Web Resources

For

Middle Level Educators

Books Worth Mentioning  - See what books are recommended by Idaho professionals!

• National Middle School Association - NMSA serves as a voice for professionals, parents, and others interested in the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents.
• Middle Matters Online A new resource for middle level leaders, developed collaboratively by National Middle School Association and the National Association of Elementary School Principals.
• Turning Points - Turning Points is a New American Schools design for comprehensive middle school reform.
• Middle School.net - Excellent resource for all middle level educators, made by teachers for teachers. Find curriculum resources, support staff, lesson plans and tutorials, reference material, "how to..", and more.
• Middleweb - Read current articles exploring middle level reform.
• Everything You Need to Know About Being A Good Parent
• Teachers' Domain - Teachers' Domain is an online educational service with two related components — collections and courses — that help teachers enhance their students' learning experiences and advance their own teaching skills.
• Educational Systems Management - This site is provided as a service to educators; it contains a variety of links to educational sites as well as some sites of personal interest.
• Ten Great Sites - Every Middle School Teacher should Know - From the on-line journal,  Education World.
• Education World - On-line educational journal
• PBS -  Resources and teacher lessons for all grades and subjects.  
• MarcoPolo - Provides the highest quality, standards-based content and professional development to K-12 teachers and students throughout the United States. Links to: ArtsEdge, EconLink, NCTM Illuminations, EdSitement, Read-Write-Think, Science NetLinks, and Xpeditions.
• Math and science lessons online – This website, created by the University of Colorado and seven other universities, features free lesson plans geared to national STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) standards. For each learning activity, the site lists the grade level, the classroom time it takes, the state standards it meets, and the details of implementation.
• Idaho Digital Learning Academy - The Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA) is a state sponsored, web-based educational program created through the Idaho State Legislature (Title 33, Chapter 55) to provide Idaho students with greater access to a diverse assortment of courses within the State Department of Education. This virtual high school was created to address the educational needs of all Idaho students: traditional, home schooled, at-risk, gifted, and adult learners.
• NAESP - National Association of Elementary School Principals - serving Elementary and Middle School Principals. This is a great research and information source.
• NASSP - National Association of Secondary School Principals - A great resource for Middle Level and Secondary School research and information.
• Idaho Achievement Standards K-12 -  Idaho State Board of Education Standards, Assessment, and Accountability Website!
• Idaho Standards Teacher Education Project - ISTEP is a project to educate and empower the mathematics teachers in Idaho to meet the challenges posed by the exiting standards of the State Board of Education.
• NWREL Mathematics and Science Education Center - NWREL provides educators with resources and services to support challenging, effective math and science curriculum, instruction, and  assessment for all students.
• The National Center on English Learning and Achievement - Get the latest research on reading.
• Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
• The Reading Wars - Middle Web's guide to the debates on teaching reading in the middle grades.
• The Standards Site - The National Literacy Strategy supports teachers, trainee teachers and others working to improve literacy in our schools. This web site makes available guidance, publications and resources from the National Literacy Strategy.
• Idaho Dept Health & Welfare - Get free Environmental Health Lesson Plans. Click on Environmental Health and Safety under Public Health concerns, then choose Teacher Resources.