Issues+and+Resources

This page is dedicated to the Issues that face Middle School students and the Resources that are available to meet those challenges.

Teen Age Brain
A Conversation With Laurence Steinberg =[|Developmental Psychologist Says Teenagers Are Different]=

PBS Frontline http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/tdc02.sci.life.reg.teenbrain/the-teenage-brain/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/view/

We Teach We Learn http://www.weteachwelearn.org/2010/05/teaching-the-teen-brain/

teenage Brain http://spots.wustl.edu/SPOTS%20manual%20Final/SPOTS%20Manual%204%20Learning%20Strategies.pdf

=**Societal**= [].
 * Suburban, Urban and Rural Settings**

Multi-cultural
[|Multi-cultural]

**Parental Involvement**
 * [|Engaging Parents] Summer 14 - Andrasko
 * [|Promoting Home/School Partnership]
 * [|Epstein's 6 Types of Parent Involvments]

**Socio-Econonmics**
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 * Poverty **
 * [|Poverty: Issue Facing Students]
 * [|The Effects of Poverty on Teaching and Learning]
 * Educating Students Who Live in Poverty []
 * [|Socioeconomic Differences in the Classroom]
 * [|Education & Socioeconomics Status] Summer 14 - Krebs
 * [|Poverty - the Most Important Problem Facing American Children Today] Summer 14 - Markiw
 * Jenson, E. (2009). Teaching with poverty in mind: What being poor does to kids’ brains and what schools can do about it. Association for Supervision & Curriculum and Development.

**Wellness**

 * [|Let's Move Campaign]
 * [|President's Challenge]
 * [|Kids Health in the Classroom, Health Problem: Obesity]

=**Bullying**= > Under current PA law bullying is defined as “an intentional electronic, written, verbal or physical act, or a series of acts… >> o A website that provides information about what bullying is, signs of bullying, risks and effects of bullying, prevents of bullying, and how to help.
 * In 2008, the PA Legislature put into place a statewide policy regarding anti-bullying in elementary and secondary public schools and private schools which receive state funding. The PA School Code mandates that every school district have an anti-bullying policy, with disciplinary and preventative attributes. The law also makes each school have a point person to whom reports of bullying are directed; mandates the policy be publicly accessible and reviewed with students at least once a year and does not require or limit schools to go after bullying off school grounds.
 * [|Stop Bullying]
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 * [|Kids Stop Bullying]
 * Facts About Bullying - []
 * [|www.pacer.org/bullying/]
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 * [|STOP] BULLYING []
 * Olweus program.
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 * [|[[http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.htmlhttp://www.bullyingstatistics.org/|http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html]]]
 * [|[[http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/]
 * [|We Stop Hate]
 * [|Are Mean Girls Getting Meaner] Summer 14 - Markiw
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 * o An anti-bullying website friendly for middle school and high school students about ways to help stop bullying.
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 * o A lesson plan designed for students in grades 3-8 to help solve conflicts, which can help prevent bullying. - Summer 14 - Rulis

Cyberbullying

 * [|When] Bullying Goes High-Tech - []
 * Facts About Cyberbullying - []
 * [|http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-school-bullying]
 * Cyberbullying Statistics - []
 * [|http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/]
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 * http://www.cyberbullying.us/Top_Ten_Tips_Parents_Cyberbullying_Prevention.pdf
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 * http://www.cybersmartclub.com/
 * [|Are mean girls getting meaner?]
 * [|Be a hero, not - don't be a bully]
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 * Cyberbullying tips
 * Chat Room Safety [[file:xWeek 05-06-Chat Room Safety-1.ppt]] Summer 14 - Markiw

=**Diversity**=
 * Special Needs**
 * **[|Council for Exceptional Children]**
 * ** [|Differentiated Instruction] **

ELL

 * ===[|ELL]===
 * ===[|ELL]===
 * ===[|ELL Support for Teachers]===
 * ===[|ELL Strategies for Teachers]===
 * ===[|ELL Challenges in the Content Areas]===
 * ===[|ELL Supporting Culturally and Language Diverse Students]===
 * ===ELL Instructional Strategies Video: []===
 * ===[|Scholastic Resources]===

**Gender**
 * [|Gender Equity in Education -Snapshot]
 * [[file:gender-equity-in-education.pdf]] Summer 14 - Krebs
 * [|Visual thesaurus] Summer 14 - Lebo
 * [|Article on single-gender classrooms] Summer 14 - Lebo
 * [|Vocabulary in context] Summer 14 - Lebo
 * [|Collaborative techniques] Summer 14 - Lebo
 * [|National Library of Virtual Manipulatives]- Summer 14 - Lebo
 * [|Activating Strategies]Summer 14 - Lebo
 * [|Exemplars] Summer 14 - Lebo
 * Beyond pink and blue: The impact of gender stereotypes. (2010). The Advocates for Human Rights. [|Activities for Diversity] - [|The Rights of Women] - Summer 14 - Ruth


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Learning Styles

 * === Learning Styles Quiz: [] ===
 * ===** [|Questionnaire]  to help identify student learning preference: **===
 * ===**[|Activity examples linked to learning styles] **===
 * ===**[|How to use the theory of multiple intelligences in student assessment] **===

**Multiple Intelligences**
 * === [|Scholastic - clip-save-checklist-learning-activities-connect-multiple-intelligences] ===
 * **[|Multiple Intelligence Research and Consulting, Inc.]**
 * === **Choice Boards** ===

**“The Different Drum” by M. Scott Peck, M.D.**

 * ===Socioeconomic===
 * ===Family===
 * ===Academic===

**Resources**
> ===[|www.jea.sagepub.com/]===
 * ===//The Journal of Early Adolescence//===