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Dare to Be Different
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Wassermann, Selma – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
In this article, the author profiles Charles Dickens Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, a school that dares to be different from the rest. This elementary school operates on a child-centered, multi-aged framework that is based on belief in an orientation towards continuous progress, appropriate evaluation of progress, schoolwide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, School Administration, Continuous Progress Plan
Multi-Age Teaming: A Real-Life Approach to the Middle School.
Hopping, Linda – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
The multi-age teams (MATs) at one Georgia middle school fostered continuous, individual student progress unachievable in more conventional classrooms. In MAT groups, assignments to classes were based on students' interests, abilities, performance, and other maturational factors, regardless of chronological age. Opportunities for remediation and…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Interdisciplinary Approach, Middle Schools, Mixed Age Grouping
Implementing Effective Practices: Teachers' Perspective.
Moss, Sherrie; Fuller, Millie – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Two teacher participants in a Georgia multi-age project offer principles for effective middle-school practice. Teachers should include kinesthetic activities and the arts; believe in every student's learning potential; make learning fun and engaging; use interdisciplinary and thematic approaches; assess their progress; and create learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Interdisciplinary Approach, Middle Schools, Mixed Age Grouping
Some Educational Benefits of Freely Chosen Age Mixing among Children and Adolescents.
Feldman, Jay; Gray, Peter – Phi Delta Kappan, 1999
Observation of 200 children ages 4 to 19 attending a Massachusetts nongraded alternative school disclosed substantial age mixing. Younger children used older children to develop skills and acquire knowledge. Age mixing encouraged opportunities for creativity, helped match abilities, and fostered older children's sense of responsibility for younger…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education, Mixed Age Grouping
Leadership for Effective Middle School Practice.
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
The Crabapple Experience: Insights from Program Evaluations.
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
Stop the Insanity! It Takes a Team to Leave No Child Behind
Butzin, Sarah M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
Who says learning always has to be drudgery? Sarah Butzin, the founder of the Institute for School Innovation, proposes "triangulated learning" as a way to give children time to play and develop, even as they pursue high standards. Triangulation is a metaphor for strength. A triangulated learning system taps the power of three to meet…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Instruction