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Volume 22(1) Winter 2007

From the Editor Welcome to the new online Journal David Strahan Feature Section: Schools to Watch in North Carolina Schools to Watch as a Tool to Improve School and Classroom Practice Ronald Williamson Recognizing and Celebrating Success: "Puttin' on the Ritz" at Ashe County Middle School Bobby Ashley Schools to Watch as a Template for Growth at Durant Road Middle School Bob Smith The Challenge to Remain Unique at South Charlotte Middle School Christine Waggonner and Lisa Cline Practical Strategies & Research Are Our Middle Schools Customer-Friendly? 10 Points to Ponder Mary B. Martin, Mark W. Mitchell, and Linda Kight Winter The Color Slides of Writing: Multigenre Research in Action Diane O. Howdeshell This We Believe in Action: Teaching Middle Grades Teacher Preparation Classes on Site Cecilia M. Toole The Search for Significance: Leadership Lessons Learned from the Field Mark L'Esperance and Vernon Farrington Revisiting the Battle of the Books Links to Literacy, a feature column by Johnna Faulconer, East Carolina University

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Volume 23(1) Winter 2008

Feature Section: Young Adolescent Literacy Development Advisor Advisee in the Language Arts Classroom Nancy B. Ruppert Why Are We Reading? Merry Boggs Bookclubs: Supporting Reluctant Readers at Asheville Middle School Melissa Hedt and Jessy Kronenberg Using Poetry to Teach the Holocaust: Rationale and Strategies for the Middle Level Learner Cindy Wilson and Brian B. Kahn Boys and Books: Encouraging Middle School Males to Read Johna Faulconer, Jessica Grant and Melissa Matsevich Links to Literacy, a feature column Literacy Leadership: What Principals Need to Know Johna Faulconer Practical Strategies & Research Sharing Power with Students: The Democratic, Differentiated Classroom Sheryn Waterman Lessons from the Gap Closers: The Middle School Philosophy in Urban Schools Tarra D. Ellis We are all in this together Integrating the Computer/Technology Skills into Your Curriculum Gordon Toudt Strengthening Middle Level Education through Leadership Coaching: Helping Middle School Leaders Survive and Flourish in Critical Times Vernon Farrington Preparing preservice teachers for their first year Focus on Teacher Education, a feature column by Jeannine Jones, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Call for Manuscripts for Fall 2008

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Volume 24(1) Winter 2009

FROM THE EDITOR- THIS EDITION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MIDDLE SCHOOL JOURNAL: CONTINUING EFFORTS TO CLOSE THE "KNOWING-DOING GAP" David Strahan SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2008 SCHOOLS TO WATCH Kristin Menickelli EFFECTIVE SCHOOL RESEARCH: TEACHERS’ AND ADMINISTRATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF ITS EXISTENCE ON CAMPUS Vance Vaughn, Peggy B. Gill, and Ross Sherman WARM UPS: A BRAIN STRETCHER OR A BRAIN SLEEPER? Judith McDonald UNIVERSALS OF CULTURE: A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING UNITY AND UNIQUENESS MaryAnn Davies, Brenda Wheat CROSSING BORDERS: HELPING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS TO CONFRONT DIFFERENCES Russell Binkley REDESIGNING THE MIDDLE-SCHOOL CLASSROOM: FIVE EASY STEPS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ GRADES AND DECORUM Rita Dunn and Karen Burke HOW TO TEACH STUDENTS TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES: STUDENTS AS DECISION-MAKERS Holly Thornton Focus on Literacy KEEPING CURRENT WITH ADOLESCENT LITERATURE Johna Faulconer JUST WHO ARE THESE KIDS I’M TEACHING? AN IMMERSION IN YOUNG ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT Jeanneine P. Jones Call for Manuscripts for Fall 2009

