Introduction While the world seems to have largely moved beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact remains. The pandemic was a harrowing time for all of us, but it had perhaps the most profound effect on education. While this experience revealed the bravery and perseverance of both students and teachers, it nevertheless came with challenges—and we’re
An Interview with AMLE Board Chair, Dr. Lisa Harrison As we celebrate Pride Month this June, I wanted to use the opportunity to highlight an AMLE leader who has had a tremendously positive impact not just on AMLE but on me personally as well. I sat down with Dr. Lisa Harrison, Chair of the AMLE
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Why We Should Know about the Basic Needs of the Middle School Brain At some point in their careers, ask any middle school teacher and they will most likely have heard the following from their students: “When did we learn this?”, “Wait – there was homework?” or “Do we need to know this for the
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As you may have heard, book banning in schools has become a hot-button issue. The American Library Association recorded an unparalleled number of reported book challenges in 2022, with popular middle grades titles like New Kid by Jerry Craft and Maus by Art Spiegelman among those in contention. This issue impacts not just students, but
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Research makes clear that to be successful, middle schools must address school safety proactively, justly, and thoughtfully. We also know that school safety is first and foremost rooted in school culture. Unfortunately, it’s sometimes the case that schools’ approaches to safety can actually cause students to feel less safe. That’s why when I heard about
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Exhibition of Wonder winning project will be presented at AMLE50 Conference in November Columbus, OH — The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) has announced that Nadine Keyworth and Jon Fast of Yorkson Creek Middle School in British Columbia have been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Conrad Toepfer Award for the Civic Engagement
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