Organizational Structures

            Select one question listed below to further investigate.

            Consult sites that assist you in responding to the question. Be

            prepared to support your response.

            What are the most appropriate grades to include in middle schools?

            What form(s) of block scheduling most benefit young adolescents?

            What forms of grouping address the developmental needs of

            middle school students?

            http://www.nmsa.org/research/ressum1.htm

              What grade configuration is best for the middle grades?

            http://www.nmsa.org/research/ressum8.htm

              What research supports grade 5 (and/or grade 6) being included

            in middle schools?

            http://www.nmsa.org/research/ressum2.htm

              What is flexible scheduling and what are its benefits?

            http://www.nmsa.org/research/ressum17.htm

              What types of block schedules benefit middle school students?

            http://www.middleweb.com/INCASEblkschd.html

              An e-mail discussion about block scheduling

            http://www.nmsa.org/research/ressum15.htm

              Is multi-age grouping beneficial to middle school students?

            http://www.nmsa.org/research/ressum6.htm

              How does heterogeneous grouping address the needs of

            different middle level students?