Middle School Developmental Project
Fellows will create an electronic portfolio comprising of:
Once the middle school developmental project is completed, please link the website to your digital portfolio.
- Vocabulary: relevant to middle school leaders and stakeholders. Vocabulary should be grade specific, restricted to words that are common parlance in middle school. Acknowledging that education vernacular is always evolving, the list does not have to be exhaustive, but should include the most easily understandable descriptions with included examples.
- Developmental research and written overview: Using NELA texts as well as valid, peer-reviewed research, each group should complete written overviews of each developmental area (cognitive; literacy and language; peer relations and moral; physical; self-concept, identity and motivation).
- Action Research: Because seeing is not only believing, but understanding, Fellows will conduct visits to excellent schools (internship sites may be included). Classroom observations should be coordinated, with group observations permitted. While at the school visit, Fellows should interview teachers, leaders, community stakeholders, perhaps in a panel.
- Individual reflection: Upon compiling the preceding documents, each Fellow must complete an individual reflection detailing what he/she has personally learned and will take away for his/her work in Northeast schools.
- Brochure: Develop a summary brochure for parents that is easily digestible, but captures the most important take-aways from research.
- Presentation Guide: Create a “users’ guide” that will help others navigate and understand your project. The format for the presentation is flexible (Prezi, PowerPoint, Digital Story, etc.); however, it should allow others to easily identify the main points of your project.
Once the middle school developmental project is completed, please link the website to your digital portfolio.