Meeting the Dewey Community Embracing the Middle School Way Designing the Middle School Curriculum Teaching and Learning in Middle School Facing Challenges from the Outside Looking Forward
To illustrate the stress that schools face during transition from being a junior high school, this book uses a series of stories from the fictional Dewey Middle School. Among the themes addressed are: physical, social-emotional and intellectual characteristics of early adolescents; advisory periods and affective education; interdisciplinary and team teaching; length of instructional blocks; assessment strategies; and instructional strategies.