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Fletcher, Geoffrey H. – T.H.E. Journal, 2008
Engagement is crucial for 21st-century students, and nowhere more so than at the middle school level. Middle school is a time of transitions for students--from a single, self-contained classroom with one teacher who knows every student well, to six or even eight classrooms in which teachers see more than 100 students every day; from a pedagogy…
Descriptors: Problems, Educational Trends, Middle Schools, Active Learning
Watson, Patricia A.; Doue, Walter – Middle School Journal (J1), 2007
Take 50 university education students who may not be quite sure they want to be teachers. Pour them all into a charter bus, and drive them five hours to a remote Texas Hill Country location. Mix in equal parts of enthusiasm and dedication, well-planned interdisciplinary curriculum, and face-to-face interaction with middle level students. Let…
Descriptors: Field Experience Programs, Middle Schools, Teacher Education, Outdoor Education
Martinez, Eric Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to analyze which selected factors or sets of selected factors predict the success of students in the eighth grade by using their scores on the Reading, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies sections of the TAKS exam. The factors that will be researched for eighth grade students are socioeconomic status, school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Success, Predictor Variables, Middle School Students
What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
The "Connected Mathematics Project" ("CMP") is a mathematics curriculum designed for students in grades 6-8. Each grade level of the curriculum is a full-year program and covers numbers, algebra, geometry/measurement, probability, and statistics. The curriculum uses an investigative approach, and students utilize interactive…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools, Grade 6
McCarthy, Christopher; Kerne, Valerie Van Horn; Calfa, Nicolina A.; Lambert, Richard G.; Guzman, Michele – Professional School Counseling, 2010
The study in this article examined the relationship of school counselors' reports of demands and resources in their work environment to perceived stress, biographic factors, and caseload characteristics. Participants were 227 school counselors in Texas. Paperwork requirements and size of caseload were rated the most demanding aspects of their job,…
Descriptors: Work Environment, School Counselors, Anxiety, Disabilities
Gordon, Sheri – T.H.E. Journal, 2010
For the Garland Independent School District, a tournament was the tipping point. With too many of its students failing the math portion of state-mandated exams and in danger of being held back, the suburban Dallas district was determined to raise scores. The students lacked motivation, and Garland was seeking a better method of engaging them.…
Descriptors: Video Games, Mathematics Achievement, Computers, Technology Uses in Education
Erwin, Susan; Winn, Pam; Erwin, John – Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2011
Because of the importance of developing highly skilled school leaders, statewide assessments of 784 Texas public school administrators were compared in a causal-comparison study to determine how leadership skills varied by type of campus (urban, suburban and rural) and by campus student achievement ratings. Data were collected from a 2006-2008…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools
Carey, Kevin; Manwaring, Robert – Education Sector, 2011
Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, schools were held almost exclusively accountable for absolute levels of student performance. But that meant that even schools that were making great strides with students were still labeled as "failing," just because the students had not yet made it all the way to a "proficient" level…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Accountability, Public Policy
Robles-Pina, Rebecca A.; Denham, Magdalena A. – Journal of School Violence, 2012
The number of school police officers, School Resource Officers (SROs), is increasing on school campuses to assist in preventing school violence, and in particular bullying. This mixed-methods study was conducted to compare the knowledge and perceptions of SROs (N = 184) hired by independent school districts (ISD SROs) and those contracted from law…
Descriptors: Campuses, Intervention, Violence, Bullying
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2018
"Looking Closer" is the eighth biennial report to SREB states on their progress in meeting SREB's Challenge to Lead goals for education. Each customized state report documents progress on both measurable outcomes and state policies. Through effective policy implementation, the goals can help states drive improvements in student…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Demography, Student Diversity, Enrollment
Rainey, Katharine; Maloney, Catherine; Sheehan, Daniel; Lopez, Omar – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2011
The federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs, or GEAR UP, project strives to equalize low-income students' access to higher education by increasing their participation in rigorous coursework, providing expanded opportunities for low-income students and parents to learn about postsecondary educational opportunities…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Economically Disadvantaged, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Students
Booker, Kimberley Haynes – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The challenges for secondary schools and principals in the United States include changing demographics, schools and curricula that are inappropriately designed for today's adolescents, principals trained to be managers rather than instructional leaders, and a dramatic shortage of qualified candidates willing to take on the principalship. The…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, African American Students, Principals, Curriculum Implementation
Colby, Sherri – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2009
State history can connect to the lives of immigrant children. By discovering history's humanizing narratives, students can become more engaged with the curriculum and more appreciative of their roles as state, national, and global citizens. In Texas, students study state history in the fourth and seventh grades. Considering the continual increase…
Descriptors: State History, Citizenship, Interests, Middle School Teachers
Whitley, Claudia G.; Williams, Dawn Michelle – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2012
"This We Believe" (NMSA, 2010) advocated the training of teachers in programs designed to specifically prepare middle level teachers. Teacher education programs are challenged to provide instruction in content, pedagogy and dispositions. Many colleges and universities have included field experience to enhance teacher dispositions among…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Field Experience Programs
Curtis, Tonya Yvette – ProQuest LLC, 2012
One thing is certain, accountability is here to stay; accountability exposes the good, the bad, and the ugly. The academic achievement gap between non-White and White students continues to exist in the disaggregated data in individual campuses, within school districts, and within comparison studies across the nation. Thus, school leadership is…
Descriptors: Principals, Middle Schools, Junior High Schools, Public Schools