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NMSA is now AMLE
 
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• Free study guide available atwww.amle.org/twb• 16 characteristics of successful middlelevel schools• New edition includes attention todigital tools, exceptional education,ESL/ELL, service-learning, and learningin a global economy.• Newly added research section
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Companion Books
This We Believe: Keys to Educating Young Adolescents
by NMSA/AMLE 
The essential guide or creating successul schools or young adolescents
If you are committed to helping young adolescents become successful, responsible,global citizens, the Association for Middle Level Education invites you to read andimplement
This We Believe: Keys to Educating Young Adolescents
.
 This book describes the 16 vital characteristics of successful middle level schools andis a critical resource for everyone involved in the education, health, and well-being of today’s young adolescents. Now in its fourth edition, NMSA/AMLE’s landmark positionstatement shares the enduring lessons learned in more than 35 years of active middlegrades advocacy. When its concepts are embraced, students are prepared for successin school and career.Since 1982,
This We Believe
has been a foundational piece for countlessorganizations, policymakers, school districts, schools, colleges, anduniversities in the public and private sectors, and internationally.
Item # F11-1389
Nonmember $15.00 • Member $12.00
 
72 Pages • 978-1-56090-232-4
Research and Resources InSupport o This We Believe
by NMSA/AMLE 
An invaluable and concise guide for educators and anyonededicated to the education of young adolescents. This edition,an essential companion to NMSA/AMLE’s position paper
ThisWe Believe: Keys to Educating Young Adolescents
, articulatesthe research behind the middle grades concept and the 16characteristics of successful middle grades schools.
Item # F11-1391
Nonmember $15.00 • Member $12.00
 
64 pages • 978-1-56090-234-8
THIS WE BELIEVE
This We Believe in Action: Implementing
Successful Middle Level Schools
Thomas O. Erb, Editor This We Believe in Action
explains more fully to educators, parents,and policymakers what truly successful schools for youngadolescents do. The DVD provides compelling scenes from eighthighly successful middle level schools across the country, showinghow the schools are implementing the characteristics of successfulschools. This resource is especially eective as the basis for studyby an entire faculty over a semester or a year.
Item # F11-1339Nonmember $35.00$15.00
• Member $28.00
 
$12.00
 
188 pages • 978-1-56090-190-7
 
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See these authors at NMSA/AMLE’sAnnual Conference, November 10–12,in Louisville, Kentucky.
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ASSESSMENT
The Formative Classroom
by Measured Progress
Welcome to real ormative assessment, one o the most powerul, research-based
ways to improve instruction!
Formative classroom practices engage students to own their learning—and succeed. Thisunique 5-DVD/CD set provides a rsthand view into what real formative practice lookslikewith dierent student populations and grade levels. Follow four real teachers as theyplan, instruct, assess, provide feedback, and make data-informed instructional decisionswith their students.
DVD 1: Alice Wong, third grade mathematicsDVD 2: Emily O’Brien, fth grade scienceDVD 3: Amber Malm, sixth grade English language artsDVD 4: Shaun Tharaldson, ninth grade honorsworld history
 This valuable resource willhelp learning teams—and, ultimately, entireschools—increase teacher eectiveness,transform classrooms,and boost student growth.
Item # F11-V122
 
Nonmember $315.00 • Member $249.00
 5 Discs
Efective Classroom Assessment
by Catherine Garrison, Dennis Chandler, & Michael Ehringhaus
Research shows that when teachers eectively use formative and summative assessment practices,students who typically perform at lower levels show the greatest gains. Engaged students takeownership of their learning and become the center of their own success. This professional development resource helps teachers and teams• Understand assessment as a key component of instruction.• Recognize the various methods of classroom assessment and appropriate uses for each.• Realize the importance of engaging students in the assessment process.• Reect on current practice and discover ways to improve.
Item # F11-1384
 
Nonmember $25.00 • Member $20.00
 
76 pages • 978-1-56090-228-7
“Kudos to the teachers who so honestly share their work—and to Measured Progress or capturing these segmentsand providing training materials that will improve the efectiveness o instruction.” 
— Cheryl GrayDirector of Client Solutions, Edvantia
NMSA/AMLE’s Annual Conference features 31 sessions on assessment.Visit www.amle.org/annual for more information.
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