Access the Texas Education Agency's website.

The mission of the Texas Education agency is to provide leadership, guidance and resources to help schools meet the educational needs of all students. 

 

The Texas Center for Service-Learning

The Texas Center for Service-Learning seeks to improve student achievement through service-learning, the thoughtful integration of community service with powerful academic learning. We assist students, teachers, administrators, and communities in Texas with training, technical assistance, and resources to develop and strengthen service-learning.

 

Rachel's Challenge

Rachel Scott was the first person killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. Her acts of kindness and compassion coupled with the contents of her six diaries have become the foundation for one of the most life-changing school programs in America. 

 

Other Organizations / Resources that are helpful to educators:

America's Promise Alliance
Founded by General Colin Powell, America's Promise Alliance is comprised of corporations, nonprofit organizations, foundations, policymakers, advocacy groups, and faith groups. They are committed to seeing that children experience the fundamental resources they need to succeed—the Five Promises—at home, in school, and in the community. They believe that children's success is grounded in having caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, an effective education, and opportunities to help others.

Learning First Alliance
The Learning First Alliance is a permanent partnership of 15 leading education associations with more than 10 million members dedicated to improving student learning in America's public schools. Its communications Web site, www.publicschoolinsights.org, encourages public school stakeholders to learn from each other by sharing success stories and encouraging innovation and effective practice.

National Adolescent Literacy Coalition
A coalition of national organizations addressing the literacy needs of young adolescents.

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
NCATE is the profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and for the next century.

National Council for Parent Involvement in Education
NCPIE is a coalition of major education, community, public service, and advocacy organizations working to create meaningful family-school partnerships in every school in America.

National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform
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.Whole Child Education is a partnership of 22 national education, health, arts, and civic organizations committed to a whole child approach to education wherein educators, schools, parents, policymakers, and communities work together to ensure students are healthy, safe, engaged in learning, supported by caring adults, and challenged by a well-balanced curriculum.

Whole Child Education
Whole Child Education is a partnership of 22 national education, health, arts, and civic organizations committed to a whole child approach to education wherein educators, schools, parents, policymakers, and communities work together to ensure students are healthy, safe, engaged in learning, supported by caring adults, and challenged by a well-balanced curriculum.

 

The following sites were first listed at this website. They are included here for your information:

  Terrific Web Sites ... Just for Middle School Students

  The 6th Grade Treasure Trove
Check out the index of great teaching resources!

 Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk
Find teacher-created materials for teaching writing, literature, and reading.

 The Teacher's Desk
A well-organized resource is presented for teachers by a teacher.

 ERIC Digests Web page
Do a quick search for expert reports on middle school issues.

 Middle School Survival Guide
This downloadable guide is for parents of middle school youngsters.

 Middle School Diaries
Eavesdrop on the exploits of two middle school principals and a teacher.

 National Middle School Association Resource Center
Research summaries and position papers, much more, on hot middle school topics.

 MiddleSchool.Net
Bunches of resources "from teachers, by teachers."

 Midlink Magazine's
Call for Participation:  Review a listing of on-line interdisciplinary projects that are coming up.

Middle-L Listserv
Sign up to join this virtual teachers room!