NJAMLE Fall 2016
Resources for the Middle Level Educator
Join our Middle School Professional Learning Network! NJAMLE is dedicated to improving the educational experiences of all students ages 10 to 15 by providing vision, knowledge, and resources to educators and leaders
Hot Summer PD Resources
Plant the Seeds you want to Grow
Icebreakers that Rock- 3 No cheese icebreakers that won't embarrass kids!
7 Questions your MS Students ask First- Be prepared to make them comfortable from day one by knowing the questions that are most on their minds
1000 Ideas for the First 5 Days-Resources for those first few days for those of you that are all things Pinterest.
Smart Start Lesson Plans- Great fun lesson plan to get them thinking and writing right off the bat.
Your 2017 Bucket List- Combines Thinklink and Visual notetaking to put together a very cool plan for implementing new ideas in your classroom. Love the Selfie Wall!
Building student-teacher relationships with Dialogue Journals
Cult of Pedagogy's author Jennifer Gonzalez, with special guest Dr. Liz Galarza
How well do we know our students? They sit in our classrooms, five days a week, we certainly spend lots of time with them, but how well do we really know them? How well do we know their thoughts, their worries, the things they obsess about? And how well do they ever get to know us beyond our role as a teacher?
Read more and listen to the podcast...
The Next Generation Science Standards-Are you Ready for the Future?
Effective September 1, 2016, the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards Science are being replaced by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for grades 6-12. Are you ready? Thomas Misiak, Supervisor of Science & Technology at Bernards Township Schools shares the what, why and how in our latest Right in the Middle blog post.
Upcoming Middle Level Professional Learning Opportunities
Come and see our Middle School Workshops at:
NJPAECET: September 23-24, 2016 - TCNJ
NJEA: Atlantic City November 10-11
School Visits: Want to see a great Middle School program in action? Stay tuned for our fall school visits calendar. (Do you have a program you would like to showcase? Contact rdavenport@njamle.org)
New Jersey Schools to Watch Applications are now Available!
Your Middle Level PLN is waiting for you!
Membership Benefits:
- Customized resources ready to use for the Middle Level Educator
- Monthly "hot topics" to keep an eye on
- Annual statewide conference
- Regional Professional Development opportunities
Please consider joining our organization! Institutional or School Membership is just $99 per year for the whole school! Individuals may join for $20.
Each individual member from a school district must be registered with name and email address to receive benefits. To register individual school members please send names with email addresses to CTORRE@njamle.org preferably in Excel format. Be sure to include your school and your district name.
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