AMLE Feature:

This We Believe:

In This We Believe: Keys to Educating Young Adolescents, the Association for Middle Level Education, formerly National Middle School Association, describes the nature of an educational program that reflects what research and vast experience have demonstrated to be best for 10- to 15-year-olds.

Major Goals of Middle Level Educators

To become a fully functioning, self-actualized person, each young adolescent should

This I Believe Poster: http://www.amle.org/AboutAMLE/ThisWeBelieve/ThisIBelieve/tabid/2320/Default.aspx

Jokes You Can Use:

Hear about the gymnast that was disqualified at the Olympics?

On Our Mind:

Eileen Award:

Scoopit: Jennifer Mangler

Twitter: CAMLE,

Facebook: Jennifer Johnson, Marianne Mangels

Google+: Zahid Hassan, Andy Winchester

iTunes:

Advisory:

Presidential Birthday Gifts: http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/62717

Why grammar is important- http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/07/i_wont_hire_people_who_use_poo.html

Build a Meerkat http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/activity/build-meerkat/?ar_a=1

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

Summer Reading -- Back to School

The Summer, 2012 edition of Science Scope, a magazine for middle school science teachers produced by the National Science Teachers Association, featured an article entitled "Book Your Summer Vacation." The article was written by Juliana Texley. In this podcast, the third and final installment in this series, three books are featured. They include:

Snap by Katherine Ramsland

The Failure of Environmental Education by Charles Saylan and Daniel Blumstein

Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 New Formative Assessment Probes by Page Keeley

All of these books are available in the NSTA Store:

http://nsta.org/store

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ISTE:

Stratosphere

Integrating Technology, Pedagogy and Change Knowledge.

By Michael Fullan

Events & Happenings: