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October 2009 • Volume 13 • Number 2

Service-Learning & Social Responsibility

This issues takes a look at service-learning—once an add-on that is now woven into the very fabric of the middle grades curriculum. Spotlight on Character Education

Editor's Note
Patricia George
As I watched the memorial services

Executive Director's Note
Betty Edwards
This We Believe

Features

Service-Learning: The Time Is Now
Cathryn Berger Kaye

Bringing Learning to Life Through Service
Jim Kielsmeier

Weaving STEM, Exploration, and Community Service
Alyssa Hawkins and Scott Richardson

Member AccessRemembering Katrina: A Multilevel Service-Learning Partnership
Cherie Major and Dona Pettoello

Member AccessIt Started with a Bug: Making Connections with Students
Tracy McCalla

Member AccessStudent-Led Conferences: Involving the Most Important Player
Shawn A. Faulkner and Christopher M. Cook

Member AccessWelcome to the University of Middle School
Susan Mulcaire

Member AccessCitizen Science Projects: Everyone's a Scientist
Jessica Fries-Gaither

Member AccessGoing Green with a Spirited Halloween
Nancy Morris

Member AccessA Teaching Mosaic: Putting Together the Pieces of Interdisciplinary Instruction
Folwell Dunbar

Member AccessMaking Financial Fitness a Part of Your Curriculum
Jennifer G. Cornell

In Every Issue

Member AccessNews to Use
Information to promote effective middle level education

Member AccessTeams in Action
Jim Heston
3, 2, 1, Engage: The Carver Academy Mars Simulator

Member AccessTeaching in the Middle
Rick Wormeli
Bringing Life to Class Discussions

Member AccessClick Here
Brenda Dyck
Technology: The Great Disrupter

Member AccessMark of Leadership
Tom Burton
Expecting Wonders

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

Spotlight on Character Education
Member AccessHitting a Home Run: Healthy Choices, Healthy Children
Cassie Clemente

Member AccessCharacter Education Resources

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