It’s 10:42 a.m. on a Tuesday. A marketing director is meeting with their team to determine the target market for the company’s soon-to-be-launched product: solar-powered backpacks capable of charging mobile devices. You can sense a productive tension among the group. They know getting this right is crucial to the overall success of their brand. But
Eight Grade Math Teachers Amber Benson and Ruby Voss selected for top honor from the Association for Middle Level Education For Immediate Release September 26, 2022 Columbus, OH – Amber Benson and Ruby Voss, an 8th grade math co-teaching team at Northside Middle School in Roanoke Virginia, are the recipients of the Association for Middle
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For Immediate Release September 21, 2022 Columbus, OH – AMLE is pleased to announce that Gail Heinemeyer, retired middle school principal, AMLE Leadership Institute faculty and Executive Secretary and Director for Professional Development for the Pennsylvania Association for Middle Level Education is the recipient of the AMLE Distinguished Service Award. The award was established to
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While family engagement is frequently a pain point for middle schools, AMLE has heard from many school leaders that the struggle is especially real this year. As we emerge from COVID, schools are having to reestablish that culture of family engagement – with parents and caregivers who want to be engaged in new and different
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Three tips for creating a responsive, student-centered schedule in the mid-post-COVID era As kids return to school amid a changing education environment, a renewed focus has emerged on the master schedule and its wide impact on student success. We sat down with Ann McCarty Perez, author of The Successful Middle School Schedule, to hear how
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Do you remember when you were a kid and you got a new pair of shoes? Do you remember that feeling—you were so excited to show them off! There was a little spring in your step and you walked a little taller. Can you picture those new sneakers? More importantly, do you remember the feeling?
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