WAMLE Resources/ Professional Development

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WAMLE Resources | Professional Development

WAMLE Resources

Our WAMLE Constitution, updated October 2010

This We Believe - tenets put forward by National Middle School Association and subscribed to by WAMLE.

Want to discuss issues you don't have time to during the school year? Join NMSA and the Middle Talk Listserv

On-Site Staff Development list of resources

Middle School Journal as a basis for professional development

Raikes Foundation

NMSA Policy Guide - Success in the Middle pdf, opens in new window

Edmodo - social networking for educators

CSTP - Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession; Major funding provided by the Stuart Foundation. Additional support by Washington Mutual. CSTP's New Teacher Project is an initiative of The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.

Washington State Board of Education an advocate for all students in our state; student video contest and much other information

AMLE videos: five featured segments on The Balancing Act. We are so proud of our NMSA representatives!

Student Health Physical (Obesity) and Mental - Joan Jarrett
http://www.thebalancingact.com/story/?id=2541

Reading at School and at Home – Sharon Faber
http://www.thebalancingact.com/story/?id=2355

What Makes Effective Teaching – Judith Baenen
http://www.thebalancingact.com/story/?id=2273

Technology in Schools – Chris Toy
http://www.thebalancingact.com/story/?id=2529

Why Does Professional Development Matter? – Judith Baenen
http://www.thebalancingact.com/story/?id=2543

For Parents

Parenting Links on a wide range of topics from New England League of Middle Schools; opens in new window

Pathways Lecture Series for Parents Seattle area

National Parent Information Network
http://npin.org/
lots of links to sites dealing with special needs such as autism, ADD, and other developmental disorders.

Family Education Network
http://familyeducation.com/home/
A great general resource. Iinteresting ideas specifically about middle school age kids, including homework tips, underachieving kids, gift ideas, skill builders, printables, and special needs links.

Parenting of Adolescents - About.com http://parentingteens.about.com/parenting/parentingteens/mbody.htm
The about.com section on Parenting of Adolescents. A great set of topics from a website with a real human guide to assist you!

Center for Adolescent Studies
http://www.indiana.edu/~cafs/

The National Parenting Center
http://www.tnpc.com/ Find all the latest award winning products and services as judged by parents and children, helping families cope with financial upheaval, etc,

Family.com
http://family.go.com/
This is a Disney produced family website. It is very deep. try the drop down menu for an amazing list of keywords to choose from.

Parenthoodweb.com
http://www.parenthoodweb.com/
A site featuring interesting articles and a great set of links! You can also select a state of city near you for special regional features.

Public School Parents Network
http://www.psparents.net/Middle%20School.htm
A supportive website with explanations of guidance counseling, school psychologists, school choice and college preparation and planning.

National School Boards Association
http://www.nsba.org/
An organization focused on helping school board members become catalysts for educational change.

Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.cec.sped.org/
This organization is dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.

Parenting of Special Children - About.com http://specialchildren.about.com/parenting/specialchildren/index.htm
The about.com section on parenting children with special needs. Be sure to follow all of the great links here and consider signing up for the "parenting from the heart" newsletter.

Job Openings:

edzapp.com EducatorZapp is the online recruiting and hiring solution to facilitate connecting qualified teachers, administrators and school staff to school districts with positions to fill.

WATeach.com WATeach is a one-stop information and referral recruitment center for individuals who may be interested in a teaching career.