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April 2008 • Volume 11 • Number 4

Health, Wellness, and Academic Success

Features

Make the Investment in School Wellness Initiatives
Nora Howley

Member AccessWhat Ever Happened to Kick the Can? Wellness in School and Community
Tom Burton

Member AccessTolerance, Safety, and the Mission of Middle Schools
Stephanie L. Knapp

Member AccessA Year of Health and Safety Activities
Lyn Fiscus

Member AccessDesigning a Personal Safety Program for Your Middle School
Robert Ruder

Member AccessHitchhikers Beware: No Free Rides with Collaborative Work
Genell Hooper Harris

Member AccessHow to Disengage from a Verbal Power Struggle
Julie Porsley

Member AccessFirst-Hand Accounts: Bringing History to Life
Linda Hoiseth

Service Learning, Boys, and Fish Tanks
Kristy VantLeven

Member AccessConnecting with Kids: Just Say Hi
Larry Taylor

The Most Unbelievable Field Trip: Taking Students to Washington, D.C.
Karen Ashton

Member AccessLinking Students to History with Family Profiles
Bobby Ezell and William D. Edgington

In Every Issue

Member AccessEditor's Note
Patricia George
I have to admit

Executive Director's Note
Betty Edwards
I'm haunted by a book

Member AccessNews to Use
Information to promote effective middle level education.

Member AccessTeams in Action
Jeff Miller
The Power of Teams: Co-Teaching to Reach Every Student Every Day

Member AccessClick Here
Brenda Dyck
Using Today's Technology to Support Diverse Learners

Member AccessTeaching in the Middle
Rick Wormeli
Homework: How We Assign It

Member AccessThe Mark of Leadership
Anthony Bongo
Creating a Caring Middle School ... Step by Step

Member AccessReviews and Resources
Books and resources of interest to middle level educators

Member AccessMegaphone
Amusing, interesting, and provocative comments from the field of education

Member AccessSpotlight on Homework
Kimberly Campbell
Teaming Up on Homework

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