Curriculum and Instruction

This first volume in the series, Curriculum and Instruction: Selections from Research to Guide Practice in Middle Grades Education is comprised of the following chapters largely drawn from the original book's section on academic excellence: -"e;Charting the Course of Curriculum Integration"e; by Mark Springer -"e;Differentiating Instruction as a Response to Academic Diversity"e; by Carol Ann Tomlinson -"e;Service-Learning: Connecting Curriculum to Community"e; by Katherine F. Thompson -"e;Technology in the Middle Grades Classroom"e; by Penny A. Bishop and John M. Downes -"e;Adolescent Literacies"e; by Donna Alvermann and David Moore -"e;Advancing Middle Grades Reform: Lessons Learned"e; by Gayle Andrews The chapters from Research to Guide Practice build on a tradition in middle grades education of synthesizing the best from the research literature in accessible and practical language. In keeping with that tradition, Volume 1 on curriculum and instruction will be a ready source of ideas to support improving young adolescents' experiences in and out of school.