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April 2011 | Volume 68 | Number 7
The Transition Years
Feature Articles
Perspectives / Getting Somewhere
Marge Scherer
Listen here.
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Double Take
Reviews, research, and relevant reads.
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The Early and Elementary Years / Are We Paving Paradise?
Elizabeth Graue
Is a faster pace spoiling the kindergarten experience?
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The Early and Elementary Years / Supporting Early School Success
Denise H. Daniels
Strategies for making schools ready for children.
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The Early and Elementary Years / Road Map for a Dream
Amanda Fenlon
How to ease the step into kindergarten for children with disabilities.
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The Early and Elementary Years / The Ups and Downs of 3rd Grade
Kelsey Augst Felton and Patrick Akos
Third graders often find that academic work is harder and social skills more necessary.
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The Early and Elementary Years / The Leap into 4th Grade
Mike Anderson
How to create a classroom environment for exuberant, industrious, and, sometimes, anxious students.
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The Early and Elementary Years / No More Lost Ground
Christine S. Beck
An innovative program helps gifted students from poor families live up to their potential.
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The Middle/High Years / Demystifying the Adolescent Brain
Laurence Steinberg
Why otherwise smart kids take dumb risks—and other insights about how teens think.
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The Middle/High Years / Movin' Up to the Middle
Rick Wormeli
If students learn to handle stress during middle school, they tend to respond positively to challenges later on.
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The Middle/High Years / Back on Track to Graduate
Robert Balfanz
To tackle the dropout crisis, address attendance, behavior, and course failure early on.
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The Middle/High Years / A Smoother Transition for Black Teens
Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy
Black 9th graders surmount stumbling blocks and proceed with confidence.
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The Middle/High Years / Rallying Behind At-Risk Freshmen
Nathan Frank
After a few false starts, a peer-mentoring club makes all the difference.
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The Middle/High Years / Girls Leading Outward
Heather Hamed, Jazmin Reyes, Dominic C. Moceri, Laura Morana and Maurice J. Elias
GLO girls raise their voices and their achievement in this leadership development program.
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High School and Beyond / ELLs: What's the Endgame?
Judith Rance-Roney
Helping English language learners capture the big prizes.
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High School and Beyond / Turning Seniors into Freshmen
Donna Rodrigues and Cecilia Le
A precollege program teaches the value of planning ahead.
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High School and Beyond / Fighting College Craziness
Michael Thompson
From pressures to get into a "good school" to leaving a pet, college jitters upset family life.
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Departments
Research Says… / Don't Wait Until 4th Grade to Address the Slump
Bryan Goodwin
Peer pressure may widen students' knowledge gaps.
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Art and Science of Teaching / The Inner World of Teaching
Robert J. Marzano
Why rethinking negative assumptions about student behavior can be useful.
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Digitally Speaking / Positive Digital Footprints
William M. Ferriter
Students should be aware of—and not afraid of—their digital footprints.
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Principal Connection / Passing the Torch
Joanne Rooney
Some reflections on the best way to leave your principalship.
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ASCD Community in Action
News and resources from ASCD.
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Among Colleagues / How Can We Help Students Take Ownership of Learning?
Question by Misty M. LaCour. Responses by S. Dallas Dance, Ron Klemp, and Ayanna Cooper.
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Online Only
From Kid to Young Adult
Cossondra George
Strategies for helping young teens adjust to middle school.
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Lives in Transition: What Students Say
Donna M. San Antonio, Elizabeth Marcell, Mara Tieken and Karen Wiener
What students worry about and what they want from their teachers.
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Navigating High School
Natalee Popadiuk and Rick Oliver
Experiences that facilitate—and hinder—the passage into 9th grade.
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EL Study Guide
Naomi Thiers
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Inservice Guest Blogger: Mike Anderson
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El Group
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