Document Library Index
The following documents were collected specifically for TCSII. Some represent key portions of books such as Caught in the Middle, some are journal articles; still others were donated by school team members as illustrations of ideas modeled in TCSII videos or “spotlights.” If your team has a document that would be helpful to other middle grades educators, please Submit Your Idea!
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- Acceptance of Young Adolescent Priorities Leads To Reciprocal Identification With Academic Values
- ACE Class Description—Silverado Middle School
- Affix and Root Word Charts (DOC; 298 KB; 6p.)
- After Hours Academic Programs in Middle School (DOC; 28 KB; 1 pp.)
- A Middle School Culture Supporting Standards-Based Education
- A Rationale for Steps in the Process of Explicitly Teaching a Critical Word With a Goal of Developing Expressive Vocabulary Knowledge (DOC; 84 KB; 2pp.)
- Behavior Warning Letter to Parent Regarding Their Student — Example
- Bloom's Taxonomy-—Implications for Testing (DOC; 24 KB; 1 pp.)
- California Middle Grades Content Standards
- Characteristics of Differentiated Instruction
- Characteristics of Effective Explicit Vocabulary Instruction in Mixed-Ability 6-12 Classrooms (DOC; 32 KB; 1p.)
- Characteristics of Middle Grade Students
- Civic Literacy and the Civic Mission of Schools
- Civility, Ethical Behavior, and Social Consciousness: Needs and Commitments for Students, Parents, and Teachers
- Content Area Reading Graphic Organizers (DOC; 241 KB; 44 pp.)
- Curriculum Calibration — Lessons Learned From Underperforming Schools
- Designing the Master Schedule as a Mosaic
- Developing Local Benchmark Assessments
- Developing, Using, and Communicating Complex Reasoning
- Digital Literacy in 21st Century Middle Schools: A Scenario
- Early Warning Signs of Violent Behavior by Students
- Education Code Sections about Parent Roles
- Effects of Multiple Intelligences on Instruction
- English Language Learners
- English Learner Resources
- Examples of Caring Behavior
- Explicit Vocabulary Instructional Strategy (to Develop Expressive Word Knowledge) (DOC; 30 KB; 1p.)
- Four-Point Scoring Guides for Seventh Grade Writing Tasks
- Foreign Language Education
- Frequently Asked Questions about Podcasts (DOC; 43 KB; 2 pp.)
- Galt Joint Union Elementary District — Middle School Report Cards (DOC; 104 KB; 9 pp.)
- Ground Rules for Class Discussion (DOC; 46KB; 1p.)
- Guidelines for Prioritizing Words to Address from a Text (to Support Reading Comprehension and Academic Vocabulary Acquisition) (DOC; 32 KB; 1p.)
- Guidelines for Using Time
- Guidelines for Writing Effective Response Starters (DOC; 72KB; 1p.)
- Historical Perspective: Setting the Stage for California’s Middle School Reform Movement
- How to Create a Podcast for a MAC (DOC; 2 MB; 4 pp.)
- How to Create a Podcast for a PC (DOC; 2 MB; 4 pp.)
- Idea Bank: School-Based Professional Development
- Language Strategies for Active Classroom Participation (DOC; 63KB; 1p.)
- Learning Styles and the Environment (DOC; 40KB; 2pp.)
- Lesson Observation and Reflection Tool - Structured Academic Discussion (DOC; 109KB; 1p.)
- Lesson Observation and Reflection Tool–Structured Learner Engagement (DOC; 77KB; 1p.)
- Let the Games Begin — Video Games in the Classroom (PDF; 214KB; 2 pp.)
- Linking the Recommendation on Rigor with Education Code, State Board of Education Policies, and Curricular Frameworks (DOC; 44 KB; 2 pp.)
- Major Characteristics of A Middle School Culture Capable of Implementing and Sustaining Standards –Based Education (DOC; 32 KB; 1 pp.)
- Middle Grades Courses of Study and Instructional Time (DOC; 107 KB; 9 pp.)
- Middle Grades Spotlight: A Best Practice Periodical: Archived copies of this best practice periodical for middle grades educators.
- Middle School Philosophy
- Models of Team Teaching Showing Unique and Overlapping Features (DOC; 33 KB; 1 pp.)
- Nurturing Motivation, Effort, and Investment in Schoolwork
- Parent Grade Warning Letter — Example
- Pickle in the Middle by James Beane
- Podcast Rubric (DOC; 41 KB; 1 p.)
- Pragmatics of Structured Partnering (DOC; 84KB; 1p.).
- "Prepped for Life—Part 4: A Day of Reckoning Arrives for Dropouts and Their Schools" (DOC; 47KB; 7pp.)
- Professional Considerations—Accountability
- Professional Considerations—After Hours Academic Enrichment
- Professional Considerations—Assessment
- Professional Considerations—Authentic Middle Schools
- Professional Considerations—California Middle Schools Prepared to Close the Achievement Gap
- Professional Considerations—Creating A School Culture
- Professional Considerations—English Learners and Academic Success
- Professional Considerations—Health, Safety, Resilience, and Civility
- Professional Considerations—Professional Development
- Professional Considerations—Providing Time
- Professional Considerations—School Board Members
- Professional Considerations—School Vision
- Professional Considerations—Team Teaching
- Prototype Student Performance Report (DOC; 60 KB; 3 pp.)
- Qualities of Exemplary Teachers
- Questioning Strategies That Lead To Higher Level Thinking Skills
- Reading Aloud To Students of All Ages
- Reciprocal Accountability Model for Stakeholders in the Middle Grades Report (DOC; 34 KB; 1 pp.)
- Recommended Professional Learning Community Resources
- Right to Literacy (The)—Chapter 5 (PDF; 154 KB; 16 pp.)
- Role of Parents in Helping to Create Safe, Violence-free Middle Schools (The)
- Roles of Stakeholders in a Middle Grade Accountability System
- School Board Policy On Adolescent Literacy
- School "Personality" (The)
- Schools to Watch-Taking Center Stage Thumbnail Sketch (DOC; 155KB; 6pp).
- Self-Scoring Guide for Assessment and Accountability
- Structured Academic Discussion Strategy: Instructional Steps (DOC; 86KB; 1p.)
- Structured Academic Discussion Task: Preparation and Implementation (DOC; 68KB; 1p.)
- Student, Parent, Teacher Contract — Example
- Summary Writing Task — Grade 7, Trimester 1: Example
- Summative Essay Recipe
- Team Guidelines
- Television Viewing: Guidelines for Middle Grades
- Think-Write-Pair-Share: Characteristics of Effective Partners (DOC; 25KB; 1p.)
- Think-Write-Pair-Share: Reasons for U.S. Immigration (DOC; 25KB; 1p.)
- Think-Write-Pair-Share Template (DOC; 24KB; 1p.)
- Vocabulary Notetaking Guide (DOC; 105 KB; 1p.)
- WICR—An AVID Strategy (DOC; 18KB; 1p.)
- Wiseburn School District Seventh Grade Response to Literature Writing Rubric (DOC; 68 KB; 3 pp.)
- Writing Prompt Guidelines for Teacher Teams
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