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What's happening at NCMSA
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| Jan 31st, 12
Registration Deadline Extended! The deadline for
regular registration for the upcoming NCMSA 37th Annual Conference March 4th-6th in Greensboro has been extended to FERBRUARY 15th.
We've heard that many of you need a little extra time to get your registrations in, and we hope this will help. Visit our
Conference Registration page and register now!
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Dec 31st, 11
New issue of NCMSA Journal published. The current edition of the North Carolina
Middle School Journal is now online. Editor Kathleen Roney from from UNC-Wilmington has put together a great issue we know you are going to
enjoy reading. Check out the Journal now!
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Aug 14th, 11
Willard Daggett to keynote 2012 NC Middle School Conference next March in
Greensboro, NC. We're proud to have one of the foremost voices in the national conversation on education with us to open what will be another
great conference. Everyone knows Bill's work on rigor, relevance, and relationships, and we look forward to him sharing his vision for
education in the 21st century with our participants. Visit the 2012 conference page and register now.
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Jul 10th, 11
Schools to Watch Recognized in DC at the National
Schools to Watch Conference. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was on-hand to help celebrate McGee's Crossroads and Piedmont Open IB Middle
School's selection as new Schools to Watch. Secretary Duncan also made his first major
address on middle grades education. Kernersville, Rogers-Herr, and West Pine were re-designated, and Carmel, East Yancey, and Jay Robinson
celebrated their second re-designation. Congratulations to all of our schools!|
Apr 11th, 11
Schools to Watch Institute & Summer Conference information available.
Join us May 27th in two locations--Chapel Hill and Hickory and July 18-20 in Myrtle Beach, SC for our spring & summer professional development opportunities.
Space is limited, so check out the conference information page and register now.
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Mar 16th, 11
Conference renewal credit forms now online.
1.2 and 2.0 content specific renewal credits are available for participants who attended a full strand of sessions at this year's
NC Middle School Conference. If you implement strategies you learned at the conference and submit a write-up of them, you may be able
to receive 2.0 renewal credits. Visit the Conference Renewal Credit
page for more information.
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Mar 13th, 11
Conference Wiki Now Online. The
conference wiki is now available. Get session handouts, maps, and more information about
the 36th Annual North Carolina Middle School Conference. |
Feb 7th, 11
Conference Program Now Online. The
program for our upcoming NCMSA 36th Annual Conference is now online. See what's happening at this spring's conference.
Visit the 2011 Conference Page, or just
download the program now!
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Nov 1st, 10
New Journal & e-Monograph published. NCMSA is proud to announce the
release of two new publications. Our NCMSA Journal and our first
e-Monographs are now online. We know you will want to check out both of these exciting new publications!
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Aug 4th, 10
NCMSA Gets i3 Grant! We have just learned that our Schools to Watch partnership with
the National Forum, California, and Illinois has been selected from 1700 applicants as one of 30 development grant recipients!
Check out this article from
Education Week.
and visit our site for more information.
May 12th, 10
Summer Tri-State Conference Announced! Dig deep into
Differentiation & Brain-based Learning July 26-28 in sunny Myrtle Beach, SC. NCMSA'a own Ran Barnes--a highly regarded speaker on differentiated
instruction--will join South Carolina's David Vawter and Georgia's Sherrie Moss & Millie Fuller. Together, they will lead you to a much deeper
understanding of how the brain works in young adolescents, and how to differentiate instruction at the middle level. Space is VERY limited. This
conference is intended for teams of teachers and individuals wanting to expand their learning in a hands-on, interactive environment. Get the
Summer Conference Brochure and register before space is filled.
Mar 17th, 10
Conference renewal credit forms now online.
1.2 and 2.0 content specific renewal credits are available for participants who attended a full strand of sessions at this year's
NC Middle School Conference. Visit the Conference Renewal Credit
page for more information.
Feb 7th, 10
Conference Program Now Online. The
program for our upcoming NCMSA 35th Annual Conference is now online. See what's happening at this spring's conference.
Visit the 2010 Conference Page, or just
download the program now!
