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Elmore, Randy – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Articles in this special section by middle-school educators describe the multi-age team (MAT) experiment at a Georgia middle school from 1993 onward. In 1992, a project inspired by "Turning Points" recommendations addressing teacher and administrator empowerment was launched at another Georgia school. (MLH)
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Practices, Excellence in Education, Institutional Characteristics
Elmore, Randy; Wisenbaker, Joe – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
An evaluation of a Georgia middle school's multi-age grouping program revealed significant progress regarding student self-esteem, achievement, community building, and teacher collaboration. The Crabapple experience illustrates how one model of student-centered, developmentally appropriate, and integrated learning can benefit middle-level…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Discovery Learning, Educational Change, Gifted
Download full textElmore, Randy; Wisenbaker, Joseph – 1996
In fall 1993, administrators and faculty at the Crabappple Middle School in Roswell, Georgia, implemented the Multi-Age Team (MAT) program, creating multi-age teams of sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students. The projects' main goal was to enhance self-esteem. Additional goals included implementation of interdisciplinary, thematic instruction;…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Experiential Learning, Grade 6
Elmore, Randy; Hopping, Linda; Jenkins-Miller, Minnie; McElroy, Camille; Minafee, Margaret; Wisenbaker, Joseph – 1996
Multi-Age Teaming (MAT) programs were implemented at Crabapple and McNair Middle Schools in Fulton County, Georgia, in the fall of 1993, and at Camp Creek Middle School in the fall of 1994. An important goal of these programs was the creation of school families within schools with multi-age teams of sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students. At…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Experiential Learning
Evaluation of Multi-Age Team (MAT): Implementation at Crabapple Middle School: Report for 1995-1996.
Elmore, Randy; Wisenbaker, Joseph – 1996
In fall 1993, administrators and faculty at the Crabapple Middle School in Roswell, Georgia, implemented the Multi-Age Team (MAT) program, creating multiage teams of sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students. The project's main goal was to enhance self-esteem. Additional goals included implementation of interdisciplinary, thematic instruction;…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
