The Exemplary Middle School

The Exemplary Middle School

Praised nationwide as the leading text for aspiring middle school educators, this book links theory and current research to practice with specific examples of effective practice from many of this country's exemplary middle schools. The authors offer comprehensive coverage, including attention to the history of the middle school movement, the process of curriculum development, instructional strategies, alternative methods of grouping students, planning and evaluation, leadership roles, and much more. At the heart of this book's success is its extensive use of up-to-date illustrative materials that show future educators how best practices are being implemented in today's middle schools.Ask your Wadsworth, Cengage Learning representative about ordering this free option with every new copy of this text. InfoTrac College Edition is a world-class, online university library that offers the full text (not just abstracts) of articles from almost 4000 top academic journals and periodicals. Updated daily and going back as far as 22 years, InfoTrac College Edition is a great way to expand your course beyond the pages of this text. Adopters and their students will receive unlimited, free access for four months. Available to college and university students only.About the AuthorPaul George is a well-respected scholar and one of the nation's leading authorities on middle schools. As a researcher, consultant, and teacher, he has, for many years, been actively involved in the search for effective middle school solutions.Mr. Alexander's career and education have centered around health communication and public health, particularly women's health. In his current position as editorial associate at Ipas, an international nonprofit organization dealing with women's reproductive health, he writes, edits, and publishes materials designed to improve women's sexual and reproductive rights and to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality around the world. Before working at Ipas, Mr. Alexander worked for MEASURE Evaluation, a global organization that helps USAID-funded countries to improve their systems to confront disease, population issues, and poverty. He also has worked for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, the Embassy of Kazakhstan, and the American Social Health Association. Additionally, he has done freelance reporting and writing for several newspapers and magazines. Mr. Alexander received his baccalaureate degree in English from St. Mary's College of Maryland and his master's degree in medical journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.