| | It's Month of the Young Adolescent!
 Ten- to fifteen-year-olds experience rapid physical and personal changes unlike any other time in their lives. They are faced with major decisions that will direct their behavior throughout their lives. Schools, families, and community members have a responsibility to work in tandem to provide opportunities that help students in this critical age be all they can be. Month of the Young Adolescent provides the perfect opportunity to join together to celebrate young adolescents. |
Calling all students! Students can submit a podcast to be featured on the NMSA Web site. Podcasts due: October 31, 2008
It's not too late to plan your celebration. On the Month of the Young Adolescent Web site you'll find PR resources and inspiring ideas for hosting school and community activities and conducting a successful shadow day. | | | |
| | | "It's always best to give students some control on your terms than have them take it on theirs."
—SiriNam S. Khalsa, Break the Bully Cycle | | | | | |
| Webcast "Education and the Next President"
Tune in Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7 p.m. Eastern for a live Webcast from Teachers College of a debate between Linda Darling-Hammond, education adviser to Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama, and Lisa Graham Keegan, education adviser to Republican nominee John McCain.
| 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.
| PBS Teachers blog
In honor of Month of the Young Adolescent, the Media Infusion blog focuses on meeting the needs of young adolescent learners with media and technology.
| Call for editor
NMSA is conducting a search for the editorship of Middle School Journal.
| Attitudes toward inclusion
This research article summarizes the results of a survey conducted in a large school district on attitudes toward inclusion.
| Newsletter to enhance your parent communications
View the latest issue of The Family Connection. This member benefit, provided four times per year, is ready-to-copy and send home with students. In this issue: Enough sleep?, Text messaging, Volunteering at your child's school.
| 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.
| 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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| | Podcasts and the
Science Classroom
Listen how Todd used
student podasts to enrich
a science unit on human
body systems.
Listen to previous episodes. | | |
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