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Direct linkChesley, Gary M.; Hartman, Diane – Principal Leadership, 2010
During the 2008-2009 school year, faculty members at New Fairfield (CT) Middle School examined relevance and student engagement in relation to student achievement. Subtle clues indicated that students were not fully engaged in their learning: many students did not relate their classroom experiences to their personal reality or to their vision of…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Middle Schools, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2011
High schools and middle grades schools are making special efforts to keep students in school and to help them look forward with confidence to the next stage of life. They are connecting students to adult mentors or counselors who assist them in setting goals and completing a program of study for college and career readiness. They are assisting…
Descriptors: High Schools, Mentors, Middle Schools, Journal Articles
Download full textNewstead, Barry; Howard, Don – Bridgespan Group, 2006
Chris Barbic, a Teach For America corps member, started Project Youth Engaged in Service (YES) in 1995. He wanted to offer his former elementary-school students an alternative to the low-performing middle schools they otherwise would attend. Since then Barbic has led a high-energy team of educators in refining a comprehensive approach to helping…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Development, Educational Change, Middle Schools
