{"product_id":"turning-points-anthony-w-jackson-9780807739969","title":"Turning Points: Educating Adolescents in the 21st Century, a Report of Carnegie Corporation of New York","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarnegie Corporation's landmark 1989 report, \u003cem\u003eTurning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 21\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003est\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Century\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003efocused national attention on the long-neglected needs of adolescent youth. In the following decade, hundreds of middle grades schools implemented \u003cem\u003eTurning Points\u003c\/em\u003e principles and many others adopted similar and complementary measures. Based on these experiences, \u003cem\u003eTurning Points 2000\u003c\/em\u003e refines the ideas contained in the original report by blending the wisdom of both the latest research and the best practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis seminal volume, written by the principal author of the original report (Anthony W. Jackson) along with one of the main leaders in implementing its principles (Gayle A. Davis): \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Synthesizes crucial lessons learned from educators attempting to improve middle grades education across the country over the past decade\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Bridges the gap between education researchers and practitioners by translating a wealth of recent research into practical guidance for front-line educators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Signals a new generation of thinking about middle grades education by emphasizing that, in addition to structural changes in classrooms and schools, educators must also make substantial, far-reaching changes in curriculum, student assessment, and instruction in order to improve student learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Directly confronts critical questions such as how heterogeneously grouped (i.e., untracked) students can be successfully educated, why middle grades teachers must be specially licensed to teach young adolescents, and why middle grades instruction must include instruction in reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony W. Jackson, Gayle A. Andrews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807739960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807739969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.06h x 6.96w x 0.51d\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Anthony W. Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072794620159,"sku":"9780807739969","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76ec34c8-cfc7-436a-b192-b69e84d1207c.jpg?v=1685443980","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/turning-points-anthony-w-jackson-9780807739969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}