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Volume 25(1) Winter 2010

FROM THE EDITOR- THIS EDITION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MIDDLE SCHOOL JOURNAL: RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS David Strahan MOVING OUR STUDENTS BEYOND THE STANDARD AT EAST WILKES MIDDLE SCHOOL Dawn Longbottom, Charles Norman, Charlie Sealey, Becky Doran, Beth Hodges, Shannon Osborne, Chuck Hudson, Jeannie Jernigan, Jeffrey Johnson, Jodi Weatherman APPLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL 2009 SCHOOL TO WATCH Marcie Wilson THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELECTED LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL INCLUSIVE PRACTICES AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN NORTH CAROLINA Mary A. Houser, Genniver Bell, Virginia Dickens, and Terence Hicks INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM COHERENCE AS A POSSIBLE LINK TO INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA MIDDLE SCHOOLS Dustin Johnson MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION, STUDY SKILLS, AND HIGH STAKES TESTS Marcee M. Steele PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ DRAWINGS OF A SCIENTIST Liddell Shannon WHAT THEY DON’T KNOW CAN HURT THEM: PREPARING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS FOR REAL WORLD STUDENTS Tracy W. Smith, Wanda Calvert, Cogie Reed, Snyder, Kellie Johnson With contributions from Gayle Walden and Bob Tatum Focus on Literacy KNOWING AND TEACHING “THE LANGUAGE” Johna Faulconer FORTY PLUS YEARS OF TEACHING AND STILL GOING STRONG Candy Beal Call for Manuscripts for Fall 2010

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Volume 25(2) Fall 2010

From the Editor- This Edition of the North Carolina Middle School Journal: Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Tracy Smith & David Strahan ARTICLES A Star to Guide Us? Questions about the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards and the Ideology of Education in the Service of Global Economic Competition Vachel Miller Caldwell Early College High School: A Middle School Approach to High School Whitney Sims & Donna McGee, with contributions by Brad Hamby, Malen Braswell, Elizabeth Grogan, Mitchell Wright, and Phyllis Land Using Dossiers to Assess Middle Grades Teacher Candidates' Content Knowledge Melanie Greene and C. Kenneth McEwin Ensuring Preservice Teachers’ Readiness to Teach Standards-Based Curricula Robert Heath Courageous, Collaborative Leadership: Using Online Resources, Presentations, and Public School Partnerships to Structure a Preservice Internship Program Diane Marks Preparing Teacher Candidates to Understand the Assessment of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Susan Colby, Tracy W. Smith, and Michael Jacobson FEATURES Anna Crooke: 2010 North Carolina Middle School Association Region 7 Teacher of the Year C. Kenneth McEwin: North Carolina Middle Grades Education Groundbreaker, Trailblazer, and Caretaker Tracy W. Smith and Melanie Greene Middle Grades Teacher Education at Appalachian State University Tracy W. Smith and C. Kenneth McEwin William Lenoir Middle School 2010 School to Watch Kathy Lyday Call for Manuscripts for 2011

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Volume 26(1) Fall 2011

From the Editor- This Edition of the North Carolina Middle School Journal: Future Ready Learning Kathleen Roney ARTICLES Developing Global Awareness Through Self Awareness: A Middle Grades Multicultural Research Experience Laurie A. Ramirez A Programmatic Approach to Teaming and Thematic Instruction MaryAnn Davies & Rajni Shankar-Brown Teachers and Social Workers: Collaboration in a Changing Environment Claire L. Dente Concept-Based Interdisciplinary Teaching: Science and Social Studies Teacher Collaboration for the 21st Century Jeremy Hilburn & Steven D. Wall Paneling History: Using Storyboards to Engage Students in the Social Studies Classroom Jeremiah Clabough Engaging Students In and Out of the Classroom: The R.R. Moton Museum Project Charline B. Rowland & Elizabeth A. Pegram What Went Wrong: Middle School Students and Alliteracy Kjersti VanSlyke-Briggs A Most Critical Need: Why All Middle Grades Educators Should Be Teachers of Reading Vicki L. Luther Staffing High-Need Middle Schools: North Carolina Teachers' Perspectives Teresa M. Petty, Katherine A. O'Connor, & Diana B. Dagenhart Five Factors That Contribute to the Success of Middle Grades Math Teachers in North Carolina's Most Challenging Schools Debbie Lemon & John C. Fischetti Call for Manuscripts for 2012