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Peer reviewedShillington, Nancie M. – Middle School Journal, 1994
Middle-level instructional teams promote feelings of belonging and enhance student academic and social growth, teacher job satisfaction, mission clarity, and instructional program strength. A survey of Ohio middle-school teachers and principals disclosed four components promoting successful team development: including all participants in teamwork…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Models, Principals
Peer reviewedZiegler, Suzanne; Mulhall, Linda – Middle School Journal, 1994
Describes a principal-initiated advisory program at a Toronto middle school. Summarizes successful program elements, including a 6-month planning period; a staff-supported inservice program offering training in team-building and adolescent development; daily advisory group meetings, with maximum group size of 15 students, who retain the same…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Counseling Services, Foreign Countries, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedValentine, Jerry W.; Mogar, Dana C. – Middle School Journal, 1992
Survey forms about teacher and administrator certification were mailed to each state to chronicle the history of special certification requirements to teach or administer at the middle level. Thirty-three states are currently offering specific middle-level teacher certification. Ten states report middle-level principal certification, with most of…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle School Students, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedLee, Sharon; Milburn, Corinne – Middle School Journal, 1994
A survey of middle-level teachers in rural and remote South Dakota schools found that teachers generally supported middle-school concepts but felt professionally isolated and limited by scarce resources. Principals can help by providing inservice education and staff development, alternative scheduling for increased collaboration, and encouragement…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Inservice Education, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools
Peer reviewedJames, Michael A. – Middle School Journal, 1993
By coupling the creative synergy of a school's staff with some field-tested planning strategies, any advisory program can be improved and focused on students' concerns. This article describes a middle school's efforts to link thematic units for learning with advisement opportunities. Step-by-step lesson plans for exploring stereotypical…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Communication Problems, Guidance Programs, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedMerrill, Adeline B. – Middle School Journal, 1992
A brief history of East Ridge Middle School in Connecticut illustrates the strong economic and demographic pressures that can work against a middle school. The principal plays a crucial role in preserving both the structure and the programs of an effective middle school. Points out strategies to protect and develop middle schools in tough economic…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Financial Problems, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedKilgore, Karen; Griffin, Cynthia C.; Sindelar, Paul T.; Webb, Rodman B. – Middle School Journal, 2002
Explains how teachers differentiate their teaching practices to support inclusive classrooms. Discusses system of democratic governance, culture of collaboration, commitment to and capacity for professional growth, strong leadership, and concern about equity and the success and well-being of individual students as factors for transforming school…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, At Risk Persons, Classroom Environment, Cooperation
