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Adolescent Directory On-line (ADOL)
"...an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University. Educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners, and teens can use ADOL to find Web resources..."

American Masters - Alfred Hitchcock
PBS Online

• Educational Resources - Hitchcock, Selznick & The End of Hollywood (Grades 6-8)

American Masters - Quincy Jones
Sections include: Feature Essay (by Gerald Early) ; Filmmaker Interview ; Career Timeline ; Additional Footage.
PBS Online

• Educational Resources - Quincy Jones: What Makes an American Master (Grades 6-8)

Awesome Library - Middle-High School Math
Includes: Lesson Plans ; Lists ; Materials ; Papers ; Projects ; Standards ; Worksheets.

Biodiversity Counts
"...is a middle-school science program created by the American Museum of Natural History. It gets students out of the classroom and into the field to study biodiversity at a site near their school."

Building Bridges Between Middle Schools and High Schools
"In preparation for a conversation among middle school and high school teachers and principals, we posted this question on the Middle-L middle grades listserv: 'When high school people criticize middle schools for failing to adequately prepare students to succeed academically in 9th grade, how do you react? Is this legitimate criticism? What should principals and teachers from both sides be doing to better insure a successful transition?'"

Center for Adolescent Studies Home Page
Indiana University

• Teacher Talk
• Teacher Talk Forum

The Center of Education for the Young Adolescent

Education Place
"The K-8 Site for Teachers."
"Elementary resources for teachers, students, and parents. Includes Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies Centers, Intervention, Professional Development, searchable activity database, educational games, and textbook support."

Education World - Curriculum: The Best of the Web
Resources for Middle School Educators

• "Where Does Sixth Grade Belong?"

The English Room
"contains a series of lessons that are designed to take students to various locations on the Internet. I have tried to align the content and activities with National Standards and Benchmarks for the teaching of English/Language Arts in grades 6-12...Every section contains pages for teachers to provide some guidance on teaching the lessons and methods for engaging your students."
By Marsha Rogers

European League for Middle Level Education

Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
Topics include: Topic ; Outline ; Thesis ; Body ; Introduction ; Conclusion ; Finish ; Sample ; Links.
By Kathy Livingston

QuizHub.org
"...is a noncommercial educational portal to free high-quality online interactive learning games, puzzles, and quizzes for elementary and middle school students."

PBS - Journey to Planet Earth (Spring 2003)
Web companion to the TV broadcast
"Embark on a Journey that explores the delicate relationship between people and the natural world they inhabit."
Episodes include: Rivers of Destiny ; The Urban Explosion ; Land of Plenty, Land of Want ; On the Brink ; Seas of Grass ; Hot Zones ; Future Conditional.
Sections include: The Programs ; Stories of Hope ; Ecosystems ; Country Profiles ; Educational Resources.

Library of Congress - America's Story from America's Library (K-8)
Sections include: Meet Amazing Americans ; Jump Back in Time ; Join America at Play ; See, Hear and Sing.

MEGA : Middle Educators Global Activities
Mission: "...With the inevitable immersion of technology into middle schools, MEGA's goals include using technology as a tool for shared decision-making, enhancing the curriculum through collaborative on-line projects, and the inclusion of all students. Middle Educators Global Activities is intended to pioneer activities in cyberspace and encourage global awareness of middle school educators."

Middle Level Leadership Center

Middle School Diaries
Includes yearly diaries by teachers, principles, and counselors.

"Middle School Reform"
A Kappan Special Report
By John Norton and Anne c. Lewis
Kappan, Vol. 18 No. 10

"Middle School Survival Guide" [.pdf]
"A family guide to survival of the middle school years"
Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky)

The Middle School Webring
"The Middle School Webring seeks link together as many Middle School websites as possible around the world."

Middle Years of Schooling Association (Australia)

MiddleSchool.Net
"...site for teachers by teachers. Educators will find hundreds of resources for all curriculum subject areas, terrific technology resources, a vast professional development section, teacher prepared and tested lesson plans and tutorials, and a large collection of reference material from which to choose from."

MiddleWeb's Guide to the Reading Wars
"In the battle over how we teach reading in America's schools, politics and pedagogy struggle for the high ground. As more and more middle school educators see the need to develop strong reading programs as a way of increasing success for all students, they find themselves no longer enjoying non-combatant status. Here are some resources that we hope will lead to peace in our time."

MidLink Magazine
The Digital Magazine for Kids - By Kids from 8 to 18.

MIDtech: Middle School Technologies Forum
"...dedicated to the infusion of technology into middle school Language Arts and Social Studies education."
North Carolina State University

National Forum for Middle Grades Reform

National Middle School Association

NSTA Webwatchers' Science Guides
"Lists of pre-selected web sites to hep YOU teach key subjects."
Sections include: K-4 Science Guides ; 5-8 Science Guides ; 9-12 Science Guides.
- National Science Teachers Association

U.S. Department of Education

• National Center for Education Statistics
  • Pursuing Excellence:
    Comparisons of International Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement from an U.S. Perspective, 1995 and 1999 (December 2000) [.pdf]

U.S. White House

• Mrs. Bush's letter to middle and high school students (09/12/01)

Visions In the Dust: A Child's Perspective of the Dust Bowl
"This unit helps students gain an understanding of Dust Bowl history through the eyes of a child. Using Karen Hesseís Newbery Award-winning Out of the Dust as an introduction to this aspect of the Great Depression, students have the opportunity to identify with the personal experiences of youth in the 1930s. In addition, students examine primary source materials of the period to correlate the fictional text with actual visual, auditory, and manuscript accounts as found in the American Memory collections.
American Memory, The Learning Page - Lessons, Library of Congress

Web Resources....Helpful to Middle School Teachers
Eastchester Middle School, Eastchester, New York
By Mr. Donahue, EMS Computer Technology Teacher

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