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The Association for Middle Level Education is the only international organization of its kind dedicated to helping middle school educators reach every student, grow professionally, and create great schools.
Just released! The Second Edition of the Successful Middle School Schedule is here. 🕐It's packed with fresh guidance, more strategies, and updated examples to help school leaders tackle the processes of building on cultural and technical sides of scheduling.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Just released! The Second Edition of the Successful Middle School Schedule is here. 🕐It's packed with fresh guidance, more strategies, and updated examples to help school leaders tackle the processes of building on cultural and technical sides of scheduling.
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Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2026 Institute for Middle Level Leadership in New Orleans!
Join us individually or as a team for an unparalleled learning retreat that will leave you ready and energized to transform your school ➡️ amle.org/leadership
Join us individually or as a team for an unparalleled learning retreat that will leave you ready and energized to transform your school ➡️ amle.org/leadership
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2026 Institute for Middle Level Leadership in New Orleans!
Join us individually or as a team for an unparalleled learning retreat that will leave you ready and energized to transform your school ➡️ amle.org/leadership
Join us individually or as a team for an unparalleled learning retreat that will leave you ready and energized to transform your school ➡️ amle.org/leadership
Grab a cup of coffee or your favorite hot beverage and get cozy...because the latest issue of Middle School Journal is out now!
AMLE Members enjoy free access: amle.org/msj
Members: if you didn't receive yesterday's email delivery, let us know at membercenter@amle.org.
AMLE Members enjoy free access: amle.org/msj
Members: if you didn't receive yesterday's email delivery, let us know at membercenter@amle.org.
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Grab a cup of coffee or your favorite hot beverage and get cozy...because the latest issue of Middle School Journal is out now!
AMLE Members enjoy free access: amle.org/msj
Members: if you didn't receive yesterday's email delivery, let us know at membercenter@amle.org.
AMLE Members enjoy free access: amle.org/msj
Members: if you didn't receive yesterday's email delivery, let us know at membercenter@amle.org.
In partnership with ASA, we’re thrilled to announce our updated Career Exploration Playbook! Featuring a NEW suite of tools to help transform students’ curiosity into confidence + guidance for community leaders lighting the path toward work-based learning opportunities. amle.org/playbook
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
In partnership with ASA, we’re thrilled to announce our updated Career Exploration Playbook! Featuring a NEW suite of tools to help transform students’ curiosity into confidence + guidance for community leaders lighting the path toward work-based learning opportunities. amle.org/playbook
What's your guess: how many schools have traditional grading policies vs. standards-based?
Want the answer? The results of our latest member survey are now posted: ow.ly/bwr750XiZ1S
Want the answer? The results of our latest member survey are now posted: ow.ly/bwr750XiZ1S
A Survey of Middle School Grading Policies - AMLE
Discover insights from AMLE’s 2025 survey of middle schools on grading policies, standards-based grading, zero policies, and reassessment trends.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What's your guess: how many schools have traditional grading policies vs. standards-based?
Want the answer? The results of our latest member survey are now posted: ow.ly/bwr750XiZ1S
Want the answer? The results of our latest member survey are now posted: ow.ly/bwr750XiZ1S
At AMLE25, we plan to harness the collective brainpower of passionate educators from across the world!
The conference kicks off with 3 listening sessions designed to help attendees connect on some of the biggest challenges & opportunities facing the middle grades.
amle.org/annual
The conference kicks off with 3 listening sessions designed to help attendees connect on some of the biggest challenges & opportunities facing the middle grades.
amle.org/annual
October 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
At AMLE25, we plan to harness the collective brainpower of passionate educators from across the world!
The conference kicks off with 3 listening sessions designed to help attendees connect on some of the biggest challenges & opportunities facing the middle grades.
amle.org/annual
The conference kicks off with 3 listening sessions designed to help attendees connect on some of the biggest challenges & opportunities facing the middle grades.
amle.org/annual
Join us in congratulating Katrina Hill of Community School in Roanoke, VA as the National Middle Grades Educator of the Year! 🥳
Learn more about Katrina: ow.ly/tIOe50Xfk0E
Learn more about Katrina: ow.ly/tIOe50Xfk0E
Katrina Hill to Receive National Educator of the Year Award - AMLE
Katrina Hill, Executive Director of Community School, is the recipient of the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) Educator of the Year Award. The award, which will be presented this November...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Join us in congratulating Katrina Hill of Community School in Roanoke, VA as the National Middle Grades Educator of the Year! 🥳
Learn more about Katrina: ow.ly/tIOe50Xfk0E
Learn more about Katrina: ow.ly/tIOe50Xfk0E
Civil discourse is a skill middle schoolers are developmentally primed to learn. AMLE is pleased to announce the launch of a new, FREE curriculum created in partnership with
@RonaldReaganEDU:
Learn more ➡️ amle.org/civildiscourse
@RonaldReaganEDU:
Learn more ➡️ amle.org/civildiscourse
October 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Civil discourse is a skill middle schoolers are developmentally primed to learn. AMLE is pleased to announce the launch of a new, FREE curriculum created in partnership with
@RonaldReaganEDU:
Learn more ➡️ amle.org/civildiscourse
@RonaldReaganEDU:
Learn more ➡️ amle.org/civildiscourse
Yesterday's Leadership Roundtable featured a robust conversation on middle grades advisory programming, with lots of great ideas and resources shared all around!
