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April 2005 | Volume 62 | Number 7
Marge Scherer
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Carol Ann Tomlinson and Kristina Doubet
Four teachers demonstrate how to make curriculum relevant and instruction engaging for adolescent learners.
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Robert W. Blum
Feeling connected to school increases the likelihood that adolescents will achieve academic success.
Lisa F. Price
A complex interplay of body chemistry and brain development influences how students behave and learn.
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Marilee Sprenger
How one adolescent gets through her day.
Denise Clark Pope and Richard Simon
Thanks to pressures at home and at school, students who appear to be excelling might be just “doing school.”
Pat Wolfe
A wake-up call for sleepy teens.
Linda Inlay
Through listening groups and service tasks, this middle school shows it takes students seriously.
Lisa Renard
How blogs and instant messaging can spur reading, writing, and dialoguing.
Henry Jenkins
How educators can build on the motivational power of electronic games.
Erika Daniels
Students tell teachers their top concerns about school.
Nancy B. Mizelle
To ensure high school success, make the middle school program challenging and supportive.
Joan Lampert
A freshman advisory program urges students to connect to school resources and activities.
Terry Grier and Kent D. Peterson
From tutoring to all-star camp, Guilford County Schools meets the varied academic needs of students.
Angela L. Vaughan
A teacher designs a class structure that emphasizes student responsibility for learning.
Yaroslav Senyshyn
No need to add the suspense and drama, this teacher finds, when you teach the classics.
Louie F. Rodriguez
Students demonstrate respect when they receive it.
Deborah Siegel
Marlene Darwin and Steve Fleischman
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Joanne Rooney
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