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How are things going in another middle school?

Advice on creating yearbook for middle school

Supplemental curriculum aligned to the Common Core Standards aimed at middle school and high school.

This wiki is intended to be a resource and communication tool for differentiating with technology. We believe that technology is an important tool for 21st century education and is a natural fit for differentiating instruction. As you explore the resources on this wiki, please consider sharing your work with others and posting links.

We want to thank the participants of our University of Vermont graduate course Differentiating Literacy with Technology for their willingness to share their work: Tonya Darby-4th grade teacher in Richmond Elementary, John Upchurch-Humanities teacher Colchester Middle School, Meghan McGrath-LA teacher, Melissa Cronin-5th grade in Mary Hogan School, Brenda Hunt -4th grade Malletts Bay School, Anne Rayner-3rd grade Malletts Bay School, Jodi Perron-Language Arts BFA, Tara Weegar-3rd Grade Williston

This site has a lot of useful tips, lesson plans, and worksheets to teach students in elementary and middle school. The material and information covers content areas including reading, writing, math, science, and social students. It also includes lesson plans and activities for history.

a middle school class learning about social studies -travel and food

Another good music theory website. Has animated lessons that help keep student interest. Good for middle school kids and up.

Students at one Florida middle schools read and discuss young adult novels as part of the school's annual "Extreme Read." The experience gives students a chance to see those around them -- peers, parents, and even the math teacher -- as fellow readers.

graphing activity using Excel for Elementary or Middle School Students

One of my FAVs for a tech resource from Maryland. This Wiki is a place for MHMS teachers to share information & professional development products that will help the day-to-day life for the teachers in our middle school and other teacher librarians. There's no need to join this wiki if you want to link to it or snag some pages with linkbacks & attribution - we're all Creative Commons Share Alike!

Typing games, typing programs, activities

Typing club for middle school students - 100 levels

A new development in the ever-evolving realm of social media has given parents and educators something new to worry about. "Digital responsibility" is a major buzzword for middle- and high-school educators, and schools increasingly are teaching teens and pre-teens about the consequences of inappropriate posting to social media platforms. Now, professors from three universities have developed what is being called the "Facebook Score."

This site has some really fun ideas for science. Most of them are elementary or Middle School but you can always modify things and make them appropriate for High School

This is an excellent article from an expert that explains why students no longer find interest in reading outside of school and how to regain that interest.

Teacher Donalyn Miller earned the nickname The Book Whisperer" because of her almost mystical success getting kids to read -- a lot. Allowing children to choose books, and providing reading role models and time to read are among her strategies. Included: Reading tips and resources from The Book Whisperer."

This article deals with how important it is to get children reading on their own and some of the strategies that Donalyn Miller used

Some info could be helpful with 9th graders.

Social Skills - Would Be great for Writing Social Stories with my student

Children's Songs and Educational Music for preschool, elementary, middle and high school. Lyrics, mp3 downloads, DVDs and CDs.

Today's topic again focuses on another valuable teacher freebie, and free is in my price range.How about you? Today's post gives each of us a rare professional development opportunity - learning from other teachers who teach the same curriculum as you.Think about it.Wouldn't the idea of having just a first grade teacher conference be phenomenal?How about a drama teacher conference?Or one for middle school English teachers?What sort of conversations would you have?What resources would you share?

A new digital literacy platform, TIME Edge offers nonfiction text for middle school digital literacy and English Language Arts lessons. This month, educators can try a free public preview of TIME Edge. Common Core-aligned content (text accompanied by audio and video) can be accessed on all browsers and devices.