Missed out? Keep an eye out for our next Leadership Roundtable session and explore all of AMLE's advisory resources ➡️ amle.org/advisory
Missed out? Keep an eye out for our next Leadership Roundtable session and explore all of AMLE's advisory resources ➡️ amle.org/advisory
October 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Yesterday's Leadership Roundtable featured a robust conversation on middle grades advisory programming, with lots of great ideas and resources shared all around!
Missed out? Keep an eye out for our next Leadership Roundtable session and explore all of AMLE's advisory resources ➡️ amle.org/advisory
Missed out? Keep an eye out for our next Leadership Roundtable session and explore all of AMLE's advisory resources ➡️ amle.org/advisory
The latest episode of Middle School Walk & Talk just dropped!
Author Jen Cort stops by for a timely conversation about fostering healthy school communities amid societal polarization.
Listen: amle.org/podcast
or Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fZC...
Author Jen Cort stops by for a timely conversation about fostering healthy school communities amid societal polarization.
Listen: amle.org/podcast
or Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fZC...
October 6, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The latest episode of Middle School Walk & Talk just dropped!
Author Jen Cort stops by for a timely conversation about fostering healthy school communities amid societal polarization.
Listen: amle.org/podcast
or Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fZC...
Author Jen Cort stops by for a timely conversation about fostering healthy school communities amid societal polarization.
Listen: amle.org/podcast
or Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fZC...
"Instead of viewing these early weeks as simply 'settling in,' what if we approached them as a 'Transition Surge' – a deliberate period of connection-building for students of all grades that transforms anxiety into belonging?"
Read more ➡️
Read more ➡️
The Transition Surge: Transforming September Anxiety into Connection Opportunities - AMLE
While we focus extensively on academic transitions and procedural orientations, we often miss the profound emotional work that September demands of young adolescents. Instead of viewing these early we...
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September 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"Instead of viewing these early weeks as simply 'settling in,' what if we approached them as a 'Transition Surge' – a deliberate period of connection-building for students of all grades that transforms anxiety into belonging?"
Read more ➡️
Read more ➡️
AMLE's most popular new resources is now available in Spanish!
Empower more families with easily digestible and essential strategies for supporting their young adolescent through the middle grades years. ➡️ amle.org/middleschool101
Empower more families with easily digestible and essential strategies for supporting their young adolescent through the middle grades years. ➡️ amle.org/middleschool101
September 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
AMLE's most popular new resources is now available in Spanish!
Empower more families with easily digestible and essential strategies for supporting their young adolescent through the middle grades years. ➡️ amle.org/middleschool101
Empower more families with easily digestible and essential strategies for supporting their young adolescent through the middle grades years. ➡️ amle.org/middleschool101
Save the date for Oct 8 for our next Leadership Roundtable when we'll discuss ms advisory.
Hosted by edu leaders from AMLE Schools of Distinction, these FREE sessions allow school leaders to engage in meaningful convos on critical topics of the day.
Join us ➡️http://amle.org/advisoryroundtable
Hosted by edu leaders from AMLE Schools of Distinction, these FREE sessions allow school leaders to engage in meaningful convos on critical topics of the day.
Join us ➡️http://amle.org/advisoryroundtable
September 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Save the date for Oct 8 for our next Leadership Roundtable when we'll discuss ms advisory.
Hosted by edu leaders from AMLE Schools of Distinction, these FREE sessions allow school leaders to engage in meaningful convos on critical topics of the day.
Join us ➡️http://amle.org/advisoryroundtable
Hosted by edu leaders from AMLE Schools of Distinction, these FREE sessions allow school leaders to engage in meaningful convos on critical topics of the day.
Join us ➡️http://amle.org/advisoryroundtable
DYK: AMLE has created a new series of community one-pagers that explain core middle school structures, and their benefits to staff, students, and families?
Each is available free to members and can be found under the "About Middle School" menu on amle.org.
Each is available free to members and can be found under the "About Middle School" menu on amle.org.
September 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
DYK: AMLE has created a new series of community one-pagers that explain core middle school structures, and their benefits to staff, students, and families?
