Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle Level Teacher
Rick Wormeli is the teacher you would like to have on your team or in the room next door.\ from the Foreword by Ed Brazee\ 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 in Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle-Level Teacher.\ Both a "how-to" book and a thoughtful narrative on important topics, Meet Me in the Middle...
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Rick Wormeli is the teacher you would like to have on your team or in the room next door.from the Foreword by Ed BrazeeDrawing 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 in Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle-Level Teacher.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;understanding the young adolescent.Rick ignites the imagination and commitment of pre-service and beginning teachers and rekindles the motivation of veteran teachers who want to create a high-performance classroom. He effectively demonstrates theory with rich examples from his own teaching. Teacher educators and staff developers will find Meet Me in the Middle to be a wonderful handbook of best practices and insights to share with new teachers, including second-career individuals coming from other professions.
ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPt. 1Creating a Culture of Learning11Stoking the Fires Within12Motivating Young Adolescents73Brain Research Applied to Middle School194Active Learning405Games in the Classroom49Pt. 2Higher Student Achievement Through Innovative and Accomplished Practice596Accountability for High Standards597Differentiated Instruction - Fitting the Lesson to the Learner688Effective Assessment899Planning for Block Scheduling10210Writing in the Content Areas116Pt. 3Extending Our Professional Practices13511Teaming13512Teacher Advisories - A Proposal for Change14413Outdoor Adventures15014Mentoring New Teachers16415Parents as Partners in Twenty-First-Century Learning17116National Board Certification17717The Truth About Middle School Students187Appendixes193References227Index233
