Join NJAMLE and Katie Nieves Licwinko, Ed.D on Tuesday, April 16th, at 4 pm to learn how you can use technology to support all learners in the classroom! This virtual session will cover how to use different technology tools to differentiate, personalize, or individualize instruction and assessment so that student needs and interests are taken…
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Join us virtually on Wednesday, January 18th, at 4 pm to learn from Dr. Maureen Connolly and Dr. Jonathan Davis about adaptable teaching and classroom climate! About this event Dr. Maureen Connolly and Dr. Jonathan Davis are both expert educators turned college professors. After spending years in the classroom, they have used their combined knowledge…
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As educators, we are called to respond to expressions of bias and racism in ourselves and others. Dear Middle School Community, To all of our students, families, and colleagues of color, we see your pain and hear your frustration when your calls for action against racial injustice are met with little to no change. Listening…
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The Association for Middle Level Education has joined with the National Association of Secondary School Principals, The National Association of Elementary School Principals, and The National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform to declare March the official month to focus on students ages 10 to 15 and celebrate middle level education. The key messages for the celebration are The importance…
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As I sit here writing this post, I am closing in on the fourth year of Byram Intermediate School’s Mass Media program. Getting this program up and running hasn’t been easy, but if you’re willing to spend the time and money, the rewards are worth it! First and foremost, we live in a digital age. I…
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Shakespeare in 8th grade? Yes! Students at Byram Intermediate School are reading one of Shakespeare’s best comedic plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This comedic play is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1597 and portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. The play includes the…
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Girls Who Code, a national non-profit dedicated to closing the gender gap in technology, is expanding its network of free Clubs for girls in grades 6-12. Currently, less than a quarter of computing jobs are held by women. That number is declining and our organization is working to reverse the decline. Last year we reached…
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