Each is available free to members and can be found under the "About Middle School" menu on amle.org.
Each is available free to members and can be found under the "About Middle School" menu on amle.org.
What's working in your classroom or school?
AMLE seeks practitioner-focused articles from middle level educators on a variety of topics.
Learn more and submit ➡️ ow.ly/yMNQ50W12Sb
AMLE seeks practitioner-focused articles from middle level educators on a variety of topics.
Learn more and submit ➡️ ow.ly/yMNQ50W12Sb
September 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
What's working in your classroom or school?
AMLE seeks practitioner-focused articles from middle level educators on a variety of topics.
Learn more and submit ➡️ ow.ly/yMNQ50W12Sb
AMLE seeks practitioner-focused articles from middle level educators on a variety of topics.
Learn more and submit ➡️ ow.ly/yMNQ50W12Sb
The newest issue of Middle School Journal just dropped!
AMLE Members can now access Volume 56, Issue 4: Instructional Strategies & Assessments at: amle.org/msj
AMLE Members can now access Volume 56, Issue 4: Instructional Strategies & Assessments at: amle.org/msj
September 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The newest issue of Middle School Journal just dropped!
AMLE Members can now access Volume 56, Issue 4: Instructional Strategies & Assessments at: amle.org/msj
AMLE Members can now access Volume 56, Issue 4: Instructional Strategies & Assessments at: amle.org/msj
AMLE is pleased to announce the 2025 Toepfer Award recipients!
The duo created a STEMpathy elective through which students learned real-world skills while designing adaptive Halloween costumes for peers.
Learn more & catch them presenting live at AMLE25 this Nov. ➡️ ow.ly/XpTr50WPGx5
The duo created a STEMpathy elective through which students learned real-world skills while designing adaptive Halloween costumes for peers.
Learn more & catch them presenting live at AMLE25 this Nov. ➡️ ow.ly/XpTr50WPGx5
September 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
AMLE is pleased to announce the 2025 Toepfer Award recipients!
The duo created a STEMpathy elective through which students learned real-world skills while designing adaptive Halloween costumes for peers.
Learn more & catch them presenting live at AMLE25 this Nov. ➡️ ow.ly/XpTr50WPGx5
The duo created a STEMpathy elective through which students learned real-world skills while designing adaptive Halloween costumes for peers.
Learn more & catch them presenting live at AMLE25 this Nov. ➡️ ow.ly/XpTr50WPGx5
You asked, we listened: The AMLE25 Early Bird Registration deadline has been extended through September 5!
Note: The presenter registration deadline (Aug 22) and 2nd Call for Proposals (Sept 2) will remain the same.
Make your plans to join us in Indy this November! ➡️https://amle.org/annual/
Note: The presenter registration deadline (Aug 22) and 2nd Call for Proposals (Sept 2) will remain the same.
Make your plans to join us in Indy this November! ➡️https://amle.org/annual/
August 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
You asked, we listened: The AMLE25 Early Bird Registration deadline has been extended through September 5!
Note: The presenter registration deadline (Aug 22) and 2nd Call for Proposals (Sept 2) will remain the same.
Make your plans to join us in Indy this November! ➡️https://amle.org/annual/
Note: The presenter registration deadline (Aug 22) and 2nd Call for Proposals (Sept 2) will remain the same.
Make your plans to join us in Indy this November! ➡️https://amle.org/annual/
Implementing interdisciplinary teaming requires commitment and advocacy from the school leader, but the ROI is clear. Teaming benefits the entire school community.
August is Middle School Teaming Month at AMLE ➡️ ow.ly/UfRW50WIm7g
August is Middle School Teaming Month at AMLE ➡️ ow.ly/UfRW50WIm7g
August 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Implementing interdisciplinary teaming requires commitment and advocacy from the school leader, but the ROI is clear. Teaming benefits the entire school community.
August is Middle School Teaming Month at AMLE ➡️ ow.ly/UfRW50WIm7g
August is Middle School Teaming Month at AMLE ➡️ ow.ly/UfRW50WIm7g
FREE Webinar - Aug 28 at 4 pm ET. 📢
As we head back to the classroom, let's explore some low- or no-prep activities that transform our ordinary B2S activities into novel, exciting, engaging learning experiences that set the stage for the rest of the school year.
Register at ow.ly/Savg50Wz9KQ
As we head back to the classroom, let's explore some low- or no-prep activities that transform our ordinary B2S activities into novel, exciting, engaging learning experiences that set the stage for the rest of the school year.
Register at ow.ly/Savg50Wz9KQ
August 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
FREE Webinar - Aug 28 at 4 pm ET. 📢
As we head back to the classroom, let's explore some low- or no-prep activities that transform our ordinary B2S activities into novel, exciting, engaging learning experiences that set the stage for the rest of the school year.
