Best practices from high-performing middle schools
Subtitle: how successful schools remove obstacles and create pathways to learning
By: Kristen C. Wilcox, Janet I. Angelis ; foreword by Gerald N. Tirozzi.
Contributors: Angelis, Janet I.
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 101
ISBN-13: 9780807750056; 9780807750063
Subjects: Middle schools -- New York (State) -- Case studies; Middle school teaching -- New York (State) -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-94) and index.
Table of contents: title: The middle school "problem"; title: Relationships at the core; title: Emotional and social well-being; title: Collaborative conversations; title: Evidence-based decision-making; title: Shared vision : raising achievement for every student; title: Maintaining momentum; title: Appendix A: School selection and study method; title: Appendix B: The higher-performing schools : declining resources, increasing challenges.