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The professional development event
for middle grades educators.
Earn 16 CEUs!
Annual Conference for
Middle Level Education
November 6-8, 2014 • Nashville, TN
“There is simply no better conference
for middle level educators!”
Gail I., Educator and Conference Attendee
www.amle.org/annual
The most valuable and comprehensive professional
development opportunity in the world for any person
working with students ages 10–15.
No matter the grade configuration of your school, or your role, if you work
with young adolescents in grades 5–9, this conference is designed for YOU!
AMLE2014 offers proven, research-based practices that will help
your school and classroom reach its goals!
Principals and School Leaders
New Teachers
Highlighted sessions offering solutions
for school leaders include:
Highlighted sessions offering solutions for
new educators include:
• Improving Project-Based Learning
• Implementing the Common Core Standards
• Evaluating Teachers and Staff Morale
• Facilitating School Improvement
• Scheduling
• Making PLCs and Teams Effective
• Implementing RTI Models and Programs
• Funding and Implementing Technology
• Promoting a Safe School Climate
And many more!
• Meeting the Needs of All Students You Serve
• Planning Lessons with Impact
• Being an Effective Teammate
• Working with Every Parent
• Managing Time and New Teacher Life
• Becoming a Leader in Your School
And many more!
Teachers
Highlighted sessions offering solutions
for educators include:
• Project-Based Learning
• Student Engagement and Motivation
• Differentiated Instruction
• Literacy
• Standards-based Grading and Assessment
• RTI and Support Strategies
• ESL/ELL
• STEM
And much more!
All Educators
Highlighted sessions offering solutions for every
person working with students ages 10–15 include:
• Student Achievement
• Common Core
• Bullying & Safety
• Equity
• Classroom Management
• Dropout Prevention
• Literacy
• College and Career Readiness for all students
And much more!
Visit www.amle.org/annual for
a listing of topics and sessions.
General Sessions
How To Engage, Motivate, and Inspire Your Students
Thursday, November 6, 8:00 a.m.
Dave Burgess
The Secret to Engaging Students
Featured Speakers
Rick Wormeli
Assessment / Standards-based Grading
Differentiated Instruction
Dave Burgess
Teaching Like a Pirate
Nikki Woodson
Monumental Middle Level:
If Not Now, When? If Not You, Who?
Jack Berckemeyer
Cedrick Gray
Teaming / Classroom Management
Rediscovering the Joy of Teaching
To Teach Is to Touch the World:
A Story of Three Teachers
Kim Campbell
Live, Laugh, and Chillax!
Ruby Payne
Understanding Poverty
Addressing Emotional Needs of Students
Cedrick Gray
Keys to School Turnaround
Rosalind Wiseman
Friday, November 7, 8:00 a.m.
QueenBees and MasterMinds:
Reaching and Teaching Boys
and Girls in the Middle Grades
New York Times best selling author of Queen Bees &
Wannabes (the book that inspired the hit movie “Mean Girls”)
and her new release Masterminds and Wingmen.
National expert about bullying, parents, and social media,
Wiseman will change the way you look at and understand
your middle grades students. No matter their background,
boys and girls are influenced and impacted by the daily
interactions they have with one another. And no matter your
classroom or school, you can build positive relationships
every day with those boys and girls—making connections,
increasing achievement, and creating a great school.
Rosalind Wiseman will share compelling research,
insights, and strategies to help us with that critical
work for the bright road ahead.
Kim Campbell
Student Motivation & Engagement
Juan Rodriguez
School Safety / English Language Learners
Debbie Silver
Student Success & Resilience
Carol Ann Tomlinson
Differentiated Instruction
Monte Selby
Strategies to Increase Creativity
Nikki Woodson
Using Data to Improve Student Learning
*speakers subject to change.
With more than 300 sessions addressing issues
vital to middle grades educators, AMLE offers the
best value in middle level professional development!
It’s a fact! Everybody learns differently.
That’s why AMLE has created a multifaceted
conference to meet the needs of every educator no
matter how they learn.
• Various session types and styles
• One-on-one discussions with leaders in education
• Networking opportunities
• Technology explained and explored throughout
the conference
And so much more!
This conference offers proven practices that
will allow you to take your students’ success
to the next level ... immediately!
“AMLE’s Annual Conference is the #1
opportunity for middle grades educators!”
Penny B., Educator and Conference Attendee
Register today to see why the AMLE Annual
Conference is the ultimate educational experience.
Conference Features
Concurrent Sessions
Workshops
75-minute sessions on more than 60 topics
vital to middle level educators and leaders.
