News Flash

Election:  Results

Positions:  President-Elect, Treasurer,  Regions 1,  5, 6,1 3,1 4

Open Position AT LARGE Director to be appointed by July 1, 2012.

New February, 2012   Click Here for more information.

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Awards:  Congratulations to our Award winners.  Please click here 

New February 2012

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OUR NEW ADDRESS IS:
MAMSE
1390 Eisenhower Place
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: 734-677-5678
E-mail: mamseoffice@mamse.org
 

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ANNOUNCING THE MAMSE STORE!!!

Wear your MAMSE apparel to the 2012 Conference and receive 5 extra raffle tickets!
About the MAMSE Store Click Here

Enter the MAMSE Store Click Here 

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June 20, 2012

Eastern Michigan University Student Center
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Registration deadline:  June 4, 2012

2012 Michigan Joint Education Conference (MiJEC)
 Click on www.mijec.org for more conference details.

Exhibitor Prospectus

SB-CEU's available

 

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Schools to Watch- Michigan
2011-2012 Application Deadline December 9, 2011
 

Michigan Schools to Watch  

 New May 2011

Two exemplary Michigan middle-grades schools have been identified as “Schools to Watch” as part of a recognition program developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. The following Michigan schools are receiving this distinction:

Shelby Middle School - Shelby, MI

Mill Creek Middle School - Dexter, MI; Redesignation I

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Retiree Membership Options

Dual Membership MAMSE and AMLE formerly NMSA

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National Middle School Association Announces Name Change

to Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE)

WESTERVILLE, OH, August 26, 2011 — National Middle School Association announced that it is changing its name to the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE). The change was approved by a vote of association members after years of rigorous research and review by committees and association stakeholders. The organization has started to transition to the new name, which better represents the mission of serving the field of middle level education, including teachers, administrators, central office personnel, professors, students, and parents—all who reach and teach students in grades 5 through 9.

According to President Joan Jarrett, “The new name better reflects and strengthens the organization as a leading global educational organization. This new name will help us serve the broader field of middle level education and those who are passionate about improving the educational experiences of 10- to 15-year-olds.”

As part of a name change process, a transition logo and text will be used to help identify that, though the organization has a new and more meaningful name, it has the same mission “to improve the educational experiences of young adolescents by providing vision, knowledge, and resources to all who serve them in order to develop healthy, productive, and ethical citizens.”

Executive Director Dr. William Waidelich adds, “There has never been a better time for this organization to fully embrace all who work to meet the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents, regardless of school names or grade configurations. Association for Middle Level Education is a name that brings new opportunities for the association to reach more educators and collaborate to improve the education of all young adolescents.”

About the Association for Middle Level Education formerly National Middle School Association

The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) is the premier association for middle level education. With more than 25,000 members who are principals, teachers, central office personnel, professors, college students, parents, community leaders, and educational consultants around the globe, AMLE welcomes and provides support to anyone engaged in the education and well-being of young adolescents. AMLE offers information, resources, and professional development to middle grades educators working to develop more effective schools that focus on the success of every student. AMLE, 4151 Executive Parkway, Suite 300, Westerville, OH 43081, 800-528-6672 www.amle.org
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ANNOUNCING

2012 42nd Anniversary Conference

Warren Woods Middle School

13400 E. 12 mile
Warren, MI 48088
(586) 439-4403

 

March 22 - 23, 2012

For more information Contact:  

Alecia Powell please click on name to e-mail

Phone:  (734) 677-5678

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

 

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40th Anniversary Photos New March 2010

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June, 2009

Middle Grades Play Pivotal Role in Dropout Prevention

New report illuminates importance of middle grades in national goal of graduating all students ready for college, career, and civic life 

Based on more than a decade of research and development work, "Putting Middle Grades Students on the Graduation Path: A Policy and Practice Brief" illuminates the critical role the middle grades (grades 5 through 8) play in our national goal of graduating all students from high school prepared for college, career, and civic life.

The report identifies four key components of a unified middle grades improvement strategy and specific actions to increase academic achievement and improve graduation rates. Additionally, the report lists three major challenges to acting effectively on the insights generated by the research. 

