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Association for Middle Level Education

The AMLE office will be closed October 22 through October 29, 2018, for AMLE2018. Please contact membercenter@amle.org with any questions.

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Magic in the Classroom

The power of reflections and experiences for a professor returning to the classroom

At last year's AMLE Annual Conference for Middle Level Education, I was surrounded by passionate, knowledgeable preservice and inservice teachers, veteran and new administrators, and early career and retired...

Author: Nancy Ruppert
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Topics: Inspiration Professional Development Teaching

Tags: Teacher Leaders Teacher Mentors

MythBusters: Teacher Leader Edition

Advocating for this important role in education

Myths come in all shapes and sizes, from UFOs in Roswell and Elvis in Vegas, to whether a tomato belongs in the fruit or vegetable section of a market. Yet, most unexplained phenomena are straightforward; you either...

Author: Sandy Cameli
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Topics: Leadership Teaching

Tags: Teacher Leaders Teacher Motivation

Leadership – A Journey

In 2015 I attended a leadership training with Tony Robbins. It was a rare experience that changed both my lens on leadership and my personal life. The four days of 10-14 hours per day were high energy and filled with...

Author: Nikki Woodson
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Topics: Leadership

Tags: Teacher Leaders

Making Middle School Philosophy Work: Philosophy vs Mindset

Educators' mindsets make it possible to move a philosophy forward

What is middle school philosophy and how does it compare with or differ from a middle school mindset? A philosophy can be summarized as a system of principles used to guide one's practices; whereas a mindset can be...

Author: Sandy Cameli
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Topics: Inspiration Leadership Middle School Concept Teaching

Tags: Teacher Leaders Teacher Motivation

Developing a School Vision: What Utensils Do You Use?

Many people have a misconception that administrators are the only definitive leaders in a school, and while they do hold degrees in leadership, they do not hold sole possession of the trait itself. Rather, in...

Author: Dru Tomlin
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Topics: Leadership

Tags: Teacher Leaders

Cafeteria Duty, Hugs, and Suspensions

A day in the life of an interim assistant principal.

Eleven years. That is the number of years I taught seventh grade before even thinking about delving into administration. The thought of moving my home base out of the classroom and into the office had always given me...

Author: Sarah Taylor
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Topics: Leadership

Tags: Teacher Leaders

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Instructional Leaders

Practices to support teachers.

"What's the point, Mrs. Adams?" asked Brian. I will never forget the confused yet honest look on my 8th grade student's face when he asked me this question after I had concluded my riveting lecture about the causes...

Author: Julie Adams
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Topics: Leadership Teaching

Tags: Teacher Leaders Teacher Mentors Teacher Motivation

Through the years, I've developed some successful strategies I'd like to share with my colleagues outside my school. Suggestions? What can I do?

Peer-to-peer sharing is one of our most meaningful and effective kinds of professional development—and it's so easy to do. Whether it's presenting at a meeting or conference, writing an article, or participating...

Author: Patricia George
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Topics: Professional Development

Tags: Teacher Leaders Teacher Mentors

Confronting Our Assumptions and Biases

When my wife and I were thinking of names for our children, and yes, our dogs, they were difficult conversations. As you probably understand, some of the students I've taught through the years were particularly rough...

Author: Rick Wormeli
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Topics: Leadership Teaching

Tags: Teacher Leaders Rick Wormeli

"Sometimes we are so focused on our teams and PLCs that we don't establish relationships with other teachers around the school. Any ideas for promoting schoolwide relationships and collaboration?"

Cultivating, building, and sustaining relationships is not guaranteed in all learning environments; however, just as we help students develop cooperative and communication skills, we can adopt and hone collaborative...

Author: Sandy Cameli
Number of views (10524)/Comments (1)/

Topics: Professional Development

Tags: PLCs Teacher Leaders Teacher Mentors

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Association for Middle Level Education

What's New

Magic in the Classroom

The power of reflections and experiences for a professor returning to the classroom

MythBusters: Teacher Leader Edition

Advocating for this important role in education

Leadership – A Journey

Making Middle School Philosophy Work: Philosophy vs Mindset

Educators' mindsets make it possible to move a philosophy forward

Developing a School Vision: What Utensils Do You Use?

Cafeteria Duty, Hugs, and Suspensions

A day in the life of an interim assistant principal.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Instructional Leaders

Practices to support teachers.

Through the years, I've developed some successful strategies I'd like to share with my colleagues outside my school. Suggestions? What can I do?

Confronting Our Assumptions and Biases

"Sometimes we are so focused on our teams and PLCs that we don't establish relationships with other teachers around the school. Any ideas for promoting schoolwide relationships and collaboration?"

New Resources

Middle School: A Place to Belong and Become

The Flexible SEL Classroom

Culture Starts With You

Managing the Madness

Creating Connections