Product Details

• Author: Rick Wormeli
• Year: 2001
• Grade Range: 5-9

• Media: 264 pp/paper
• ISBN: 978-157110-328-4
• Item No.: WEB-0328

"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 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.

Table of Contents

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Contents
Part 1 Creating a Culture of Learning 1. Stoking the Fires Within
2. Motivating Young Adolescents
3. Brain Research Applied to Middle School
4. Active Learning
5. Games in the Classroom
Part 2 Higher Student Achievement Through Innovative and Accomplished Practice / 6. Accountability for High Standards
7. Differentiated Instruction--Fitting the Lesson to the Learner
8. Effective Assessment
9. Planning for Block Scheduling
10. Writing in the Content Areas
Part 3 Extending Our Professional Practices / 11. Teaming
12. Teacher Advisories--A Proposal for Change
13. Outdoor Adventures
14. Mentoring New Teachers
15. Parents as Partners in Twenty-First-Century Learning
16. National Board Certification
17. The Truth About Middle School Students
Appendixes
References
Index

Rick Wormeli
Rick Wormeli is a National Board Certified Teacher and a columnist for Middle Ground magazine. The winner of Disney's American Teacher Award for English in 1996, Rick is an internationally known speaker on middle-level education, innovation...
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