Middle Ground - April 2007, Volume 10, Number 4, Table of Contents
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April 2007 • Volume 10 • Number 4

Cultivating a Culture of Literacy

Features

Teaching Literacy Across the Curriculum
Jim Paterson
Literacy education can find its way into every part of the school.

Member AccessWelcome to the Literacy Lab
Debbie Lowe
Keep students learning with fun and challenging literacy activities.

Member AccessDo You Get It? Using Reading Strategy Awareness to Promote Understanding
Jeanette MacDonald
How do students know what they don't understand?

Member AccessParadigm Shift: Students as Multicultural Educators
Shirul Patel
Students helped this teacher learn to celebrate her heritage.

Member AccessUsing Art to Teach the Abstract
Sara Barton
Art analysis shouldn't be relegated to college classrooms.

Member AccessMaking Connections: The Home Front Fair
Lesley Roessing
Students learn how World War II affected their own community.

Member AccessHanging Out at the Algebrizzle Festivizzle
Joshua Singer
Students take center stage with self-penned algebra tunes.

Member AccessBanishing Boredom in the Middle School Math Class
Jeanne White
Keep students engaged by teaching to their learning styles.

Member AccessMaking a Personal Connection with Young Adolescents
David Polochanin
This educator puts the "personal" into "personalization."

Member AccessFor Tara
Lisa Ericson
Teachers making a difference.

Departments

Member AccessEditor's Note
Patricia George

Perspective
Sue Swaim
Will You Teach Me How?

Member AccessNews to Use
Information to promote effective middle level education.

Member AccessTeams in Action
Ronda Franks
Community Connections: An Explorer Service-Learning Project

Member AccessHot Links
Brenda A. Dyck
Student Work: It's the Real Thing ... or Is It? Teaching in an Age of Plagiarism

Member AccessTeaching in the Middle
Rick Wormeli
Spring Cleaning Our Teaching

Member AccessThe Mark of Leadership
Kyle Ramey
Fighting That Ole Dropout Rate

Member AccessResearch
What's happening in education research?

Member AccessReviews and Resources
Books and resources of interest to middle level educators

Member AccessMegaphone
Amusing, interesting, and provocative comments from the field of education

Member AccessSpotlight on Media Literacy
Regina Cabrera
What's on the Menu? Linking Media Literacy, Nutrition, and Consumerism

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