheric Research includes lessons on climate.

Exploratorium: Faultline
Everything students need to know about earthquakes, presented through video, graphics, photos, interactive classroom projects, and Web casts.

Fun-Based Learning
Free games for teaching students science concepts.
Lesson Plans

Daily Lesson Plan
The New York Times Learning Network publishes a daily lesson plan for grades 6–12. Search the archives by subject or keyword.
Technology in the Classroom

Surfing the Net with Kids
Highlights Web sites that are educational for young people.

Meridian: A Middle School Computer Technologies Journal

K12 Online Conference
Visit this online conference site to find classroom-tested ideas that embrace 21st Century teaching strategies.
Classroom Resources

The Ed Index
K–12 resources and lesson plans in all curriculum areas, as well as publications and tutorials

Awesome Stories
Find primary sources linked to significant historical and current events. A subject index that relies on alphabetical sorting makes it easy to locate information.

Answers.com
A combination encyclopedia, dictionary, and almanac to begin research on any topic.
Parental Involvement

Read the Pew Research Center’s findings on parental involvement in their children’s education in the United States and Asia.
Math

Fun-Based Learning
Free games for teaching students math concepts.

Squidoo: Math Tutor
Visit this site for activities that help students integrate integers into their learning.

Algebasics
Online mathematics instructional resource that takes you through the basics of algebra. Each interface is user-friendly and each problem is narrated so that users will better understand the process.