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The National Turning Points Center has worked to develop rich descriptions
of best practices, as well as a coherent set of teaching and learning
tools. Turning Points Guides and Conversations, the
National Turning Points Network's quarterly newsletter, draw upon
the expertise and experiences of Turning Points schools and regional
centers, as well as other educational research. Additional resources
and tools are made available here, and will be regularly updated.
Turning Points Guides: Concise books that
offer explanations and specific strategies for faculties, coaches,
and school leaders to use as they engage in the Turning Points practices.
To order the Guides, please use the Publications
List and Order Form.
Turning Points Tools: An evolving web-based
collection of tools developed and found by members of the Turning
Points network.
Conversations:
This Turning Points newsletter, targetting best middle grades
practices, was published from 2000-2004. Each issue offers discussion,
examples, and tools related to a single important topic in Turning
Points reform.
Recommended Articles and Books: An evolving
bibliography of literature on a range of topics important to Turning
Points.
Useful Websites: An evolving list of
websites related to Turning Points and middle school change.
News
articles and research about education reform: The Center for
Collaborative Education, which houses Turning Points, the Boston
Pilot schools network, and a Small Schools network, as well as a
principals training initiative, maintains this resource of relevant
research and news stories.
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