Middle School Research to Practice

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Co-Hosts David Virtue and Andrew Maxey highlight recent research and discuss its implications for the education of young adolescents in middle grades schools and classrooms.

JUL 31

Classroom Management in the Middle Grades

In this episode, the hosts discuss a qualitative study of teachers' perceptions of classroom management in the middle grades, including common themes around what strategies work and differences in perceptions between general and special education teachers.Always a hot topic, classroom management is often cited by teachers as a reason why they leave the profession. It’s a problem exacerbated by lingering post-pandemic student social and emotional needs and behavior challenges. The hosts explor...

23 min
JUN 5

SEL Competence – Beyond the Buzzword

What does being “SEL competent” mean for middle grades teachers entering the profession today? How do teachers continue to adapt and develop that skillset over time? The hosts discuss two recent studies that explore these questions and their impact on effective classroom management.

22 min
11/21/2023

Self-Regulation Challenges and Supports

Even without additional trauma (such as the continuing impacts of the pandemic), adolescents are in a dynamic period of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral development. In this episode, co-hosts David Virtue and Andrew Maxey discuss a recent study that looked at health education teachers’ and school counselors’ views of their students’ challenges and their strategies for supporting students’ social and emotional development. The study was published in the June 2023 edition of Rese...

18 min
10/16/2023

Increasing Female Students’ STEM Self Efficacy

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, while nearly half of the U.S. workforce is women only 27% are STEM workers. Could STEM self efficacy be a key to better female representation in STEM? What is “STEM self efficacy,” anyway? And why is it particularly important in the middle grades? Co-hosts David Virtue and Andrew Maxey dig into these questions, discussing why it may be the key to moving the needle.

14 min
09/23/2023

Leadership Support in a Pandemic - Middle School Teacher Perceptions of Emergency Remote Teaching

How did teachers perceive leadership support in the emergency transition to remote learning in 2020? Co-hosts David Virtue and Andrew Maxey discuss insights from the article, with Andrew sharing from his own experience as an administrator.

22 min
06/12/2023

Student Amotivation, Absenteeism, and Academic Performance

Perhaps unsurprisingly, a recent study shows a relationship between amotiviation, absenteeism, and student performance. So what does this mean, practically speaking, for educators? Hosts David Virtue and Andrew Maxey break down a recent study conducted by researchers in Turkey and published in Research in Middle Level Education Online.

19 min
05/26/2023

The Pathway from Peer Support to Achievement via School Motivation

Peer relationships become increasingly important during adolescence. So it’s not surprising that researchers are interested in the connection between peer relationships and academic achievement. Hosts David Virtue and Andrew Maxey break down a recent study published in Research in Middle Level Education Online that examined this relationship.

12 min
04/11/2023

Teaching with Integrity: Aligning what we believe with what we say and what we do

Co-hosts David Virtue and Andrew Maxey discuss a new study that explored preservice mathematics teachers’ beliefs and the relationships among those beliefs and specialized content knowledge and technology utilization. The study offers important lessons about the role of beliefs during preservice teacher education that can be extended to teachers’ learning and growth at all stages of their careers.

19 min
03/21/2023

International Mindedness in the Middle Grades

Hosts David Virtue and Andrew Maxey discuss a recent study that looked at how students in International Baccalaureate (IB) programs perceive international mindedness as part of their identity. They then explore how all middle grades schools, IB or otherwise, can promote international mindedness to help students become globally engaged and culturally competent adults who understand the world’s interconnectedness and can find belonging wherever they might end up in the future.

20 min
02/16/2023

Using Genius Hours to Promote Personalized Learning

While genius projects have grown in popularity in recent years, few research studies have investigated their implementation and impact in middle level schools. A recent study published in Research in Middle Level Education Online reports teachers’ perceptions of the implementation of genius hour in their school and provides some useful insights for middle level schools considering this innovative approach. In this episode, co-hosts David Virtue and Andrew Maxey discuss key insights from the s...

15 min

10 Episodes

Co-Hosts David Virtue and Andrew Maxey highlight recent research and discuss its implications for the education of young adolescents in middle grades schools and classrooms.

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Association for Middle Level Education
Years Active

2023 - 2024
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10
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Middle School Research to Practice

Middle School Research to Practice

Episodes

Classroom Management in the Middle Grades

SEL Competence – Beyond the Buzzword

Self-Regulation Challenges and Supports

Increasing Female Students’ STEM Self Efficacy

Leadership Support in a Pandemic - Middle School Teacher Perceptions of Emergency Remote Teaching

Student Amotivation, Absenteeism, and Academic Performance

The Pathway from Peer Support to Achievement via School Motivation

Teaching with Integrity: Aligning what we believe with what we say and what we do

International Mindedness in the Middle Grades

Using Genius Hours to Promote Personalized Learning

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