The Young Adolescent Times

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By: Paige Jennings, CAMLE Publications Director

Welcome to the September edition of The Young Adolescent Times! This month, we’re excited to showcase innovative practices from across Colorado. Learn how Juniper School in Durango has integrated skateboarding into its curriculum, engaging students in a unique and active way. Dive into Limits Plus Autonomy—Helping Kids Learn and Thrive in the Digital World, an article that explores how to balance technology and independence in student learning. We also feature strategies for Creating Inclusive Classrooms with Co-Teaching and the Station Rotation to promote collaboration and differentiation, as well as using video projects to reinforce learning in math classrooms.

Don’t forget, the annual CAMLE conference is just around the corner on September 28! This event is a fantastic opportunity for middle-level educators to connect, share ideas, and grow professionally. We hope to see you there!

It's HERE!!! And it's not too late to register! Please join us at our annual CAMLE Conference! This year's theme is Middle School by Design and will be held at Lesher Middle School in Fort Collins, CO. Select from 44+ sessions presented by school practitioners, regional experts and national organizations! Topics range from motivating young adolescents, managing the middle grades classroom and using movement and other brain-based learning strategies to creating welcoming and inclusive classroom communities, building students' sense of belonging, voice and identity, and feedback loops, formative assessment and self-assessment. We look forward to seeing you!

AMLE is thrilled to launch the highly anticipated book, The Successful Middle School: A Place to Belong and Become. This companion guide to The Successful Middle School: This We Believe is your key to creating educational environments where all young adolescents can thrive.

What You’ll Gain

• Practical Strategies: Dive into dozens of school and classroom examples on topics like executive function, student voice and choice, differentiation, and more.
• Expert Insights: Learn from the latest research and current thinking on how to support students' journeys toward belonging and becoming.
• Real-World Applications: Implement tried-and-true practices to help students feel seen, heard, and supported in their educational journey.

By: Tyler Brown Staff Writer

The Durango Herald

In front of most schools across the country, there is a red and white sign near the entryway that reads: “No Skateboarding.” Colleges and school districts have long fought against the sport because allowing students to skate on campus causes damage to school infrastructure. However, there’s a Durango school that is trying to break the mold by allowing students to skate on campus and even integrating it into the curriculum. Read more...

By: Ellen Galinsky

AMLE

The debates on kids and the digital world are heating up. The main focus now—as in the past—is on protection. Protecting children from harm is fundamental. But if we only pay attention to limits, our efforts will fall short. We can’t ignore an axiom of child development—children need both limits to stay safe PLUS autonomy to grow. If we use the lens of young adolescent development, then the solutions we create will be much more effective. Read more...

By: Dr. Catlin Tucker

In today’s educational landscape, the emphasis on inclusion and creating the least restrictive environments for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) has significantly reshaped classroom dynamics. This shift has led to the growing adoption of co-teaching models, where general and special education teachers collaborate to meet the diverse needs of their students. Among the various co-teaching approaches, the use of teacher-led stations within a station rotation model stands out for its ability to consistently deliver targeted, differentiated, and personalized instruction. Read more...

By: Alessandra King

Edutopia

Problem-solving, and the creativity that generates and fuels it, lies at the heart of mathematics. Mathematics is essentially about reasoning and much less about memorization or even procedural skills, although both processes are meaningful and useful to simplify and support problem-solving. The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has consistently advocated to keep problem-solving as the centerpiece of mathematics teaching, and global trends in mathematics education have increasingly emphasized problem-solving and mathematical modeling. Read more...

Join us for the 4th Annual Rocky Mountain Mind, Brain & Education Conference hosted by Denver Museum of Nature & Science in partnership with researchED. This conference brings together K–12 educators and university researchers, all with a common interest in applying research-based methods from psychology and neuroscience to their practice.

Date: Saturday, November 9th, 2024

Time: 8:00am to 4:30pm

Location: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205

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