Workshops run throughout the conference and provide
opportunities to explore subjects in great depth. Workshops
are an excellent way to further your learning in topic
areas important to you. Space is limited to ensure quality
attention for every participant. For a detailed list of
workshops, visit www.amle.org/annual.
Speed Learning
Pick your expert, pick your topic, and get ready for
exciting presentations and discussions!
Speed learning sessions will bring together experts on
different topics. These 75-minute sessions are divided into
20-minute segments, allowing you to get more personal
attention from the experts and more information in a short
period of time.
School Showcase Sessions
Hear from exemplary middle school teachers,
administrators, and students as they describe the
challenges and rewards of implementing changes and
programs in their schools.
Classroom 2.0 Technology Sessions
A one-of-a-kind learning environment built just for the
conference, the classroom features the latest technologies
and instructors demonstrating how to implement them in
your classroom. Return to your school with lesson plans
that can be incorporated immediately.
Exhibit Hall
The AMLE Exhibit Hall, featuring hundreds of
companies, is the perfect place to find tools and services
for implementing the new solutions you learn at the
conference.
Exclusive Attendee Webinars
Enjoy follow-up webinars with some of the best
presenters from the conference. These webinars will be
created exclusively for attendees in the weeks following
the conference!
Brain Games: A Night of Trivia, Music and Fun
Thursday, November 6, 7:30 p.m. $10
Quiz Show
and
Come be a part of the action or cheer for your fellow
attendees and some of your favorite presenters in
Newseum’s popular current-events game show that’s
as fresh as today’s headlines! Complete with buzzers
and flashing lights, NewsMania will be a hilarious and
entertaining show with tons of great prizes!
Whose team will come out on top?
Sponsored by
Featuring Monte Selby & Friends
“This was the most valuable conference I have
ever attended in my 30 years in education!”
Deb K., Educator and Conference Attendee
Nashville, TN
Opryland Resort & Convention Center
• 10 minutes from Nashville
International Airport
• Minutes from the Grand Ole Opry,
great shopping, live music and
world-famous downtown Nashville
• Convention center and conference
hotel in the same building
• 2,881 luxurious guest rooms
• 15 restaurants
• Indoor river with boat tours
• 9 acres of lush gardens
FACT
Sponsored by
Concert & Reception
50% of the U.S.
population lives
within 650 miles
of Nashville.
Schedule of Events
Friday, November 7, 2014
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Registration
7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
General Session
8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
(Dave Burgess, Nikki Woodson, Cedrick Gray & Kim Campbell)
Registration
7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
General Session
8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
(Rosalind Wiseman)
12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
12:45 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
4:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
4:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall
8:45 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time
9:15 a.m.–10:30 p.m.
Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time
9:15 a.m.–10:30 p.m.
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Quiz Show and Reception
7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Registration
7:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions
8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m.
9:45 p.m.–11:00 a.m.
11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Questions? For more information,
visit www.amle.org/annual.
“I became a better administrator because of this
conference and was able to build stronger relationships
with the colleagues who attended with me!”
Denise T., Educator and Conference Attendee
Registration Rates
Registration Type
Regular
(by 10/18/2014)
Not a member?
On-Site
(after 10/18/2014)
Individual
AMLE Member
$
399
$
499
Non-Member*
$
549
$
649
AMLE Member
Full-Time College Student
$
129
$
499
Non-Member Full-time
College Student
$
169
$
(Preservice/Non-Educator)
649
We’ve got you covered!
All non-members receive a complimentary individual
professional membership, including print publications,
with registration!
Visit www.amle.org/membership for more information
on membership.
Housing
Stay for Free!
Register by June 28, 2014 to be entered in a drawing to
receive 3 free hotel nights during your conference stay!
(Preservice/Non-Educator)
Teams of 5 or more
For great housing discounts, visit www.amle.org/annual.
AMLE Members
$
319
N/A
Non-Members
$
439
N/A
Save up to $100 per night by booking your
housing through AMLE!
$
249
N/A
Call 1-800-528-6672 or visit www.amle.org/annual for
more information on registration policies, rates, housing
information, and to download registration forms.
$
199
N/A
Large Groups (20 or more)
AMLE Members
Large Groups (100 or more)
AMLE Members
What’s Included?
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Saturday
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300 Concurrent Sessions
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Exhibit Hall
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Classroom 2.0
Technology Sessions
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Speed Learning Sessions
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Workshops
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School Showcase Sessions
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Register 4, get 1 additional FREE!*
Register 75 and get 25 additional FREE!*
Register 100+ and save more than 50%
off the regular rate!*
*Based on Individual rate.
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Thank you to the following for their support of the 41st AMLE Annual Conference for Middle Level Education:
Helping middle grades educators
create great schools!
www.amle.org/annual
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