Targeted Resources
Recommendation 4—Relevance
These online and print resources are organized to serve as catalysts for discussion and professional collaboration targeted to the topic of relevance.
Related Links
- Brain Literacy for Educators and Psychologists, by Virginia W. Berninger and Todd L. Richards. New York: Elsevier Science, 2002.
- Breakthrough Collaborative, (Outside Source) is a national nonprofit that increases educational opportunity for high potential, low-income middle school students and inspires outstanding college and high school students to pursue careers in education.
- Campfires in Cyberspace: A Guide to Teaching with the Web, David Thornburg, Barrington, Ill.: StarSong Publications, 1996.
- Catherine Zane Middle School: Environmental and Spatial Technology (EAST), (Outside Source), Lab (Eureka).
- Center for Technology in Learning, (Outside Source).
- Characteristics of Middle Grade Students, in Caught in the Middle. Sacramento: California Department of Education, 1989, 144-148.
- Digital Literacy in Twenty-First Century Middle Schools, Original Taking Center Stage, Appendix 5-C.
- “Educators Experiment With Student-Written ‘Wikis’: Malleable, Open-ended Web Sites Seen as Aids to Collaborative Learning,” by Rhea R. Borja. Education Week, April 5, 2006.
- Enhancing Education Through Technology Formula and Competitive Grant EETT, (These grants
provide schools with funding to enhance instruction through technology).
- Imaging to Learn: Inquiry, Ethics, and Integration Through Drama, by J. Wilhelm and B. Edmiston. Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann, 1998.
- “Make It Fun and They Will Learn,” from The Classroom of Choice: Giving Students What They Need and Getting What You Want, (Outside Source), J. C. Erwin. Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2004, 162-190.
- Making Instruction Relevant to Language Minority Students at the Middle Level, (Outside Source), by Carla C. Johnson, Middle School Journal, November 2005.
- Middle Web, (Outside Source).
- Normal Adolescent Development, (Outside Source), Part 1, American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, No. 57, June 2001.
- " Parents Get a Look at Teen Brains," (Outside Source), Boston Globe, November 10, 2005 .
- “Piaget Was Right! Technology Helps Special Education Students Transition to the Abstract,” Susan Hall. Curriculum/Technology Quarterly, Vol. 13, No. 3, Spring 2004.
- “Teaching the Tweens,” Educational Leadership, Vol. 63, No. 7, April 2006.
- Teaching with the Brain in Mind (Second edition). Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2005.
- Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL), (Outside Source), a project of the Statewide Education Technology Services (SETS), provides technical assistance, professional development, and hundreds of resources to assist schools in implementing technology.
- Ten Lessons the Arts Teach, (PDF; Outside Source), in The Arts and the Creation of Mind, E. Eisner, “What the Arts Teach and How It Shows,” Yale University Press, 2002, 70-92. Available from the National Art Education Association (NAEA), (Outside Source).
- “The Effect of Computers on Student Writing: What the Research Tells Us,” Research Brief, Vol. 1, No. 7, April 1, 2003.
- The Month of the Young Adolescent, (Outside Source), on the California League of Middle Schools Web site helps schools develop events that provide information to parents, students, and the community about the needs of young adolescents.
- The New Basics: Education and the Future of Work in the Telematic Age, David Thornburg. Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2002.
- The State of Technology—California Report, (PDF; Outside Source), a part of the Education Week’s (Outside Source), Technology Counts! initiative
- The Stock Market Game™ (SMG), (Outside Source) enriches the curriculum by applying algebraic concepts in real world saving and investing simulations. Math Behind the Market, SMG’s supplemental activities, provide opportunities to introduce and practice algebraic skills in middle school. Free copies of Math Behind the Market are available to registered teachers.
- “The World of E-Learning: How the National Education Technology Plan Can Help You Teach Today’s ‘Technology Natives," by Kathleen Vail. American School Board Journal (September 2005).
- What Does It Mean to Educate the Whole Child? (Outside Source), Educational Leadership, Vol. 63, No. 1, September 2005, 8-13.
- Who Do U Want 2B? (Outside Source).
Note: Taking Center Stage—Act II (TCSII) includes references and links to third party resources (outside links) that middle grades educators and stakeholders may find thought provoking and a catalyst for discussion and professional collaboration in their quest to improve their schools. Specific references or links by the California Department of Education in TCSII to third party resources, products, processes, or services, or the presence of trade names, trademarks, or other vendor identifiers, do not constitute assessment or imply endorsement by the Middle Grades Improvement Office or the California Department of Education.
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