ERIC Number: EJ1237706
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 7
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Middle School Curriculum Aimed at Developing Agents of Change
Rupenthal, Michelle; Furuness, Shelly
Middle School Journal, v51 n1 p5-11 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 curriculum with the ultimate goal of students taking action on an issue of importance to them and determining their own answers to these big questions: Who are we? What can we be? What should we be? What should we do? Throughout an entire school year, these 8th grade students were challenged to engage in critical reflection of their own mind-sets, perspectives, and actions as well as those of their communities.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Student Attitudes, Capacity Building, Change Agents, Community Change, Curriculum Design, Reflection, Interdisciplinary Approach, Democracy, Communities of Practice, Grade 8, Language Arts, Units of Study
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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