Rethinking Middle School Education
The Middle School years are a hormone-fueled, socially-charged, technology-obsessed time of life. Now, new brain research and emerging technology trends are combining to encourage educators re-think how to best engage eleven to fourteen year olds in learning, and and prepare them for life in a complex world. Join Kojo for a conversation abotu how and why reforming middle school is becoming a priority in our region and around the country.
Guests
Executive Director, Secondary Programs, Alexandria City Public Schools
Principal, Silver Spring International Middle School
Associate Professor, Middle Grades Education Program, University of Georgia; President-elect, National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform; co-author, Turning Points 2000: Educating Adolescents in the Twenty-first Century
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