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Do you have questions concerning the latest information about technology, teaming, or middle school curriculum? Do you have a question about instructional strategies and are wondering where to go? These resources will help. Need quality professional development for your school or district? Please e-mail us at pd@ncmsa.net for more information

NCMSA Reports & Research Bulletins
• The very first NCMSA newsletter from 1976!

• Dr. William Alexander presented a seminal paper, "The Junior High School: A Changing View," in 1963. Read this historic document-- one of the first publications on middle schools!

• Last Best Chance 2004: Educating Young Adolescents for the 21st Century
Read the Report of the North Carolina Middle Grades Task Force.

• New Evidence for the Middle School

• Advisor-Advisee

• Discipline

• Diversity and Multiculturalism

• Exploratory Programs

• Heterogeneous Grouping

• Interdisciplinary Teaming

• Middle School Improvement

• Multigrade Teaming

• Parental and Community Involvement

• Portfolio Assessment

• Scheduling

• Schoolwide Discipline

• Technology and Instruction

National Forum Policy Statements


• Ability Grouping

• Grade Configuration

• High-Stakes Testing

• Small Schools & Small Learning Communities

• Teacher Preparation, Licensure, & Recruitment

NMSA Research Summaries

• Characteristics of Effective Schools for Young Adolescents

• Project-Based Learning in Middle Grades Math

• Courageous, Collaborative Leadership

• Middle Grades Counseling

• Grade Configuration

• Flexible Scheduling

• Number of Middle Schools & Students

• Components of an Exemplary Middle School

• Young Adolescents Developmental Needs

• Heterogeneous Grouping

• Middle Level Licensure

• Grade 5 in the Middle School

• Advisory Programs

• Sports in Middle Grades

• Evaluating the Effectiveness of Programs

• Academic Achievement

• Comprehensive School Health Programs

• The Impact of Inclusion on Students and Staff

• Is Multi-Age Grouping Beneficial to Middle School Students?

• What Are Appropriate Assessment Practices For Middle School Students?

• What Types of Block Schedules Benefit Middle School Students?

• Parent Involvement and Student Achievement at the Middle Level

• Technology in the Middle School

• What Works to Improve Student Achievement

• Interdisciplinary Teaming

NMSA Policy Statements

• Academic Achievement

• Curriculum Integration

• Diversity

• Middle Level Curriculum: A Work in Progress

• Middle Level Teacher Preparation

• Quality Teacher Preparation

• Student Teaching

• Tobacco-Free Children

• Transition to Middle School
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