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Middle School Parents' Views on Using Video Games in Education
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Russell, Christine Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Many stakeholders in education believe that video games can be used to enhance teaching and learning. However, parents' attitudes toward changes in education can be a factor in whether the modifications are successful. Unfortunately, there is not much information regarding parents' attitudes towards the use of video games in education. The purpose…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Parents
Requisite Skills and Knowledge Principals Perceive Necessary to Successfully Integrate Technology at the Middle School Level
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Kennedy, Kateri Tekakwitha – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Technology integration does not happen in a vacuum. It needs a plan. School leaders must oversee this plan and combine best practices for implementing effective instructional practices, sound curricula, and educational technology. Just as instructional leaders need to have a command of curriculum and instruction, educational technology leaders…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Principals
Back to Learning: How Research-Based Classroom Instruction Can Make the Impossible Possible
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Parsons, Les – Stenhouse Publishers, 2012
Based on the most up-to-date research, "Back to Learning" presents straightforward analysis and practical guidance on confronting bullying, taming the digital universe, and changing the troublesome trend in students' entitled attitudes toward learning and grades. "Back to Learning" gives teachers the background they need to: (1) understand how the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Bullying, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes
Middle Schools and New Literacies: Looking Back and Moving Forward
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Kist, William – Voices from the Middle, 2012
This article synthesizes 15 years of research in middle school classrooms that have started to integrate new literacies into their daily teaching and learning. Trends of the data suggest there are certain salient characteristics of middle school teachers and students in these grade levels that make such innovations more successful with them than…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Classrooms, Middle School Teachers, Critical Literacy
A Snapshot of Writing Instruction in Middle Schools and High Schools
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Applebee, Arthur N.; Langer, Judith A. – English Journal, 2011
In the May 2009 issue of "English Journal", we reported on our analysis of data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress to provide a first look at changes in the teaching of writing over the past 30 years. In this article, we provide a more detailed look, drawing on data collected from visits to 260 English, math, social…
Descriptors: High Schools, Middle Schools, Interviews, National Surveys
Conditions for Ubiquitous Computing: What Can Be Learned from a Longitudinal Study
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Lei, Jing – Computers in the Schools, 2010
Based on survey data and interview data collected over four academic years, this longitudinal study examined how a ubiquitous computing project evolved along with the changes in teachers, students, the human infrastructure, and technology infrastructure in the school. This study also investigated what conditions were necessary for successful…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Grade 7, Grade 8, Influence of Technology