Chris Toy

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.

Middle Level Education Resources

www.nmsa.org The National Middle School Association 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.

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.

Learning Technology Interview

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

NAESP Teambuilding Article