Middle Grades Teacher Preparation: Is it Necessary? Volume 2, Issue 1 (2016)
Editorial
The Case for Specialized Middle Grades Teacher Preparation
Penny A. Bishop, University of Vermont and James F. Nagle, Saint Michael's College
Essays
Specialized Middle Level Teacher Preparation: Moving From Advocacy to Actualization
Chris M. Cook, Appalachian State University; Penny B. Howell, University of Louisville; and Shawn A. Faulkner, Northern Kentucky University
Considering the Virtual Classroom: A Call to Middle Level Education Programs
Brooke B. Eisenbach, Lesley University
Research
How Do Selected Novice Middle School Teachers from Various Certification Pathways Perceive the Effectiveness of Their Teacher Preparation?
Nicole Hesson, York College of Pennsylvania
A Different Kind of Kid, A Different Kind of Teacher Education: Middle Grades Teachers Reflect on Their Preparation to Teach Young Adolescents
Moses K. Ochanji, California State University - San Marcos; Rong-Ji Chen, California State University San Marcos; Erika Daniels, California State University - San Marcos; Marlene L. Deringer, Otterbein University Ohio; Janet McDaniel, California State University San Marcos; Laurie Stowell, California State University San Marcos; and Christina Cambra-Adamson, California State University San Marcos
“Where I’m From”: Utilizing Place-Based Pedagogy and Multimodal Literacy in a Graduate Children’s Literature Class
Stephanie M. Bennett, Missisippi State University
Practitioner Perspective
Re-Viewing, Re-Imaging, and Re-Invigorating Middle School Teacher Education
Edward Podsiadlik III, University of Illinois at Chicago