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Von Dohlen, Heidi B.; Pinter, Holly H.; Winter, Kim K.; Ward, Sandy; Cody, Chip – Middle School Journal, 2019
This article explores how a laboratory middle school (LMS) serving students from low-performing elementary schools and students with academic or social-emotional challenges is developing as a trauma-responsive school. The authors explore the literature, school/community context, student cases, and the ways in which classroom and school-wide…
Descriptors: Trauma, Laboratory Schools, Educational Practices, At Risk Students
Deborah K. Reed – Middle School Journal, 2023
Middle schools implementing a multi-tiered system of supports will provide adolescents with or at risk for reading difficulties supplemental, small-group reading intervention classes. Although numerous studies have established that peer collaboration, blended learning, differentiation, and sufficient time for instruction are effective practices…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Middle School Students
Butler, Allison G.; Lacey, Heather P.; Roberto, Michael A.; Hanney, Deborah; Luiggi, Nina – Middle School Journal, 2023
Our purpose was to provide a model for a middle school design thinking program supported by a university-school partnership and to investigate potential benefits of teaching middle school students to be design thinkers. Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade girls (N = 80) participated in the Innovation Nation program. Over three days, students engaged…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Females, Design, Thinking Skills
Lahey, Trace; Rizopoulos, Lisa – Middle School Journal, 2023
Teacher educators surveyed and interviewed program alumni working in middle schools to address the question, what literacy practices have you found to be most supportive of English language learners in your classrooms? This article describes the three most common practices identified by the middle school teachers, practices that are affiliated…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, English Language Learners, Teacher Educators, Alumni
Stohlmann, Micah S. – Middle School Journal, 2023
Over the past ten years, interest in game-based learning has increased. This increase stems from the results of research that demonstrate the potential for increased mathematical learning and engagement when game-based learning was implemented. It has been noted that the most frequent way game-based learning is included in research is with drill…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Middle School Mathematics, Classification, Mathematics Instruction
Shockley, Ebony Terrell; Ellis, Valeisha M. – Middle School Journal, 2023
This study presents the perspectives and pedagogical practices of teachers who self-identify as social justice educators. Interviews with these social justice educators, who teach in large, diverse, metropolitan school districts, show that they create equitable spaces for their students. An analysis of the interview data concerning their beliefs…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Social Justice, Culturally Relevant Education, Inclusion
Brackins, Harold Wade – Middle School Journal, 2022
Numerous studies have contributed to the theoretical, empirical, and practical understanding of teacher empathy, but few have captured the voices of middle school students to understand their lived experiences; no studies have explored the topic in Christian academies. Grounded in Rogers' theory of self and subsequent theories about…
Descriptors: Christianity, Empathy, Middle School Students, Religious Schools
VanValkenburgh, Jessica; Putnam, Jennifer; Porter, Mitch – Middle School Journal, 2021
This article aims to explore the parent involvement perceptions of teachers and parents of middle school students. The study is grounded in Epstein et al.'s theory of overlapping spheres of influence and six typologies of parent involvement. Qualitative data were collected through short-response surveys at three different middle school sites to…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
Johnson, Lindy L.; Kier, Meredith W.; Parker, Janise S.; Gallagher, Evan J. – Middle School Journal, 2023
The COVID-19 global pandemic significantly impacted both the academic and social and emotional development of middle school students. This article describes the benefits of implementing an interdisciplinary, project-based summer school program to support middle school students as they adapted to in-person learning after school closures due to the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Middle School Students, Summer Programs
Monem, Ruba; Cramer, Elizabeth D. – Middle School Journal, 2022
Action research is an evidence-based practice that is highly applicable to middle school teaching and learning. Middle school teachers can empower themselves and their students by participating in immersive, meaningful activities that are designed to improve educational outcomes. Action research is purposeful and beneficial for teachers, students,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Middle Schools, Evidence Based Practice, Middle School Teachers
Yoon, Bogum – Middle School Journal, 2021
The purpose of this article is to present a brief synopsis of major theoretical orientations of second language acquisition (SLA) processes and offer practical implications for middle school teachers who work with English language learners (ELLs). ELLs' academic needs in middle school settings are particularly unique. Compared to younger children,…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Teacher Attitudes, Literacy Education
Yurko, Kathleen Colantonio; Adams, Brittany; Boehm, Shelby; Miller, Henry – Middle School Journal, 2023
In the following article the authors detail important concepts surrounding sexual harassment when teachers address such topics in their classrooms. The article considers activities and resources for teachers that should be taught to middle school students in tandem with the literary titles. Middle grades literature, when paired with intentional…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Beliefs
Rupenthal, Michelle; Furuness, Shelly – Middle School Journal, 2020
When middle school teachers and leaders commit themselves to being responsive to the personal concerns of adolescents and the social concerns of their community, it results in opportunities to build capacity in students to be agents of change. This article captures the story of one school's process in designing and implementing a yearlong…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Student Attitudes, Capacity Building
Jacobs, Holly E.; Edwards, Betty; Wright, Shirley A.; Gupta, Anmol – Middle School Journal, 2023
Middle schools are increasingly diverse places where students see and interact with peers different from themselves. However, students with and without intellectual disability (ID) have few opportunities to interact--they are together infrequently within extracurricular settings and the classroom. As such, students with ID are on the margins of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
Akos, Patrick; Kurz, Maureen Shields – Middle School Journal, 2016
Middle grades transitions pose challenges to many students who meet these tasks with varying levels of success. Contemporary developmental and strengths-based literature offers Hope Theory (Snyder, 2002), a research supported approach that can mitigate risks in school transitions. This article describes how middle grades educators can apply the…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Educational Theories, Middle School Students, Developmental Studies Programs