Middle Level Education and the Young Adolescent

Authors

  • Ellis Hurd Illinois State University
  • Steven B. Mertens Illinois State University

Keywords:

Middle Level Education

Abstract

The online course Middle Level Education and the Young Adolescent is part of a university-wide course redesign project.  While the course content focuses on the unique aspects of teaching and learning in middle level schools (unique developmental needs of young adolescents, interdisciplinary teaming, advisory, etc.), there is an emphasis on educating young adolescents in urban school settings.  This course mirrors the traditional course, which is part of the middle level teacher education degree program.  The online version was developed specifically to meet the needs of elementary and secondary education students (middle level majors are required to take C&I 233, the traditional version).  C&I 233.01 is a required course for Elementary Teacher Education majors; and it is one of two additional courses required for Secondary Teacher Education majors desiring a middle level endorsement (qualifying them to teach grades 6-12 instead of just 9-12).

Author Biographies

Ellis Hurd, Illinois State University

Ellis Hurd, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at Illinois State University. He completed his doctorate at the University of Northern Iowa in 2008, and his master's degree in English as a second language (ESL) and bilingual education from National-Louis University in 2003. He has more than 12 years of teaching experience in diverse settings across two states. He has presented and published on education, mixed identity, and urban education and related topics at various levels, including international, national, and state. He continues to be interested in the juxtaposition of identity, education, and work.

Steven B. Mertens, Illinois State University

Dr. Steve Mertens is assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Illinois State University. Prior to his current position, Steve served for nearly 15 years as a senior research scientist at the Center for Prevention Research and Development (CPRD) at the University of Illinois. During his tenure at CPRD, Steve served as the project director for the design, research, and evaluation of several large-scale evaluations and research studies of comprehensive middle-grades reform projects, including Michigan Middle Start, Mid South Middle Start, and Turning Points. He has published more than 30 research articles, book chapters, and reports addressing varying aspects of middle grades school reform and improvement.  Steve has been a member of the National Forum since 2000 and is concluding his first term as a board member.  He also serves as the Chair for the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) Middle Level Education Research Special Interest Group.

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Published

2013-01-14

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2013)

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