PAMLE Members-Only Section

Interested in handouts from past conferences, videos, and examples of Best Practices for middle level, as well as additional information? Log into the MEMBERS section of the website. Click on the “Members” menu at the top left-hand side of the page. If you don't know your login information, email support@pamle.org to get your username and password. Building administrators - to give website access to members contact Paul Meck at pmeck@verizon.net.

PA Leadership Summit

This year’s Leadership Summit held at the Blair County Convention Center was a huge success. Thomas Murray opened the Summit on Sunday night, with a discussion about his future ready framework as it relates to his latest book, Learning Transformed. Brian Campbell from PDE closed the Summit on Tuesday by talking about ESSA and what that means for PDE. Save the date for next year, July 29-31, 2018 back at the Penn Stater in State College.

SHARE A BEST PRACTICE!

PAMLE’s mission is to promote best practices for middle level education. To accomplish this mission, PAMLE believes sharing best practices with one another is a road map to achieve this goal. As a result, we encourage you to share the great things happening in your school, programs and activities that make a difference in middle level instruction. There is no doubt that your practices will help other schools and teachers to better meet the developmental needs of our young adolescents. So, please fill out this Google Form to join us in our mission to promote best practices for middle level education! The submissions can be found under Best Practices in the Members Only section of our website. We hope many schools can implement these practices in order to improve, constantly grow, become "A Schools To Watch" and retain this prestigious recognition.

Change In Certification Bands

Give us your feedback on the proposed teacher certification (HB1386). Read all about it here.

VibraLife Receives Award

Paul Meck, Associate Executive Director of PAMLE, presents Kyle Hollinger, VibraLife executive, the 2017 Partnership Award for outstanding contributions to the education of middle level students.

Past recipients of this award are Horace Mann, Teachers Insurance Plan, Lincoln Investment Planning, QSP, PHEAA, Duquesne University, eScoolView, and DRS Printing Services.

The contributions of ViberLife help PAMLE sustain professional development for all middle level educators in the state. PAMLE is greatly appreciative of our partners and their efforts they have demonstrated over the years.

Summer Institute 2017

We would like to thank all those that attended the Summer Institute this past June. Presentations were outstanding and the feedback from all attendees was excellent. Resources from the 2017 Institute are available here. Save the Date for next year's Summer Institute at Mt. Nittany MS on July 17 & 18, 2018. Information will go out in the early Spring. Hope to see you there!

State CONFERENCE 2017

We would like to thank you for attending the 2017 PAMLE State Conference. Your presence made this professional development experience a rewarding one. The attendees had positive remarks concerning all of the presentations and especially Jack Berckemeyer’s keynote address. We hope that you have taken back to your classrooms and schools ideas to better address the needs of our young adolescents. The PAMLE Executive Board is extremely appreciative of its members’ passion and commitment to middle level education. We hope that you join us next year on February 25-27, 2018 back in State College. Check out all the photos from this year's event right here.

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News From PDE on ESSA

Education Secretary Rivera is pleased to advise that Pennsylvania has timely submitted its proposed ESSA Consolidated State Plan to the U.S. Department of Education. Click here for more details.

This Month From GenerationOn!

Read this month's Educators and Schools Update from GenerationOn! Check out the GenerationOn website for these and other great ideas and projects.

Great Advisory Programs

According to This We Believe by the Association of Middle Level Education, “Everyday, millions of diverse, rapidly changing 10- to 15-year-olds make critical and complex life choices and form the attitudes, values, and dispositions that will direct their behavior as adults. Check out these great examples of Advisory Programs from PAMLE's Northwest Region. Want more middle level strategies? Join PAMLE to access our Members’ Only section.