For more: 

http://www.nmsa.org/blitz/balfanz060309.htm 

Putting Middle Grades Students on the Graduation Path: A Policy and Practice Brief 

Executive Summary

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NEW Membership Benefit

Included in your membership with MAMSE is the ability to take advantage of a special program through Office Depot! You can purchase office products at significant discounts (up to 70% on most used items). This includes in-store purchases (with pre-setup swipe card), in-store copies and Internet orders (copies, printing orders, office supplies, promotional products and furniture).

How do I sign up?  Click on the logo below or Click here for more information.

Enrollment is easy - just click on logo. 

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Membership Renewal

Dual Membership - MAMSE and NMSA

Michigan Association of Middle School Educators and National Middle School Association

...Twice the Opportunity, Twice the Service

...Online application and payment  click here

...Application form to print click here

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MDE/NCA News

 

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August, 2008
As a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) partner on the
Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum Support (MEECS) project, MAMSE is pleased to inform members of an update to the program.

MEECS has continued to generate positive feedback from educators across
the state, and we frequently receive requests for more workshops,
information, and materials. It is in response to these requests that the
following documents were produced.
The Michigan DEQ, in partnership with the Michigan Department of
Education (MDE) and Central Michigan University (CMU), is pleased to present
the Michigan Grade Level and High School Content Expectations
alignments for all five of the MEECS units. We hope that these alignments will
be a valuable resource for educators using MEECS. For more information
on MEECS or to download a copy of the Michigan Content Expectations
alignments, please visit our Web site at http://www.michigan.gov/deq-meecs.
We are excited to be able to provide the Content Expectations
alignments for the MEECS units and would like the opportunity to share them with
educators across the state.
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Change of Address

Newslink Updates

Spotlight on Success

Consultant Services

Interested in hosting a MAMSE Conference?

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Middle School Matters  New October, 2007 

This is a website and podcast for middle level educators by middle level educators. 

Want to join a discussion about middle school at your convenience and your time frame? Looking for some thoughtful ideas that center around middle school?  All of these things and more are possible when you visit Middle School Matters.  Middle School Matters is a new podcast and web site specifically for middle level educators. Featuring a weekly podcast, a couple of middle school educators discuss some of the important issues revolving around middle school educators, young adolescents, teaching and learning. Middle School Matters is a place for middle level educators to share ideas, dialogue with other educators and develop some new methodologies. All of this is provided for free. After listening to ourselves tell others that education is changing and needs to be done differently, we decided to put our “money where our mouth is” and do some professional development, networking, and more in a different way. Thus is born the Middle School Matters podcast and web site. We hope that you'll enjoy the offering (both the podcast and the web site) and hope that you'll help us build a supportive community to impact the learning and success of all students. 

Membership Renewal: If you need renew your membership please click here.  The cost is $30.  Click here for more membership options.

GRANT APPLICATIONS deadline is June 29, 2012.    Applicants will be notified in September and grant recipients will be published here.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS  Let us know if you have moved so that you can continue receiving MAMSE information.   E-mail MAMSE Membership with your change of address information or send a note to MAMSE, 1390 Eisenhower Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Please be sure to include both your old and new address information.

NewslinkUpdates via e-mail:  Members receive weekly e-mail messages that include teacher tips, legislative updates and other middle school news.  If you are not receiving these, please notify  Alecia Powell by clicking on her name and on the subject line type request for MAMSE newslink updates.   Include your full name.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:  " What we do, we do for kids. And with all their differing abilities, talents, circumstances, and ambitions, kids have a way of skewing control charts, spreadsheets, and quality control databases. Consequently, we embrace kids before data and manage the system to their needs. No apologies."  From Jim Ballard's MASSP communication regarding the Standard and Poor's Education Report.

MAMSE Professional Development Consultant Services are now available.  Click here for more information.

Interested in hosting a MAMSE Conference?  Contact the MAMSE Office at (734) 677-5678 or e-mail us.

SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS - This is a feature for the MAMSE Journal.  This is an opportunity for you to share unique techniques, strategies, lessons, or motivators that have worked with middle level students.  These can be one paragraph or more.  Include the educator's name, title, school name, district name and city.  Submit to Dennis Schultz click here to e-mail.