Teacher Education Links
Please understand there are many excellent educational websites. These are some favorites, yet many are awaiting discovery!
http://www.mttc.nesinc.com
The Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) is administered on behalf of the Michigan Department of Education by
National Evaluation Systems, Inc. The MTTC will be administered four times during the 2003-2004 academic year at various test areas in
Michigan. The registration bulletin, which will be available in August 2003, contains comprehensive information about the MTTC and all
information and forms necessary for registration.
http://www.teachingtolerance.org
An international organization offering anyone diversity, lessons, tips and ideas to help us grow and learn about each other
http://www.schoolgrants.org
This site offers grants available for teachers
http://www.nea.org/lac
This website delivers weekly information on developments in federal government that affect children and public education.
http://www3.newberry.org/k12maps
This website is designed to bring historically significant map documents into your classroom. Inside are high quality images of historic
map documents that illustrate the geographical dimensions of American history.
http://www.google.com
Web search engine that works great!
http://www.talentfreeway.org
Lots of career information for you and your students
http://learningtogive.org
A website created to help K-12 students understand the "learning to give" need and experience. It is action of the heart and a project of
the mind. All 500+ lessons are aligned to the Michigan Curriculum Frameworks and have been field tested by real teachers in real classrooms.
http://www.state.mi.us/mde/off/ppc/office.htm
Michigan Department of Education Office of Professional Preparation Services Currently there are 32 colleges and universities, both public
and independent approved by the Michigan Dept of Education to prepare teachers and recommend them for license/certificate to teach.
note: updates on newly approved programs and teacher preparation institutions will be provided periodically on the web
http://www.coolmath.com
A website created to help make math fun for all ages.
http://miaeyc.com
The Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children is committed to improving the education and welfare of children from birth
through age eight. Michigan Association for the Education of Young Children works for young children, their families, and early childhood
professionals.
http://www.jccmi.edu/populations/programs.htm
The Center for Student Success at Jackson Community College has developed a new program to enhance student academic success available to
all students. During the course of the semester, two JCC faculty members will be facilitating a series of Study Strategy Skills Workshops
for all interested JCC students.
www.micampuscompact.org/home.html
The Michigan Campus Compact promotes the education and commitment of Michigan college students to be civically engaged citizens, through
creating and expanding academic, co-curricular and campus-wide opportunities for community service, service-learning and civic engagement.
http://nacctep.org
The purpose of the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs is to promote the community college role in
the recruitment, preparation, retention, and renewal of diverse pre K-12 teachers and to advance quality teacher education programs in the
community college.
https://mdoe.state.mi.us/proprep/
Links to all teacher education and certification programs
The Michigan Department of Education has a new web site in accordance with the E-Michigan project. Until you become familiar with
navigating between the various E-Michigan pages, it may be helpful to note the following URLs:
Michigan government:
http://michigan.gov/mde
Michigan Department of Education:
http://www.michigan.gov/mde
Office of Professional Preparation Services:
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6525_6530_6567---,00.html
Professional Preparation:
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/1,1607,7-140-5234_5683---,00.html
Teacher Certification:
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-5234_5683_14795---,00.html
Teacher Testing:
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-5234_5683_5857---,00.html
License/Certification Application Forms:
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-5234_5683_5708---,00.html
Certification Law/Rule/Policy:
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-5234_5683_14796---,00.html
Teacher Preparation Program Standards and Approval Process:
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-5234_5683_6368---,00.html
Approved Teacher Preparation Institutions and Programs:
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-5234_5683---,00.html
Current Updates (What's new)
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-5234_5683---,00.html
To verify an individual's certification records:
http://meis.mde.state.mi.us/teachercert/sr_teaCerts.asp
We are planning to utilize the new web page format for the posting of additional information regarding the approval of programs as well as the
other responsibilities of the Office of Professional Preparation Services. As you access this information, your suggestions for our continuous
improvement will be most welcome. Please direct web-related ideas to Sue Wittick (witticks@michigan.gov).
To receive this document by e-mail attachment (so that you can copy and pasts the URLs into your web browser) send a request by e-mail to Sue Wittick
(see above e-address).
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