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Middle
School Philosophy
and Methods
Philosophy Resources
Adolescence Change and Continuity
Article on dropping out of school:
http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9213/middle.htm
Young Adolescents Developmental Needs
Clearinghouse on Middle Schools
Middle School and Violence Study: http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/asset.do?id=678MiddleWeb Exploring Middle School Reform
Middle School Physical Science Resource Review
Test scores in middle school: TIMSS 03
Instructional Resources
Concept to Classroom - Interdisciplinary learning in your classroom
Designing interdisciplinary instruction
NCTM Issue on Integrated Teaching
http://www.nmsa.org/AboutNMSA/PositionStatements/ProfessionalPreparation/tabid/287/Default.aspx Professional Preparation
http://http://www.nmsa.org/AboutNMSA/PositionStatements/CurriculumIntegration/tabid/282/Default.aspx Curriculum
http://www.nmsa.org/Research/ResearchSummaries/Summary21/tabid/250/Default.aspx
Making interdisciplinary teams effective
http://www.nmsa.org/Publications/MiddleSchoolJournal/September2002/Article10/tabid/418/Default.aspx Brain based article (make sure you have read this completely before our speaker. Date to be announced.)
"Middle
Grades: Feeling the Squeeze."
Source Materials for Lessons and Integrated Units
Digital Library for Earth System Education
Chicago School
Chemistry Lesson Plans (Note that some of these are very poor.) http://www.edinformatics.com/lessons/lessons.htm
Planning Interdisciplinary
Instructional Units http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/content/cntareas/math/ma4inter.htm
Middle School Science
Library http://www.sldirectory.com/teachf/scied.html