Last Thursday’s 16th Annual Scholar-Leader Dinner, sponsored by NELMS and MAMLE, was a huge success once again.
Scholar-LeadersAll the way from Ft. Kent to celebrate!
Proud Families
MC Bill Zima, principal of Mt. Ararat MS
The music was provided by the Mt. Ararat Middle School Jazz Band, Margie Landis conducting. They were fabulous!
Mt. Ararat Jazz BandPart of the brass!Margie Landis conducting
Families from all over the state came to Augusta to celebrate and honor these middle-level students.
Families enjoying the evening!
Maine’s Secretary of State, Matthew Dunlap, congratulates the Scholar-Leaders.
Secretary of State, Matthew Dunlap
The evening’s keynote was delivered by Nicholas Parker, a freshman at Hampden Academy. He reminded the Scholar-Leaders to not only to set goals and work hard, but also take the time to live life with a capital L by experiencing everyday moments to their fullest.
Nicholas ParkerNick addresses the Scholar-Leader Dinner attendees.
I taught middle school for many years, and now I consult with schools across the country and internationally in the areas of curriculum and instruction, including technology integration. Please also check out my blog about middle school teaming at http://teamingrocks.wordpress.com/. Other publications include:
Teaming Rocks! Collaborate in Powerful Ways to Ensure Student Success
Everyone’s Invited! Interactive Strategies That Engage Young Adolescents
10 Differentiation Strategies for Building Prior Knowledge
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