Michigan Online Resources for Educators (M.O.R.E.) debuts its Facebook page

The new M.O.R.E. Facebook page will include announcements, new resource updates and plus chances to win prizes in online scavenger hunts, photo contests, lesson plan contest and other fun activities. Go to the new M.O.R.E.Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/more.mel.org and select “like” to become eligible for all contests.

Don’t forget to visit M.O.R.E. at http://more.mel.org and create your free account to organize selected lesson plans aligned with the Michigan grade level and high school content expectations.

A Framework for K-12 Science Education

National Academies Press new publication, A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas, outlines expectations for students in science and engineering in K-12, and the revisions to curriculum, instruction, assessemnt and professional development for educators that needs to occur to meet these expectations.

World Journal of Education available in Academic OneFile

World Journal of Education was recently added in full-text to the Academic OneFile database. Sciedu Press, which produces this new journal, is a division of the Canadian Center of Science and Education.

Detroit Free Press reports UDM, Marygrove fixing teacher-training programs

A brief article on MDE performance scores on the state's MTTC (teacher certification exam) in the Detroit Free Press on Sunday, August 7.