Here are some useful websites

Colleagues

jillspencer.net Jill Spencer is an outstanding author, workshop leader, and instructional coach who often co-facilitates with Chris. Contact us about special rates for bringing in a team to work with your school or district!

Middle Level Education Resources

www.amle.org The Assiciation fo Middle Level Education is the largest international organization focusing on educating young adolescents aged 10-14.  Their website is filled with current resources including research summaries, videos, articles, tools, and books for creating, supporting, and sustaining effective educational settings for this age group.

www.middleweb.com Middleweb provides a wealth of resources for schools, districts, educators, parents, policy makers, and supporters of effective education for middle grades. It is the home of the Middleweb Listserv archives, a searchable database of ongoing conversations among middle level educators from all over the world over a 10 year period.

http://brightfutures4me.wordpress.com The Bright Futures blog is the offical site of Maine's Middle Level Education Commission Report. It is updated each week by the Bright Futures Partnership. Check it out and post a comment!

Publications by Chris

Here's a link to a diary covering the first full year of Maine's historic 1:1 laptop project.

Chris Toy's MLTI Diary

Here's a link to a diary covering one year in the life of a middle school principal in Freeport Maine.

Chris Toy's Principal Diary

Here's a link to an article written for principals about things to keep in mind when launching 1:1 learning with technology: Ten Lessons Learned: Considerations for School Leaders When Implementing One-To-One Learning.

Chris Toy's Meridian Article

Here's an blog - interview of Chris by Maine technology integrator Brad Edwards.

Technology Interview

Here's a NAESP article about building effective school leadership teams written with colleagues Jill Spencer and Kerry Bailey. A PDF will download when you click below.

NAESP Teambuilding Article