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Rethinking Middle School Education

Listen Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 at 1:06 p.m. in 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.

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Guests

Margaret Walsh

Executive Director, Secondary Programs, Alexandria City Public Schools

Vicky Lake-Parcan

Principal, Silver Spring International Middle School

Gayle Andrews

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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