Deegan - Session 1 Project Timeline

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  • Charles Eliot - Started an effort to reorganize primary and secondary schooling

    • Started an effort to reorganize primary and secondary schooling

  • Alvin Howard - One of the first to advocate for the creation of 6 - 8 schools in order to remove limitations by Carnegie units, create a more stable climate, and recognize earlier onset of puberty

    • One of the first to advocate for the creation of 6 - 8 schools in order to remove limitations by Carnegie units, create a more stable climate, and recognize earlier onset of puberty

  • William M. Alexander - Proposed the name change of "junior high school" to "middle school" - "Father of the Middle School Movement

    • Proposed the name change of "junior high school" to "middle school"
    • "Father of the Middle School Movement

  • Donald Eichorn - Wrote the first book on promoting the creation of grades 6 - 8 middle schools

    • Wrote the first book on promoting the creation of grades 6 - 8 middle schools

  • The Middle School - Published in 1966 - The Middle School by Donald Eichorn - Attempted to apply Piaget's theories regarding early adolescent development in designing an educational program

    • Published in 1966
    • The Middle School by Donald Eichorn
    • Attempted to apply Piaget's theories regarding early adolescent development in designing an educational program

  • Gordan Vars - Involved in the creation of the Midwest Middle School Association in 1970 and its conversion int the National Middle School Association in 1973 - First president of the National Middle School Association

    • Involved in the creation of the Midwest Middle School Association in 1970
    • Involved in its conversion int the National Middle School Association in 1973
    • First president of the National Middle School Association
    • On the Professional Preparation Advisory Board that wrote the first national standards for middle school level teacher preparation

  • The Exemplary Middle School by Paul S. George and William M. Alexander - Comprehensive coverage of a middle school including the curriculum development, instructional strategies, alternative grouping methods, planning, evaluation, and leadership roles

    • Published in 1981
    • The Exemplary Middle School by Paul S. George and William M. Alexander
    • Comprehensive coverage of a middle school including the movement, curriculum development, instructional strategies, alternative grouping methods, planning, evaluation, and leadership roles

  • Turning Points: Transforming Middle Schools by Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development - Strategies for effective middle school classrooms including building classroom communities and connecting schools with their communities

    • Published in 1989
    • Turning Points: Transforming Middle Schools by Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development
    • Strategies for effective middle school classrooms including building classroom communities and connecting schools with their communities

  • As I See It - Published in 1991 - As I See It by John Lounsbury - Noted that while comparing middle schools and junior high schools were "alike in actual practice"

    • Published in 1991
    • As I See It by John Lounsbury
    • Noted that while comparing middle schools and junior high schools were "alike in actual practice"

  • Turning Points 2000 - Published in 2000 - Turning Points 2000 by Anthony Jackson and Gayle Davis - Builds on Turning Points strategies and outlines research showing why those strategies are successful - Discusses middle school reform

    • Published in 2000
    • Turning Points 2000 by Anthony Jackson and Gayle Davis
    • Builds on Turning Points strategies and outlines research showing why those strategies are successful
    • Discusses middle school reform