
I have always felt that middle schools suffered fro

m "the middle child syndrome." But you can get help - at the
NJMSA. Last Friday our 6th grade guidance counselor and I traveled to
Kean University to attend and present. Our topic was
Easing the Transition from Elementary School to Middle School. While the guidance counselor did a great job of explaining our transition program and the research that backed it, I explained the technology aspects. We created a wiki,
http://betterinthemiddle.wikispaces.com/,for examples on how technology can be used as a tool to aid in transitions for parents, teachers, and students. Everyone who attended our session was eager to join, some wiki-ing for the first time ever. Hopefully we can all come together with some ideas on smoothing out the transition process and pay a little more attention to the needs and concerns of the "middle child."
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