Young Adolescents and the Middle Schools They Need - Strategies for Educators to Support Student Growth

This textbook offers comprehensive information for middle level educators on understanding and addressing the unique challenges and opportunities in teaching students in Grades 5-9. It illuminates the unique developmental processes of this population and presents strategies for fostering their healthy overall growth.

List of contents

1. Do You Have What It Takes? 2. Ensuring Equity 3. Young Adolescents’ Identity Development 4. Young Adolescents’ Physical Development 5. Powerful Learning Machines: Young Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Growth 6. Self-Discovery: Emotional, Social, and Moral Development 7. Why Should I Return to Your Class? Creating Communities of Care 8. Essential Interventions for Young Adolescents 9. What Happens in Real Middle Level Schools 10. Curricula That Students Want and Need 11. Designing Learning That Fuels Student Motivation 12. Stop Evaluating Students: Engage Them in Assessment 13. Be the Change for Young Adolescents

About the author

Dave F. Brown (He/him/his) is an educational researcher, former middle grades teacher and Professor Emeritus in the College of Education and Social Work at West Chester University, USA. He is the Executive Director of the Vermont Association for Middle Level Education (VAMLE), on the Board of Directors for the New England League of Middle Schools (NELMS), and a member of the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) Equity in the Middle Grades Committee.

Summary

This textbook offers comprehensive information for middle level educators on understanding and addressing the unique challenges and opportunities in teaching students in Grades 5-9. It illuminates the unique developmental processes of this population and presents strategies for fostering their healthy overall growth.

Product details

• Authors: Dave F. Brown, Brown Dave F.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032621050
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3262105-0
• No. of pages: 154
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, EDUCATION / Professional Development, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Teaching skills & techniques, Philosophy and theory of education, Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies