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On-Site Staff Development

Ross Burkhardt

Ross Burkhardt, a past National Middle School Association President, taught young adolescents for 35 years. A committed middle level advocate, Ross was inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in 1998. Ross is a well known presenter who provides real life solutions in an engaging and entertaining way. Mr. Burkhardt is the author of Writing for Real: Strategies for Engaging Adolescent Writers (2003) and Using Poetry in the Classroom: Engaging Students in Learning (2006).

Topics:

  • Successful middle level teaching strategies
  • Advisory
  • The inquiry project: Combining English, math, science, and social studies
  • Teaming
  • Poetry
  • Literacy
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Characteristics of young adolescents
  • Middle level philosophy
  • Parent involvement
  • Interdisciplinary teaching
  • Student motivation
  • Creating community
  • Writing
  • Subject area - language arts

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