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: -&quote;Charting the Course of Curriculum Integration&quote; by Mark Springer -&quote;Differentiating Instruction as a Response to Academic Diversity&quote; by Carol Ann Tomlinson -&quote;Service-Learning: Connecting Curriculum to Community&quote; by Katherine F. Thompson -&quote;Technology in the Middle Grades Classroom&quote; by Penny A. Bishop and John M. Downes -&quote;Adolescent Literacies&quote; by Donna Alvermann and David Moore -&quote;Advancing Middle Grades Reform: Lessons Learned&quote; 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.