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Links to Resources and Information
   
The VT Dept of Education has a middle level consultant. For any information about middle level schools or programs in VT please contact: 802-828-5130
 

NMSA http://www.nmsa.org

The NMSA site has research and articles available on all topics of middle level education , as well as publications for parents and teachers - just a click away.


NELMS http://www.nelms.org | NELMS Calendar of Events http://nelms.org/calendar.html

The NELMS website is a valuable resource for educators, providing most recent issues of the Journal, an extensive calendar of NELMS sponsored events, resources including books available for ordering, and pertinent information for parents.

VT Principals Association http://www.vpaonline.org

VT ASCD http://vermont.ascd.org/


Middle Level Education Websites
National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform The National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform is an alliance of over 60 educators, researchers, national associations, and officers of professional organizations and foundations. http://www.mgforum.org
 

MiddleWeb
MiddleWeb provides a wealth of resources forschools, districts, educators, parents, and public school advocates working to raise achievement for all students in the middle grades.
MiddleWeb was established in 1996. http://www.middleweb.com

National Middle School Association
Since its inception in 1973, National Middle School Association (NMSA) has been a voice forthose committed to the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents. http://nmsa.org

New England League of Middle Schools
The New England League of Middle Schools through its vision, leadership, and programs, provides a network of services for learning about and implementing developmentally appropriate practices for young adolescents http://www.nelms.org

Maine Association for Middle Level Education -
Helpful resources from our friends in Maine. http://www.mamleonline.org

Maine's middle level report is complete and posted on the NEWLY developed Middle Level website at the Department. Please check it out and share with whomever you'd like. http://www.maine.gov/education/ml/

Research on Middle Level Teaching and Learning

Teachers As Inquirers:
Strategies for Learning With and About Young Adolescents - http://vamle.org/pdf/teachers_inquirers.pdf

What Works in Middle-Grades School Reform
By Joan Lipsitz, Anthony W. Jackson, and Leah Meyer Austin, Kappan
http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k_v78/k9703lip.htm

The Project on High Performance Learning Communities:
Applying the Land-Grant Model to School Reform By Robert D. Felner, Deborah Kasak, Peter Mulhall, and Nancy Flowers. The authors describe the evolution of the Project on High Performance Learning http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k_v78/k9703fel.htm

The Impact of School Reform for the Middle Years:
Longitudinal Study of a Network Engaged in Turning Points-Based Comprehensive School Transformation By Robert D. Felner, Anthony W. Jackson, Deborah Kasak, Peter Mulhall, Steven Brand, and Nancy Flowers. The authors discuss research findings that strongly support the view that high-quality schooling, http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k_v78/k9703fe2.htm

The Five-Foot Bookshelf: Readings on Middle-Level Education and Reform
By Susan Rosenzweig. A bibliography from 1997... http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k_v78/k9703ros.htm

Speaking with One Voice: A Manifesto for Middle-Grades Reform By Joan Lipsitz, M. Hayes Mizell, Anthony W.Jackson, Leah Meyer Austin... http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/k_v78/k9703man.htm

 
 
“Our children and their education deserve to be our highest priority." - - - - - - - Marguerite Kondracke
America's Promise Alliance
With more than 300 national partner organizations and their local affiliates, the Alliance is uniquely positioned to mobilize Americans to act. Through hands-on, multi-sector collaboration, we are changing the way organizations do business, and magnifying their power to make a sustainable difference for young people. Our work involves raising awareness, encouraging action and engaging in advocacy to provide children the key supports we call the Five Promises: Click here to view
 

 
 
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