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University of Vermont

Journal

2020

Early adolescence

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The Pandemic As Pedagogical Provender: A Response To “The Global Pandemic As Learning Opportunities About The World: Extending School Curriculum”, Mary Beth Schaefer Dec 2020

The Pandemic As Pedagogical Provender: A Response To “The Global Pandemic As Learning Opportunities About The World: Extending School Curriculum”, Mary Beth Schaefer

Middle Grades Review

In this article, Mary Beth Schaefer responds to Bogum Yoon’s essay, “The Global Pandemic as Learning Opportunities about the World: Extending School Curriculum,” published in Middle Grades Review (2020). Schaefer situates Yoon’s ideas for integrative curriculum within core philosophies of the middle grades movement and challenges the field to take up Yoon’s suggestions to engage all middle grades students in integrative global investigations of the pandemic; furthermore, Schaefer suggests that educators might use these investigations as a way to initiate conversations with middle grades students and educators in other countries to facilitate international discourses and global perspectives.


Do We Need Global Education In The Middle?, Kathleen Malu Dec 2020

Do We Need Global Education In The Middle?, Kathleen Malu

Middle Grades Review

Do we need global education in the middle? This essay explores the answer to this question using various lenses. A brief overview of the history of global education within the middle school movement is presented as are the relevant goals from This We Believe (NMSA, 2010) and definitions of related terms. Using four dimensions of development—physical, intellectual, moral, and social-emotional—readers are asked to reflect as members of the middle level community and as individuals on their own understandings about the need for global education. The essay ends with recommendations for advancing global education, the author’s response to the question, and …


Middle Grades Education In The Age Of Covid-19: Editorial Remarks, James F. Nagle, Penny A. Bishop Jun 2020

Middle Grades Education In The Age Of Covid-19: Editorial Remarks, James F. Nagle, Penny A. Bishop

Middle Grades Review

No abstract provided.


Teaching And Learning For Our Times: Editorial Remarks, James F. Nagle, Penny A. Bishop Apr 2020

Teaching And Learning For Our Times: Editorial Remarks, James F. Nagle, Penny A. Bishop

Middle Grades Review

No abstract provided.