Middle School Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Vincent A. Anfara Jr.|Sandra L. Stacki

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Contents

This handbook explores the curriculum, instruction and assessment used in middle schools. The essays cover: curriculum integration - history and research; the relationship between middle grades teacher certification and teaching practices; and cohorts in middle level teacher preparation.

Preface; Vincent A. Anfara, Jr.

Introduction: Middle-Level Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment; Steven J. Gross.
Chapter 1. Curriculum Integration: Theory, Practice, and Research for a Sustainable Future; Billy O'Steen, Pru Cuper, Hiller Spires, Candy Beal, and Carol Pope.
Chapter 2. Exploratory Education in a Society of Knowledge and Risk; Leonard Waks.
Chapter 3. Developmental Appropriateness vs. Academic Rigor: An Untenable Dualism in Middle Level Education; Vincent A. Anfara, Jr., and Leonard Waks.
Chapter 4. Culturally Responsive Instructional Processes; Dave F. Brown.
Chapter 5. Every Student and Every Teacher: Crossing the Boundaries of Middle-level, TESOL, Bilingual and Special Education; Ellen Skilton-Sylvester, and Graciela Slesaransky-Poe.
Chapter 6. Authentic Curriculum: Strengthening Middle Level Education; Micki M. Caskey.
Chapter 7. The Relationship Between Middle Grades Teacher Certification and Teaching Practices; Steven B. Mertens, Nancy Flowers, and Peter Mulhall.
Chapter 8. Character Education Infused Into Middle Level Education; Thomas F. Mandeville and Rich Radcliff.
Chapter 9. Reculturing Middle Schools to Use Cross-Curricular Portfolios to Support Integrative Learning; Sue Carol Thompson.
Chapter 10. Enabling "Algebra for All" With a Facilitated Instructional Program: A Case Study of a Talent Development Middle School; Robert Balfanz and Douglas Mac Iver; Debbie Ryan.
Chapter 11. Cohorts in Middle Level Teacher Preparation: Transformational Possibilities and Complexities; Joanne M. Arhar and Alicia R. Crowe.
Conclusion; Sandra L. Stacki, and Vincent A. Anfara, Jr.