Middle School

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This ISEnet group is for discussing issues and sharing resources specific to middle school.

Location: gradelevels
Members: 160
Latest Activity: Dec 10, 2012

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teaching leadership skills in middle school 3 Replies

Does anyone have any great ideas for teaching leadership skills in middle school? Thank you.

Started by sheard. Last reply by Ed Cluett May 10, 2012.

Policy Questions 3 Replies

We are in the process of evaluating a variety of policies as we plan for the upcoming school year. In particular, we are interested in the following areas:Student discipline - How do you communicate…Continue

Tags: Handbooks, Discipline, Tardy, Absent

Started by Ari S. Yares. Last reply by Ed Cluett May 10, 2012.

Middle School Athletics Question 2 Replies

Hello, We have been talking to several middle schools in our area about revising/creating an athletic league that is a bit more stable (numbers of teams/athletes) so schedules and other details can…Continue

Tags: athletics, sports

Started by Pete Smith. Last reply by Alex Ragone Dec 16, 2010.

Getting Female Middle School Students Involved in Robotics 23 Replies

Sorry, I realized I sent this as an email and really wanted to just start a discussion. Novice mistake :)Hi All,I'm a middle school robotics teacher and noticed that in the 2 years I've been teaching…Continue

Started by Andrea Meller. Last reply by Laura Blankenship Jul 27, 2010.

Looking for teleconference participants...MS students listen and respond to a speech about growing up in South Africa....

This Thursday we're broadcasting a talk about growing up in South Africa during the Apartheid era. Would love to have your students thoughts/comments added - either before, during, or after. The…Continue

Tags: teleconference

Started by Steve Romary Mar 29, 2010.

Middle Schoolers and Their Brains 15 Replies

Hi,Last year, as part of a three week session that included study skills, we began teaching sixth graders about their brains, and this year we are following up with them in seventh grade during their…Continue

Tags: middle, learning, school, brain, metacognition

Started by Laurie Bartels. Last reply by Patricia S. McRae "Trish" Mar 23, 2010.

Ning in the classroom 2 Replies

I have been using Ning successfully in my 8th grade class. I really like the blogs and discussions. They have been able to share videos they have created as well.My problem: I would love to use Ning…Continue

Started by Jessica McMahon. Last reply by Kimberly Caise Aug 5, 2009.

"Grading" Behavior 2 Replies

We are currently debating the merits of assigning small (typically VERY small) grades to students to encourage responsibility. In particular, students are often asked to have a graded project or…Continue

Tags: responsibility, homework, grading

Started by Lynn R. Salehi. Last reply by Lynn R. Salehi Apr 19, 2009.

Drugs and Alcohol: Awareness and Education 6 Replies

I'm trying to get a sense of what other middle schools are doing (formally and informally) about educating the students about drugs and alcohol. Really wondering about everything from factual…Continue

Started by Sarah Crowley. Last reply by Joe Isola Mar 30, 2009.

Conflict Resolution 2 Replies

We are working on figuring out how to implement a conflict resolution program to work with bullying issues in the middle school. Has anyone read the book entitled "Conflict Resolution" by Kreidler,…Continue

Started by Pascale. Last reply by Melanie Hutchinson Mar 18, 2009.

Sex Ed Curriculum

Hi. Can anyone recommend a sex ed curriculum for middle school students - preferably for boys?

Started by michelle cohen Mar 10, 2009.

Developing Middle School Interpersonal Skills -- Boys

Collegiate Middle School is in the process of revamping its Life Skills class. I'm working on the 'interpersonal skills' aspect of the program. Anyone out there with lesson plans/programs that might…Continue

Started by William Hill Mar 10, 2009.

Small Middle Schools 4 Replies

I got the message asking about small independent schools and schedules. I thought I'd start a discussion here.We are definitely small - 28 students (16 8th graders, 12 7th graders). We are an…Continue

Started by Bill Ivey. Last reply by Bill Ivey Mar 4, 2009.

"The Forgotten Middle"

This interesting report from ACT says that if students are not properly prepared by 8th grade they will likely have trouble in college. It emphasizes the importance of k-8 education and suggests the…Continue

Tags: readiness, k-8

Started by Demetri Orlando Dec 12, 2008.

NELMS Conference on Differentiation

I'm off to Sturbridge, MA on Thursday and Friday for a conference on differentiation with Rick Wormeli. I'm so excited! Is anybody else on ISENET going? I always love meeting my virtual friends and…Continue

Started by Bill Ivey Jan 29, 2008.

The Adolescent Brain Video

Just came across this video of a Frontline show "The Adolescent Brain." Continue

Started by Demetri Orlando Jan 9, 2008.

telecollaborative opportunity 2 Replies

Hi!My apologies to anyone who has already seen this on one of the listserves to which I posted, but my 7th grade Humanities class is looking for classrooms who would like to participate in a…Continue

Started by Bill Ivey. Last reply by Bill Ivey Dec 14, 2007.