| |  Above & Beyond
Plan now to attend the most comprehensive middle grades professional development opportunity in the world. Join more than 8,000 of your peers October 30-November 1, 2008, in Denver Colorado, at the NMSA 35th Annual Conference & Exhibit. Get the information, tools, and encouragement necessary to provide a high-quality education for every young adolescent. |
Hundreds of sessions cover more than 40 topic areas. View sessions by job category, subject, or presenter.
General session keynote speakers include Marlee Matlin, Alan November, and Jim Collins, author of Good to Great. | |
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| | | "When no one seems to be interested or listening, teach the few who are...the rest will get caught up in the excitement."
—David Puckett, Reflections from a Teacher's Heart | | | | | |
| The Success in the Middle Act
The Success in the Middle bill (HR 3406 and S. 2227) has been introduced in the House and Senate. Read more and support this important legislation.
| Call for editor
NMSA is conducting a search for the editorship of Middle School Journal.
| NMSA to Consider Name Change
Read the Executive Director's Note from the August 2008 issue of Middle Ground.
| Commitment to formative assessment
To use formative assessment successfully in the classroom, teachers need specific knowledge and skills. This article shares the what, why, and how, and the importance of the commitment of teachers and school leaders.
| Vocabulary teaching and learning
This new research summary looks at six key understandings for vocabulary teaching and learning across all age levels and content areas.
| Improving the lives of kids today
Join the America's Promise 15 in 5 Campaign Network for tools and information needed to help young people succeed.
| Service learning grants
State Farm's Youth Advisory Board has announced their annual RFP's for projects addressing driver safety, environmental responsibility, financial literacy, access to higher education, and disaster preparedness.
| Assessment Manifesto (PDF)
Rick Stiggins of ETS Assessment Training Institute has written a white paper detailing the need for balanced assessment systems in America's schools if we are to succeed in our mission to help all students learn.
| Accept the Learn and Serve Challenge
Join your peers from around the country for a concentrated week of special events and community outreach activities designed to raise awareness and build support for service-learning.
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| | Building Bridges
with Skype
Hear how Bill Ivey's students, in Massachusetts, used Skype to collaborate and learn with students in New York City.
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