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Improving Outcomes and Engagement for Middle Grade Students: Evidence From Schools and Classrooms
Sun, April 15, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Marriott Pinnacle, Floor: Third Level, DundaraveSession Submission Type: Symposium
Abstract
The middle grades mark a critical point of transition for students on their educational pathways and in their personal development. Success in the middle grades helps ensure student achievement in 9th grade, a prime indicator of success in high school. Unfortunately, it is at this point that many students begin to lose ground on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) (Williams, Kirst, Haertel, et al., 2010). It is thus imperative that middle-grade students be supported by high functioning schools, classrooms, and teachers equipped with the capacity to serve their academic and developmental needs. This symposium will bring together four papers focused on different strategies for improving middle grade schools and outcomes for middle grade students.
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Intervening Successfully to Keep Middle Grades Students on Track to Graduation: Early Findings of the Diplomas Now Turnaround Model - Douglas J. Maciver, Johns Hopkins University; Martha Abele Mac Iver, Johns Hopkins University; Veronica Peleshchuk Fradlin, John Hopkins University
Transforming Historically Low-Performing Schools: Successful Turnaround Strategies for New York City Middle Grade Schools - Adriana Villavicencio, New York University; Justina Grayman, New York University
“Third Space” Pedagogy: Creating Classroom Cultures for Collective Achievement - Kathryn G. Herr, Montclair State University; Fernando Naiditch, Montclair State University
Identity Performance and Middle Grade Learners: Keeping the “Who Am I?” in Middle School Curriculum - Hadar Dubowsky Ma'ayan, Albuquerque Public Schools