Register at ow.ly/Savg50Wz9KQ
As we head back to the classroom, let's explore some low- or no-prep activities that transform our ordinary B2S activities into novel, exciting, engaging learning experiences that set the stage for the rest of the school year.
Register at ow.ly/Savg50Wz9KQ
Chart paper...icebreakers...mandatory trainings. Back-to-school professional development can be groan worthy. 😫
@beyond_the_desk
shares easy-to-implement tips for back to school PD that is relevant and job-embedded...and that your teachers will actually enjoy.
Check it out ➡️ youtu.be/37-qs1yArv0
@beyond_the_desk
shares easy-to-implement tips for back to school PD that is relevant and job-embedded...and that your teachers will actually enjoy.
Check it out ➡️ youtu.be/37-qs1yArv0
Bite-Sized B2S #2: Beginning of Year Professional Development Your Staff Will Actually Like
YouTube video by Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
youtu.be
August 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Chart paper...icebreakers...mandatory trainings. Back-to-school professional development can be groan worthy. 😫
@beyond_the_desk
shares easy-to-implement tips for back to school PD that is relevant and job-embedded...and that your teachers will actually enjoy.
Check it out ➡️ youtu.be/37-qs1yArv0
@beyond_the_desk
shares easy-to-implement tips for back to school PD that is relevant and job-embedded...and that your teachers will actually enjoy.
Check it out ➡️ youtu.be/37-qs1yArv0
DYK: AMLE just launched a NEW website for middle school parents? 😮
Just in time for #B2S, it's full of resources to help them understand the middle school concept and embrace their changing adolescent. 🥰
Check it out ➡️ middleschool.org
Just in time for #B2S, it's full of resources to help them understand the middle school concept and embrace their changing adolescent. 🥰
Check it out ➡️ middleschool.org
Support for Parents of Middle Schoolers | Middleschool.org
Discover trusted guidance and resources to help you navigate the middle school years. Because parenting a tween is a big deal — and we’ve got your back.
middleschool.org
August 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
DYK: AMLE just launched a NEW website for middle school parents? 😮
Just in time for #B2S, it's full of resources to help them understand the middle school concept and embrace their changing adolescent. 🥰
Check it out ➡️ middleschool.org
Just in time for #B2S, it's full of resources to help them understand the middle school concept and embrace their changing adolescent. 🥰
Check it out ➡️ middleschool.org
📣Attention AMLE25 presenters! Session schedules have now been posted in your presenter portal.
Feeling FOMO? There's still time to be part of the action. The 2nd Call for Proposals is open through September 2!
ow.ly/CIy450WBHzT
Feeling FOMO? There's still time to be part of the action. The 2nd Call for Proposals is open through September 2!
ow.ly/CIy450WBHzT
August 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📣Attention AMLE25 presenters! Session schedules have now been posted in your presenter portal.
Feeling FOMO? There's still time to be part of the action. The 2nd Call for Proposals is open through September 2!
ow.ly/CIy450WBHzT
Feeling FOMO? There's still time to be part of the action. The 2nd Call for Proposals is open through September 2!
ow.ly/CIy450WBHzT
Middle schoolers thrive on consistency and routines! B2S is the perfect time to make sure your team is aligned on classroom expectations.
Check out our August Book of the Month, Successful Middle School Teaming, to refresh on all 16 elements of effective teams ➡️ow.ly/pMBm50WBzqV
Check out our August Book of the Month, Successful Middle School Teaming, to refresh on all 16 elements of effective teams ➡️ow.ly/pMBm50WBzqV
August 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Middle schoolers thrive on consistency and routines! B2S is the perfect time to make sure your team is aligned on classroom expectations.
Check out our August Book of the Month, Successful Middle School Teaming, to refresh on all 16 elements of effective teams ➡️ow.ly/pMBm50WBzqV
Check out our August Book of the Month, Successful Middle School Teaming, to refresh on all 16 elements of effective teams ➡️ow.ly/pMBm50WBzqV
Take a bite out of B2S classroom management! @beyond_the_desk shares some favorite boredom busters that are perfect for building relationships and getting kids moving at the start of the year.
youtu.be/Ara_xCqyNWQ?...
youtu.be/Ara_xCqyNWQ?...
Bite-Sized B2S 1 - Boredom Busters
YouTube video by Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)
youtu.be
August 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Take a bite out of B2S classroom management! @beyond_the_desk shares some favorite boredom busters that are perfect for building relationships and getting kids moving at the start of the year.
youtu.be/Ara_xCqyNWQ?...
youtu.be/Ara_xCqyNWQ?...