There are some great listservs for Middle Grades on the MiddleWeb site. If the links aren't clickable in this message you can go to this URL to get the information. This is a different list than the Middle-L listserv.
http://www.middleweb.com//mw/aaChat.html

Middle Grades Listserv Conversations
For more than six years, MiddleWeb sponsored several ongoing conversations among middle grades educators and other folks interested in the education of young adolescents. After nurturing these chat groups into full-fledged virtual professional communities, we've found them new homes!

[LITERACYWORKSHOP] — This MiddleWeb spin-off group offers an in-depth exploration of Writing and Reading Workshop and issues related to struggling adolescent readers. Formerly the MiddleWeb "MWProjects" listserv, Literacy Workshop now has its own website and sign-up area. Find out more about this lively listserv, which targets teachers in grades 4-8, at the Literacy Workshop website.

[MIDDLETALK] — This general discussion of "all things middle school" began as a MiddleWeb chat group in 1999 and blossomed into a truly vibrant online professional community of more than 700 members. In March 2006, the MiddleWeb listserv was adopted by the National Middle School Association, with a new name – MIDDLETALK. Individuals interested in participating in the daily MiddleTalk discussions must first join NMSA. If you're looking for professional friends eager to chat about teaching and learning in the middle grades, join NMSA today! Be sure to ask about MiddleTalk participation when you call to join.

MIDDLE-L Discussion List

MIDDLE-L is a discussion list for anybody interested in middle school education. Operated by the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative at the University of Illinois, MIDDLE-L is the place where parents, teachers, representatives of professional associations and government agencies, faculty and researchers, students and teachers, librarians, and anyone else interested in middle school education come together to share ideas, resources, problems, and solutions.

MIDDLE-L is hosted by the Early Childhood and Parenting
(ECAP) Collaborative at the University of Illinois.
http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu/listserv/middle-l.html

http://www.lindaslinkstoliterature.com/lll/index.htm

READING TEACHER

To join or leave the RTEACHER list, visit:
http://www.reading.org/resources/community/discussions_rt_instruct.html

Missed something? Check out the RTEACHER archives at:
http://bookmark.reading.org/archives/rteacher.html

Visit our Miss Rumphius Award winners, teachers making a difference:
http://www.reading.org/resources/community/links_rumphius_links.html

Gifted and Talented

One of the biggest listservs for gifted is TAG-L. I've been on it a couple of times, but they have some flame war problems. I guess there are several lists affiliated with them.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/on-line_support.htm

There are so many wonderful resources for GT. The thing is, many people are so worried about getting kids to pass state tests that the high end kids are ignored. Many great methods for GT kids benefit ALL kids.

I have been to state and national conferences for gifted; all very worthwhile. Some of my favorite presenters on GT are Roger Taylor,
http://www.rogertaylor.com/

Carolyn Coil (differentiated instruction)
http://www.carolyncoil.com/

and James Curry and John Samara. http://www.curriculumproject.com/
(whose things go WAY beyond just GT)

Let me know if you would like any more info. I taught Gt science for
several years.
Susie

Susie also sent this one in

I have not taught GT for 6 years, but the best one I know of is connected to the Hoagies' page
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/on-line_support.htm

http://www.electricteacher.com/newteacher/

Here is an interesting site Michael sent, take a look if you haven't been there!

And also one from Middle Web

http://www.middleweb.com/mentoring.html

Thanks M!

Mosaic of Thought Teachers share great thinking, questions, strategies and resources on the list. They have an outstanding "tools" page with lots of downloadable materials and many of them come from Ellin. You can also subscribe to the Mosaic Email Group on this site.
http://www.readinglady.com/mosaic/tools/tools.htm

To subscribe or unsubscribe to the email list via the World Wide Web, visit
http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org

Peggy

RealWritingTeachers (another fantastic listserv for literacy/writing teachers). It's a very active list so you should sign up for the digest to keep from getting overwhelmed with emails. They have some wonderful book discussions and really focus on practical strategies for use in the classroom.

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