Tracy W. Smith, Ph.D.

E-Mail address: smithtw@appstate.edu

Mailing Address:
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Appalachian State University
PO Box 32047
Boone, NC 28608

Links to important middle school organizations and resources

Inspirational Teacher Documents

Literacy Resources

Literature Circles Roles for Content Disciplines

International Reading Association/National Middle School Association Position Paper on Adolescent Literacy

A Suggested List of Published Memoirs for Inspiration and Demonstration

Examples of Multi-text Studies

Examples of Thematic Units

Fall 2009

RE 3150: Language Arts in the Middle Grades

• Course Syllabus
• Language Arts Web Resources
• Day One Activity: Reading-Writing Survey
• Oral Language PowerPoint Presentation
• Teaching Resources
  • Writers'/Readers' Workshop
    • Reading-Writing Survey
    • Peer Conference Forms
    • Syllabi
    • Organizing the Writers'/Readers' Workshop: Forms and Procedures
    • Reading Resources
    • Writing Conferences: The Heart of the Writing Workshop
  • Minilessons Developed by Students in RE 3150
    • Craft Minilessons
    • Conventions Minilessons
    • Procedure Minilessons
    • Reading Stategies Minilessons
  • Evaluation
    • Rubric Resources and Links
  • Authentic Assessment in Education
  • Family Contact Resources
  • Mythology Unit

CI 3900: Middle Grades Internship (Block I course) Seminar on Fridays from 9:00-10:50 a.m.; Laboratory is four hours per week in various partnership schools

CI 4450: Middle Grades Exhibition Portfolio (for student teachers)
Meets based on needs of individual students

CI 3920: Teaching Young Adolescents

Reading: Celebrating and Building upon the Diverse Characteristics and Needs of Young Adolescents

Professional Reading Projects from 2004 (include reviews and presentations of books related to young adolescents, their development, and responsive school practices)