Descriptor
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Intermediate Grades | 2 |
| Middle Schools | 2 |
| Career Guidance | 1 |
| Career Planning | 1 |
| Cooperative Learning | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Occupational Information | 1 |
| Social Studies | 1 |
| Teacher Attitudes | 1 |
| Teacher Role | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Schools in the Middle | 2 |
Author
| VonVillas, Barbara A. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
| Students | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Schools in the Middle, 1991
A seventh grade student in Nebraska asked for information about becoming a teacher in middle schools. The letter was forwarded to present and former members of the National Association of Secondary School Principals' Council on Middle Level Education. Ten responses provide a broad look at the complex question, "What makes a successful teacher at…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Grade 7, Intermediate Grades
VonVillas, Barbara A. – Schools in the Middle, 1993
Participating in a transition to a middle-level school provides the most potential for professional growth within a given school culture. In this article, a former middle school principal shows how a content-oriented, somewhat inflexible veteran seventh-grade social studies teacher reluctantly embraced middle-school teaming and eventually…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Grade 7, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools
