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AMLE Seeks Feedback to Inform 6th Edition of The Successful Middle School: This We Believe

AMLE is soliciting input from the middle level education community as it prepares the publish the 6th edition of its foundational position paper on best practice in the middle grades, The Successful Middle School: This We Believe. First published in 1982, and most recently updated with the 2020 5th edition, the text is recognized as

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Differentiated Instruction: Setting the Pedagogy Straight [Revised]

This is a revised version of the article that originally ran in the October, 2011 issue of AMLE’s Middle Ground magazine. Rick intends this as a myth-buster for some of the differentiation misconceptions circulating in today’s political climate. The most common sentiment I hear among those who practice differentiated instruction (DI) is that DI is

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What Middle School Students Have to Say About Career Exploration

In a previous article, Preparing Young People for their Futures, we summarized the results of American Student Assistance® (ASA) and Education Strategy Group’s (ESG) national scan of states’ middle school career exploration vision, policies, and infrastructure. The findings were promising, but to better understand the true impact of these programs as well as places for

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Take Students Outside! How Experiential Learning Trips Can Build Community, Promote Service Learning, and Foster an Appreciation for the Natural World

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike.” – John Muir, The Yosemite (1912). Thirty-eight degrees and thunderstorms in the Sierra Mountains will always prove that you didn’t plan accordingly for your camping adventure. The chill that

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AMLE Celebrates Inaugural Schools of Distinction

AMLE recognized its inaugural class of Schools of Distinction earlier this month, in conjunction with the organization’s 49th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida. The twelve schools were selected for their fervent commitment to implementing the essential attributes and characteristics of successful middle grades schools. In addition to being celebrated during a special awards ceremony, each

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Reimagining School – What should it look like and who is it for?

Cornelius Minor and Kass Minor help #AMLE22 attendees find their bottom lines as educators Cornelius and Kass Minor believe that kids don’t just learn in school. They become. It’s an attitude reflective of what we know about middle grades best practice, making them the perfect keynoters for #AMLE22 and our return to in-person conference. We

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Kindness is harder than it looks.

Houston Kraft reminds #AMLE22 attendees that connection doesn’t happen by accident. Houston Kraft, author and co-founder of CharacterStrong, took the main stage at #AMLE22 yesterday for his keynote address on Deep Kindness. From the outset, he made clear that he had a mission for those in attendance. “If we want more kindness on our campus,

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