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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Using Picture Books To Support Middle School Curricula.
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Giorgis, Cyndi; Hartman, Kimberly J. – Middle School Journal, 2000
Offers suggestions for selecting picture books for use in the middle school classroom to integrate and extend content and skills in various curricular areas, including reading and language arts, social studies, science, mathematics, and fine arts. Includes a bibliography with titles in each area. (JPB)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Integrated Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction
No Pit, No Peel, But Plenty of Pith: Sharing Poetry across the Disciplines.
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Bullion-Mears, Ann; McWhorter, J. YeVette – Middle School Journal, 1999
Discusses the interdisciplinary use of poetry to enhance instruction in core content areas of the middle school curriculum. Considers how to use a poem instructionally, how to read a poem effectively, and how to locate poems with content applications. Provides an annotated bibliography of poetry volumes for browsing. (JPB)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Class Activities, Core Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach
Middle Schools as Safe and Secure Learning Communities. ERIC Clearinghouse on EECE.
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Rothenberg, Dianne – Middle School Journal, 1996
Provides abstracts for nine ERIC documents and six journal articles from the ERIC database on the subject of making middle schools safe learning environments. (JPB)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Middle Schools, School Safety
Writing for a Purpose at the Middle Level. ERIC/EECE.
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Rothenberg, Dianne – Middle School Journal, 1995
Annotates a sampling of documents and journal articles from the ERIC database on writing instruction at the middle level. (SD)
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Writing (Composition), Writing Instruction, Writing Teachers