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).
