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Direct linkTaranto, Gregory; Dalbon, Melissa; Gaetano, Julie – Middle School Journal (J3), 2011
The middle grades are an exciting time for adolescents to explore, learn, and collaborate with one another (National Middle School Association, 2010). By incorporating an academic social network as part of the classroom experience, collaboration and active learning take on new forms, and a transformation from passive learning to active learning…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Middle Schools, Early Adolescents, Middle School Students
Shulkind, Sarah Brody; Foote, Jack – Middle School Journal (J3), 2009
Middle school reformers have widely promoted advisory programs as a way to strengthen connectedness at the middle level. Broadly defined, advisory programs are configurations in which an adult advisor meets regularly during the school day with a group of students to provide academic and social-emotional mentorship and support, to create…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Faculty Advisers, School Culture, Interpersonal Relationship
Kueny, Maryellen T.; Zirkel, Perry A. – Middle School Journal (J3), 2012
Bullying, a pattern of physical or emotional abuse that students intentionally inflict on their peers, exists throughout secondary education, but is most prevalent during the middle grades. To inform the practice of middle level educators, this study canvassed school anti-bullying laws in each state and compared them with relevant research…
Descriptors: Intervention, Bullying, Best Practices, School Safety
Beal, Candy; Bates, Natalie – Middle School Journal (J3), 2010
The international fantasy world that Walt Disney has developed, and others like it, are designed to create a global community experience for amusement park visitors. Disney's portrayal of many nations--their colorful dress, musical traditions, and unique native cuisine--is many students' only "foreign travel" and the experience may leave them with…
Descriptors: Global Education, Fantasy, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
