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Middle Level Essentials Conference
April 23–24, 2009
Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas, NV

Topics include:

• Differentiated Instruction to Meet the Needs of Every Student
• The Differentiated Math Classroom
• Literacy Across the Content Areas
• Ninth Grade Academies (a conference-within-a-conference)

Symposium on Teacher Preparation
April 24–25, 2009
Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas, NV
Excellence in Teaching, Service, and Scholarship

Student Success Institute
May 29–30, 2009
Coast Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Topics include:

• Student Motivation
• Formative Assessment
• Advisory
• Literacy

Institute for Middle Level Leadership
July 12–15, 2009
Hyatt Regency Tamaya, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM

July 19–22, 2009
St. Regis Hotel and Resort, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

July 26–29, 2009
Hilton Whistler Resort, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Outstanding Teams Honored

Teams that Make a Difference is an awards program sponsored by Pearson and National Middle School Association that identifies teams that work to improve the education and well-being of young adolescents. The following teams were recognized at the 2008 NMSA Annual Conference in Denver in November.

2008 Grand Prize Winners

Stowe Middle School, Stowe, VT
Team Members: Jeff Grogan, Steve Buzzell
Principal: Nancy Shiok
Program: 7th Grade Team
Category: Focusing on Student Achievement

G.W. Carver Academy Middle School, Waco, TX
Team Members: Jim Heston, Mary Duty, David Gibson, Jessica Reisinger
Principal: Pam Correa
Program: Carver Academy Mars Simulator (CAMS)
Category: Connecting Young Adolescents with Communities

2008 Runners-Up

Eagle Ridge Middle School, Ashburn, VA
Team Members: Gabrielle Carpenter, Janice Koslowski, John Johnson, Wanda Cook
Principal: Janice Koslowski
Program: Club 2012

Keith Valley Middle School, Horsham, PA
Team Members: Diane Heitzanrater, Valerie Fasy, Stacy Rotchford
Principal: Jonathon Kircher
Program: Keith Valley Technology Education Program

2008 Honorable Mention

Ridgewood Middle School, Arnold, MD
Team Members: Ann Asher, Brandi Owens, Ryan Wideman
Program: RMS Character Council

Greystone Centennial Middle/Woodhaven Middle School/Ecole Broxton Park School
Spruce Grove, AB
Team Members: Carolyn Cameron, Russ Foster, Mike Hubick
Program: Complementary Arts Common Campus

Mt. Olive Middle School, Budd Lake, NJ
Team Members: Sandra Wozniak, Gail DiCicco, Ernie DiCicco
Program: Middle School Robotics Program

Francis Hammond Middle School, Alexandria, VA
Team Members: Jodie Peters, Robert Murphy
Program: Club BILI, Boys in Literacy Initiative

Focusing on Dropout Prevention

The leadership teams of National Middle School Association (NMSA) and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) recently gathered at the NASSP office in Washington to further our collaborative efforts to help stem the dropout crisis.

Erb Receives Lounsbury Award

Thomas O. Erb was presented the John H. Lounsbury Award at NMSA's 35th Annual Conference in Denver. Tom Erb has been the distinguished editor of Middle School Journal for the past 15 years, taking NMSA's flagship publication through expansion and improvement. Tom is a scholar, researcher, writer, philosopher, advocate, curriculum specialist, administrator, and, first and foremost, a teacher. His dedicated service to NMSA and middle level education has been extensive, including authoring articles, books, reviews and research reports; presenting at hundreds of workshops and events; and his service to the Kansas Association for Middle Level Education. As a university professor for almost 30 years, Tom has been cited for his excellence at the University of Kansas, where he served for 27 years, and at DePauw University, where he held a distinguished professor post.

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