In a recent episode of the Middle School Walk and Talk podcast, hosts Phyllis Fagell and Jessica McGuire discuss school culture and leadership with award-winning principal and best-selling author Jimmy Casas. Listen to the podcast episode now, or enjoy the recap of five key takeaways here: Revisiting the Interview Chair: Casas introduced the “Interview Chair”
I’m out of the classroom working with teachers and principals right now, but I still wake up occasionally in moderate panic in the middle of the night worried about a lesson finishing too soon, the class dissolves into chaos, and I’m fired. How weirdly that has seeped into my teacher bones. Some educators and cognitive
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My name is Erin McBurney and I teach 8th grade U.S. History at Watertown Middle School. I was born and raised in Watertown, South Dakota, and I plan to retire from Watertown Middle School as an 8th grade U.S. History teacher because I love teaching. I love it with my whole heart. I love teaching
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Funding will support creative scheduling initiative and future-focused innovation center The AMLE Foundation Fund has selected South View Middle School in Edina, MN and West Clermont Middle School in Batavia, OH as the inaugural recipients of its Successful Middle School Grant. That AMLE Foundation Fund established the grant in 2023 to provide funding to educators
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Research is clear that family engagement in middle school is essential for student success. Yet it sometimes feels like schools and families are more divided than ever. Middle school leaders must build stronger partnerships that help both constituencies achieve their shared goal: success for the whole student. In celebration of Middle Level Education Month #MLEM,
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Strong leadership is essential to a successful middle school. This statement may seem obvious, but a leader who possesses the unique skillset to lead from the middle can be easy to take for granted. In fact, decades of research tell us that middle grades leadership is so essential that it’s included as the third pillar
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