CONGRATULATIONS New and Redesignated IHSTW for 2022 The Association of Illinois Middle-Grade Schools (AIMS) is proud to announce New and Redesignated Illinois Horizon Schools to Watch (IHSTW) for 2022. These schools demonstrate exemplary middle-level programming through academic [...]
Your last one hit wonder lesson Can we talk about Pet Peeves? Not the one when a student sharpens their pencil during your mini lesson or the one when a colleague hits “reply all” to an email during [...]
A Co-Teaching Playbook As February approaches, numerous football teams are striving to obtain their goal pushing for a spot in the upcoming Super Bowl. Co-teaching teams are similarly striving to obtain their goal pushing for a successful second [...]
All School Advisory: Giving ALL students a voice! At the December Network Institute, educators across the state shared their knowledge during a meaningful day of professional development at National Louis University. Presenters varied from classroom teachers to those [...]
Creating Your PD Playlist I may be showing my age here but who remembers the art of the mix tape? Perfectly crafting the right order of songs to convey your message, bringing your party to a whole new [...]
Teachers as Writers: Blogging Basics The education field is bursting with professionals who are intelligent, innovative, and supportive of one another. I witness these characteristics daily walking down the halls of our middle school, chatting in PLCs, and [...]
Using Padlet to Engage and Assess Our Students As we entered the 2020 - 2021 school year, I was very reflective on how our 2019 - 2020 school year had ended. Being an ESL/Bilingual teacher, I am used to [...]
Building Powerful Communities In Our Classrooms As teachers, we know that feeling safe and secure in school helps students focus their energy on learning. And the research bears that out: A study by Interactive Learning Environments found that [...]
Teachers as Lead Digital Citizens In July, Beth Rihtar shared her knowledge as an instructional technology coordinator with AIMS members around the state with her presentation on teachers as lead digital citizens. Below you’ll find a preview of [...]
How-To: Present at AIMS Events Teachers are the experts, so at every AIMS professional development event our goal is to feature the voices and ideas of the people in the classroom and those directly involved with educating young adolescents. [...]