Jan 12th, 10
Regular Registration Extended. We know
budgets are tight and funds are scarce, so we've extended the deadline for regular registration for the upcoming 35th Annual North Carolina
Middle School Association Conference to February 15th to allow more participants to attend at the lower regular registration rate.
Register now!
Dec 29th, 09
North Carolina Middle School Journal now available. Check out
the latest edition of NCMSA's journal. Full text articles are online just in time for some holiday reading!
Check out the 2010 NCMSA Journal and see what's happening in
research and best practices.
Oct 26th, 09
Deadlines approaching! Don't miss our Early Bird registration
for the 2010 Conference. Awards, grants, and board nominations are due next month.
Early Bird registration ends October 31st. Register now and save $10 per person. Visit our
2010 Conference page for more information.
Interested in running for the board? Visit our Board Nomination page.
Want to apply for a grant or award? Visit our Awards page.
All nominstions are due November 30th. Get involved now!
Sep 8th, 09
Earn 2 Renewal Credits at the Conference. Need renewal credit? The upcoming 2010
Annual Conference will have an exciting new feature. Hundreds of you earned content-specific renewal credit last year. This year, we're
going one better. In addition to the 1.2 renewal credits you'll receive at the conference, NCMSA will have an online PD module that
conference participants can complete to earn additional hours--bringing your total renewal credits earned up to 2.0 for this year's conference.
You can earn the 2 renewal credits in English Language Arts, Math, Reading, Science, or Social Studies... and
don't forget our "stimulus package" of register SIX, pay for only FOUR staff members. Visit our
2010 Conference page for more information.
July 10th, 09
NCMSA goes to Washington! Executive Director Dr. John
Harrison and Schools to Watch principal Bobby Ashley of Ashe County Middle School visited the White House to meet with the president's senior education
policy advisor. They enjoyed talking about the great things happening in North Carolina's Middle Schools, and shared data on the success of North
Carolina's Schools to Watch. They also met with an assistant secretary of education and one of Secretary Duncan's special advisors at the Department of Education.
Jun 12th, 09
Jeffrey Wilhelm , author of Reading Don't Fix No Chevys: The Role of Literacy in the Lives of Young Men, Action Strategies for Deepening Comprehension,
and more will be a featured speaker at next spring's middle school conference.
Money is tight, so check our summer "stimulus package" of register SIX, pay for only four staff members. Visit our
2010 Conference page for more information.
May 22nd, 09
Todd Whitaker , best-selling author and renowned speaker will
deliver the opening keynote address at the upcoming 2010 NCMSA Conference. Todd is the author of
What Great Teachers Do Differently, and 15 other books. Todd has motivated and inspired hundreds of thousands of teachers
around the world, and we are thrilled to have him with us in Greensboro to open our 35th Annual Conference.
May 7th, 09
Check out our economic stimulus package for member
schools. Register now, and schools can send SIX and pay for only FOUR! In addition, register before
June 30th, and members save an additional $10 per person. Here are the details. It's a small way for NCMSA to give back to our members
during these tough economic times. Register now and lock in the savings.
April 6th, 09
NCMSA gets social by creating
new accounts on popular social networking sites that will allow you to keep up with the association as well as share
with other educators across North Carolina and across the nation. We now have a group on
Facebook, another group on
Ning, and you can also follow us on
Twitter.
April 4th, 09
Register now for 2010
and ensure that you'll have funding for next year's conference. With funding tight across the state, and another tough
year coming up in 2009-10, it's not too early to register and lock-in your payment if you have funding still available.
In order to keep prices low, we are doing all of our registration online this year. Visit the
2010 Conference page and register now.
March 31st, 09
2009 Content-specific Renewal Credit
is available for those who attended sessions in specific areas, and fill out the
renewal form. If you attended the annual conference,
don't miss this great opportunity to obtain renewal credit in English Language Arts, Math, Reading, Science,
or Social Studies.
March 23rd, 09
Math and Technology PD is
in the making thanks to our collaboration with Texas Instruments. Our
Math & Technology Innovation Academy is being developed using input we received from focus groups
at last week's conference. Your input was invaluable, and we are now planning TWO strands--one for those experienced in
the use of instructional technology and ready to learn more and teach others, and one for those who are ready to figure
out what they have, and how to effectively use it.
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