Featured Articles

Each edition of AMLE's Middle Level iNSIDER includes two featured articles on hot topics and issues facing middle level educators. Past articles can be viewed and downloaded for free below. Be sure to share these articles with everyone on your staff and encourage your colleagues to sign up to receive this free e-newsletter each month.

May 2013
Tech Tools: Promoting Engagement with Doceri and the iPad
Erin Christine

April 2013
Spring: Time to Get Moving

March 2013
Gardens, Geometry, and WebQuests
Anna Mae Flynn and Melanie W. Greene
Differentiating Student Leadership
Jeffrey Rothstein

February 2013
Teaching in the Face of Politics
Rick Wormeli
The Power of Awareness
Jeffrey Rothstein

January 2013
Living Life-on-Life Through Writing
Brian Cook
Ten Ways Teachers Can Support Homeless Students
Rajni Shankar-Brown, Ph.D.

December 2012
Developing Collaboration Skills
Jill Spencer
Helping Kids Deal With Failure
Debbie Silver

November 2012
Mirror Image: What the Accountability Debate Can Teach Us About Grading
Cory McMillen

October 2012
Creating Online Galleries of Student Work
Darin Beigie
Make Environmental Education Exciting
Ashley Ivanov
What Makes a Middle Level Student Want to Volunteer?

September 2012
Middle Grades Educator: The Most Important and Worthwhile Job in the World
Interview: Nancy Poliseno
Eight Ways to Build Positive Relationships with Families
Jill Spencer

August 2012
Democracy in the Classroom
Erin Scholes
Stink-Eyes, Hairy Eyebrows, and Reboots
Geoff Warren

May 2012
"What Are We Doing Today?" Helping Students Focus on Learning
Sandy Cameli
Activate Adolescent Reading
J.D. DeHart

April 2012
Effective Teaming in a Turnaround School
Nancy Ruppert
Rethinking Field Trips

March 2012
How Can Teachers and Students Responsibly Use Web Resources?
Jill Spencer
Evaluating Students' Speaking Skills
Erik Palmer

February 2012
Differentiate Instruction with Learning Centers
Sandra Vorensky
Strategies to Engage Students in New Content
Kathleen Kopp

January 2012
Food in the Middle Grades Classroom
MiddleTalk
Teaching Students About Speaking
Erik Palmer

December 2011
Room for Stillness
Bill Ivey
An Interactive Strategy for Reading Assignments in All Content Areas
Jill Spencer

November 2011
A Behavior Analyst on Classroom Management
Benjamin N. Witts
Making Sense of Math in the Standards Era
P. Mark Taylor

October 2011
Can't Teachers Just Teach?
James H. VanSciver
Three Textless Tips for Improving Vocabulary Retention
Rebecca Shore

September 2011
He Read, She Read: Getting Students Excited About Books
Christie Beving
Lessons in Life and Life-long Lessons
David Polochanin

August 2011
Bring Your Cellphones and Leave Them ON
Chris Toy
Ready … Set … Grow!
Cecily Anderson

May 2011
Six Strategies for Easing the Transition to Middle School
Robert Ricken
Middle School Group Projects Teach Real-Life Skills
Susan Mulcaire

April 2011
Four Strategies for Teaching Literacy Across the Curriculum
Carianne Bernadowski
Seven Steps to a Higher-Achieving School
James Davis