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A new way to learn: Oconto Middle School opens Bayshore Community Academy

A new way to learn: Oconto Middle School opens Bayshore Community Academy | :: The 4th Era :: | Scoop.it

by Kent Tempus

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"Sixty students in grades 5-7 in Oconto, Wis., will learn most academic subjects through student-led projects as part of a new charter school that opened on a traditional middle-school campus. While math will be taught through traditional instruction in longer, 80-minute blocks, other core subjects -- science, social studies and reading -- will be integrated into projects. "With this, the kids will be able to develop skills without even realizing it at times," teacher Jenny Holmgren said. "

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Taylor Mali: In My Middle School ~ Teaching Channel

Taylor Mali: In My Middle School ~ Teaching Channel | :: The 4th Era :: | Scoop.it
Listen to Taylor as he describes his perfect middle school.
Jim Lerman's curator insight, August 22, 2013 1:23 PM

Mali is perhaps best known for his slam poem "What Teachers Make." One version of it on YouTube has been viewed 4.7 million times (8-22-13). I just encountered this "new" video of his (2011) on the Teaching Channel. He describes, in just 3 minutes, his ideal middle school. Sounds pretty good to me.