MLE 381: Needs and Characteristics of Young Adolescents: Web Resources

Since its inception in 1973, the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), formerly National Middle School Association has been a voice for those committed to the educational and developmental needs of young adolescents.

NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

The NICHD publishes a wide variety of materials that provide health information related to its research.

The NICHCY serves the nation as a central source of information on disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth.

OSERS supports programs that help educate children and youth with disabilities, provides for the rehabilitation of youth and adults with disabilities and supports research to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities.

Learning Disabilities Association of America serves tens of thousands of members with learning disabilities, their families and the professionals who work with them.

MAMSE is the premier middle school focused organization for the state of Michigan and educators around the world. It is are focused on middle school kids, teachers, learners and educators.

The goal of this network is to have a safe, respectful and encouraging place for discussion and sharing between middle school art educators.

ASCD is a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading. ASCD’s innovative solutions promote the success of each child.

The National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform is an alliance of over 60 educators, researchers, national associations, and officers of professional organizations and foundations committed to promoting the academic performance and healthy development of young adolescents.

MiddleWeb is all about the middle grades with a sharp focus on teaching and learning in grades 4-8.

Over 68,000 resources, including activities, worksheets, games, lesson plans, flashcards, puzzles, posters, assessments and other ideas to use with sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students.

Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum.

The Lesson Planet solution helps teachers find lesson resources, correlate them to standards, and organize curriculum. Our tools provide a time-efficient way to inspire teaching with fresh ideas.

The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) project supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users.

MTMS focuses on intuitive, exploratory investigations that use informal reasoning to help students develop a strong conceptual basis that leads to greater mathematical abstraction.

Middle School Chemistry is a resource of guided, inquiry-based lesson plans that covers basic chemistry concepts along with the process of scientific investigation.

The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.

The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators.

The mission of National Council for the Social Studies is to provide leadership, service, and support for all social studies educators.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Teachinghistory.org is designed to help K–12 history teachers access resources and materials to improve U.S. history education in the classroom.