WGU C965 Teaching in the Middle School Latest Update Already Passed
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WGU C965
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WGU C965
WGU C965 Teaching in the Middle School Latest Update Already Passed Middle School a school organization containing Grades 6 to 8 (and sometimes Grade 5) that, first, provides developmentally appropriate and responsive curricular, instructional, organizational, guidance, and overall educational expe...
WGU C965 Teaching in the Middle School Latest Update Already Passed Middle School ✔✔a school organization containing Grades 6 to 8 (and sometimes Grade 5) that, first, provides development ally appropriate and responsive curricular, instructional, organizational, guidance, and overall educational experiences; and, second, places major emphasis on 10 - to 15 -year-olds' developmental and instructional needs. What makes a good middle school, ac cording to middle school philosophy? ✔✔It allows teachers to work collaboratively. It meets the developmental needs of adolescents. It is student centered. 1963 -1979: The Middle School Movement Begins ✔✔1963 is generally acknowledged as the beginning of t he modern middle school movement. Elementary and Secondary Education Act and called for equal access to education, high standards, and accountability Name change Emergent identity Name change ✔✔1963 that William M. Alexander, often identified as the "fath er of the middle school movement", proposed to change the name from, "junior high school" to "middle school" 1980 -1989 ✔✔The movement advances Practice and exploration Progress and change Policy and politics 1990 -1999 ✔✔Hope in the midst of storms Middle school structures Middle school practices The curriculum conundrum 2000 -2009 ✔✔Research -based models of middle school practice The middle school concept Interdisciplinary teams A signature middle school pedagogy 2010 -2015 ✔✔Restrictions and Innova tions National mandates International voices International influences Comparisons of middle school settings and practices Descriptive reports from abroad emergent identity ✔✔the focus remained on identifying and defining the elements that distinguished a middle school Movement Advances ✔✔advancing as unique middle level practices and policies were developed, including a responsive pedagogy of possibilities related to team teaching, school counseling, block scheduling, student engagement, and interdisci plinary curricula . Practice and exploration of concepts ✔✔practice involved the exploration of new ideas, including interdisciplinary curriculum content, team teaching, and recognition of the diverse needs of transescents Policy and politics ✔✔This We Be lieve (NMSA, 1982) was viewed as a launching off point for the movement, providing talking points for members and proponents . Research in Middle -Level Education" (renamed MLER in the next century). This group reflected confidence that middle schools and mi ddle grades students were important to study and understand. Hope in the Midst of Storms ✔✔The Elementary and Secondary Schools Act was reauthorized with an increase in funding to support more accountability, help low -income students, and promote access and integration of technology across the curriculum for all stu dents American Youth for the 21st Century ✔✔report outlined effective classroom practices and articulated challenges related to teaching and learning with early adolescents. The report recommended team teaching, common planning time, and other organizatio nal structures advocated by middle school practitioners Which of the following promotes learner -centered ideology ✔✔Democratic education Active learning W. Alexander and E. Williams ✔✔New and emergent middle school rather than reorganized junior high Keep positives from junior high —core curriculum, guidance programs, exploratory education, and vocational and home arts
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