Texas Middle School Association E-Newsletter
Back to School August 2008
Greetings from TMSA!

TMSA is proud to present our 2008 - 2009 professional development opportunities. Our professional development committee has worked long and hard developing the finest events for today's middle-level professionals.

We hope you will find something that suits your needs. Please email us with any questions or suggestions for future events.
 
Making Magic With Jack Berckemeyer
 Jack
Middle Grades Magic--A One Day Workshop With Jack Berckemeyer
TMSA is pleased to bring the magic of Jack Berckemeyer to El Paso, Texas! Make plans to attend this one-day workshop on September 30, 2008.

Click to download event details and registration brochure.
Events

SharonARKLATEX 2008:  A collaborative workshop between the Louisiana Middle School Association, Arkansas Association of Middle Level Educators, and the Texas Middle School Association.

Date:  October 4, 2008
Venue: Cope Middle School, Bossier City, LA
Featured Speaker: Sharon Faber

Registration Cost: $60 prior to September 15, 2008. $75 after September 15, 2008. Registration cost includes lunch, a t-shirt and all materials.

Registration information is available online.


TMSA Annual Conference and Exhibit
"Discover the Treasure of Young Adolesence" at the TMSA Annual Conference and Exhibit in Galveston, Texas, March 5-7, 2009.

Featured speakers include Dr. Marcia Tate, Jack Berckemeyer, Monte Selby, Debbie Silver and many more!

More information available online!
 
Want to get involved with the TMSA Conference Planning Committee?  Email for more information!

Visit  www.tmsanet.org for the most up to date information.
 


In This Issue
Making Magic With Jack
TMSA Conferences
TMSA and aha! Process, Inc.
Quick Links
TMSA Membership Information More About Us
Ruby 
TMSA Teams Up with aha! Process, Inc
TMSA is teaming up with aha! Process, Inc. to present a series of workshops developed to help you improve your TAKS scores in Math, Science, and Language Arts.

Workshops will be held in Lubbock, Austin, El Paso and Brownsville.

Registration information is available online.

TMSA and aha! will collaborate again on December 9 - 10, 2008 to bring you "9 Strategies to Prevent Middle and High School Dropouts."
This workshop will be held in Houston, Texas and features Dr. Ruby Payne.

Registration information is available online.