Middle Grades Education in the Age of COVID-19 Volume 6, Issue 2 (2020)
Editorial
Middle Grades Education in the Age of COVID-19: Editorial Remarks
James F. Nagle, Saint Michael's College and Penny A. Bishop, University of Vermont
Essays
COVID-19, Middle Level Teacher Candidates, and Colloquialisms: Navigating Emergency Remote Field Experiences
Brooke B. Eisenbach, Lesley University; Paula Greathouse, Tennessee Tech; and Caroline Acquaviva, Lesley University
In a Spirit of Curiosity, Concern, Collaboration, and Humility: Considering the Work of Middle Grades Education in the Context of a Pandemic
Kristie W. Smith, Literacy Instructional Specialist in the Southeast and Kristina N. Falbe, Illinois State University
Teacher Education in the Time of COVID-19: Creating Digital Networks as University-School-Family Partnerships
Tracey S. Hodges, University of Alabama; Cailin Kerch, University of Alabama; and Melisa (Lisa) Fowler, University of Alabama
Teaching through Collective Trauma in the Era of COVID-19: Trauma-informed Practices for Middle Level Learners
Shantel D. Crosby LMSW, PhD, University of Louisville; Penny B. Howell EdM, EdD, University of Louisville; and Shelley Thomas MAT, EdD, University of Louisville
Middle Level Teachers Quarantine, Teach, and Increase Self-Efficacy Beliefs: Using Theory to Build Practice During COVID-19
Heather Rogers Haverback, Towson University
The Global Pandemic as Learning Opportunities about the World: Extending School Curriculum
Bogum Yoon, State University of New York at Binghamton
Research
“Making the Unusual Usual:” Students’ Perspectives and Experiences of Learning at Home during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mary Beth Schaefer, St. John's University; Sandra Schamroth Abrams, St. John's University; Molly Kurpis, St. John's University; Madeline Abrams, St. John's University; and Charlotte Abrams, St. John's University
Practitioner Perspectives
Gender Engagement Differences with Remote Learning: A Middle Level Teacher's Perspective
Matt Chandler, Burlington School District
Leveraging Community Partnerships to Engage Digitally Foreign Learners in Response to COVID-19
W. Keith Burgess, University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Jimmeka L. Anderson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Success Plan for the Online Learning Experience: Student Engagement, Teacher Accessibility, & Relationships
Ruchelle Combs, University of South Florida