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Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle-Level Teacher
Written by Rick
Wormeli
Power Point Completed by Tiffany Emerson-
KosmanSlide2
Nothing But the Facts:
Meet Me in the Middle by Rick
Wormeli
(2001)Stenhouse Publishers, Portland, Maine National Middle School Association, Westerville, OhioISBN 1571103287 Slide3
The table of contents
Chapter 1- Stocking the Fires within
Chapter 2-Motivating Young Adolescents
Chapter 3-Brain Research Applied to Middle SchoolChapter 4-Active LearningChapter 5-Games in the Classroom
Chapter 6-Accountability for High Standards
Chapter 7-Differentiated Instruction-Fitting the Lesson to the Learner
Chapter 8-Effective Assessment
Chapter 9-Planning
for Block
Scheduling
Chapter 10-Writing
in the Content Areas
Chapter 11-Teaming
Chapter 12-Teacher
Advisories-A Proposal for Change
Chapter 13-Outdoor
Adventures
Chapter 14-Mentoring
New Teachers
Chapter 15-Parents
as Partners in Twenty-First-Century Learning
Chapter 16-National
Board Certification
Chapter 17-The
Truth About Middle School StudentsSlide4
The down and dirty version
This book covers it all from how to create a culture of learning to National Board Certification and pretty much every topic in between.
This book is full of optimism and is a fairly quick read.
Wormeli
offers a plethora of ideas and useful forms in the Appendix of this book.Slide5
Readers Wanted:
The college student wanting to go
into middle grades education
The novice teacher just beginning his/her teaching journeyThe elementary teacher thinking of taking the plunge into middle
school (it sounds so good after reading this book)Slide6
So is it Worth the Read?
The Pros
The Cons
Quick Read
Wormeli
is vibrant and upbeat
The book is chalked full of ideas and activities for English teachersWormeli
discusses at great length how to engage parents in the Middle School classroom.
The book focuses on 6-8
th
graders
Every story has a happy ending in
Wormeli’s
book
If you are not an English teacher the activities really are not applicable
Focus is mostly on the teacher’s perspective not the middle grades student.Slide7
After deep investigation…
The honest truth:
Read the book! It is uplifting and it really does have some good ideas. Since I do not currently teach middle school I can only imagine that life does not always turn out so happy as
Wormeli describes. I would also like to see some more information about the teaming approach that is the middle school concept. Slide8
Dear Mr. Wormeli
…
Please consider adding the following to any
future books:- more information on the traits of Middle School Students-content on teaming with other teachers
-working with gifted students and with students with special needs
-working with students with emotional disturbances and mental illnessesSlide9
I now know…
That the teacher sets the tone in the middle school classroom just like in the elementary school classroom.
Supportive parents are the greatest
assests any child and teacher can have.Keep middle school students actively engaged in meaningful lessons and they cannot help but learn.Change your teaching techniques from time to time and everyone will stay interested.