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Developmentally Responsive Middle Schools

Developmentally Responsive Middle Schools. Turning Points This We Believe Armstrong January 28, 2009. Turning Points. First Written in 1989 Milestone in the transformation of educational policy and practices

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Developmentally Responsive Middle Schools

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  1. Developmentally Responsive Middle Schools Turning Points This We Believe Armstrong January 28, 2009

  2. Turning Points • First Written in 1989 • Milestone in the transformation of educational policy and practices • Recognized as establishing a comprehensive research agenda in middle level education across America • Developed as a blueprint for reform in middle level education in the US

  3. Turning Points • Called attention to the opportunities and risks associated with early adolescence • The authors argued that a high quality education for all adolescents in America was a “matter of social justice but also a matter of national economic self-interest for protecting America’s future within a global economy”. What do you think about this statement?

  4. Turning Points • See pages 10 and 14 in ITMS by Sara Davis Powell for the principles of Turning Points • These principles will be met by improvement in curriculum, instruction and assessment, teacher preparation and development, and the role of parents and educational partners • The National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform further reinforces these principles (Schools to Watch-STW)- discuss later in the semester

  5. Turning Points 2000 “The main purpose of middle grades education is to promote young adolescents’ intellectual development. It is to enable every student to think creatively, to identify and solve meaningful problems, to communicate and work well with others, and to develop the base of factual knowledge and skills that is the essential foundation of these higher order capacities.” Turning Points 2000, pgs.10-11

  6. This We Believe • Position Statement by National Middle school Association (NMSA) • First Published in 1982, revised in the 1995 and 2003. • Provided a descriptive definition of middle school. • Provides Guidelines for developmentally responsive middle schools

  7. This We Believe • See page 12 in ITMS by Sara Davis Powell for the principles of This We Believe (the latest version) characteristics of developmentally responsive middle schools. • In your own words, Turning Points…. And This We Believe….

  8. Middle Level Education • National Middle School Association • Dedicated to improving the experiences of young adolescents by providing… resources to all who serve them.. (The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education, 2005, p.305) • National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education • Similar to SACS

  9. Developmentally Responsive Schools • Jig-saw Time • Each table will be assigned a passage to read, with this group you will summarize your readings • You will then move to another group and tell about your passage and together you all will have a summary of the whole article • Please write your summary on newsprint and be ready to share with the class

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