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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
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
Cutter, Milo – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Supported by Saint Paul and the Northern States Power Company, two Minnesota secondary teachers developed a pilot program, the Power League, aimed at returning 16- to 21-year olds to school. The City Academy grew out of students' requests for individual learning plans, an intimate learning community, and a sound school restructuring rationale.…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Dropout Programs, Educational Innovation, High Risk Students
Abruscato, Joseph – Phi Delta Kappan, 1993
Early results from the Vermont Portfolio Project, which evaluated the progress of fourth and eighth graders in reading and mathematics using samples of student products, suggests that improvement is still needed in both subjects. Many factors will influence this pilot project's future direction, including availability of resources and development…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 4
Bell, Terrel H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1993
Intent of "A Nation at Risk" was to call attention to erosion of students' family lives, not to excoriate teachers. Reforms affecting only six hours of children's daily lives cannot succeed. Schools must reach out to help parents, and child-care workers become skilled at incidental (informal) teaching. Other concerns include technology,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Involvement, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
