Best Practices Presentations
Best Practices sessions are sponsored by NAPOMLE at
NMSA Annual Conferences and Middle Level Teacher Educator Symposia.
A Symposium on Middle Level Teacher Preparation
Presented by National Middle School Association
February 4 & 5, 2005
Papers from the Conference
Elizabeth Dore , Radford UniversityPALS-An After School Program |
Anita Dutrow , Presbyterian CollegeA Methods Course Connecting the College of Education Faculty, College of Arts and Science Faculty, and Classroom Teacher to Benefit the Middle School Teacher Candidate |
Deborah Friesen, Joanne Arhar, & Teresa Rishel , Kent State UniversityAction Research to Improve Achievement in Reforming Middle Level Schools |
Alecia Youngblood-Jackson , Appalachian State UniversityThe Use of Ethnography in Early Field Experiences for Preservice Teachers |
David Virtue , University of South CarolinaESOL "Rounds": A Best Practice in Middle Level Teacher Preparation |
John Niska , Rhode Island CollegeCreating a Formal College-Middle Level School Partnership Network: One College's Story |
Paul Parkison , University of Southern IndianaCognitive Coaching Relationships: Building Collaboration into Teacher Training |
Sara Davis Powell , College of CharlestonDesigning an Overview Middle Level Teacher Preparation Course |
Vikki Spencer , Missouri Southern State UniversityDealing with "Dispositions" |
Susan Stockdale & Lynn Stallings , Kennesaw State UniversityAn Assignment that Develops Teacher Candidate Ability to Assess and Analyze Impact on Middle School Student Learning |
Pat Williams-Boyd , Eastern Michigan UniversityFacilitating Teachers' Richer Understanding of their Students: Using Critical Case Studies |