Curriculum Development Resources
Learning to Give - The Council of Michigan Foundations and a Steering Committee of thirteen collaborating leaders in education, volunteerism, and nonprofit leadership have begun a unique effort to write, field test, implement and disseminate high quality K-12 curriculum lessons, units and materials on philanthropy.
SCoPE - Sample Curriculum and Plans for Education - features unit and lesson plans aligned with the Michigan Curriculum Framework.
MICLiMB - Clarifying Language in Michigan Benchmarks - clarification of each core area benchmark.
Integrated Reading and Writing Lesson Plans
Children's Literature Web Guide - Multiple links to thematic units and author information
Eduplace-Reading and Language Arts - Comprehensive list of teacher resources for effectively using reading strategies in your classroom.
Ask Dr. Math - Math topics archived by grade level with a searchable index. Students can submit their own questions to Dr. Math.
Exploratorium - Complete teacher's guide for hands-on science with complete lesson plans for constructing hands-on exhibits for the classroom.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics-Illuminations - Computer generated math lessons at every grade level allowing students to work at their optimum instructional level.
Distinguished Women Past and Present - Biographies of women writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and others are featured at this site.
Teaching with Energy - This site helps kids explore the link between solid waste and energy, the history of garbage, how landfills work and related topics. Curriculum guides, science fair project ideas and an energy conservation chart are available.
Science Education - Have students choose from 16 activities to answer questions such as: How do scientists measure the size of an atom? What kind of coat will keep you the warmest--one made from cotton, steel wool, or air? Flash cards, matching games and crossword puzzles help students learn the periodic table of elements.
Math and Science Teaching and Learning - Provides effective resources for K-12 math and science teaching and learning. Includes ready-to-go activities and other suggested curriculum materials.
National Wildlife Federation - This site can help anyone become an expert on the bird species of various regions of the United States. Maps to track migration patterns are available.

Talent Development Education Resources
Michigan Department of Education-Talent Development - Information and resources for Talent Development in Michigan.
National Association for Gifted Children - Information and additional links for programs throughout the country.
Michigan Alliance for Gifted Education - Information and additional links on gifted programs in Michigan.
Midwest Talent Search - To qualify for MTS, 7th & 8th grade students must score at the 95th (97th-6th grade) percentile or above on a nationally normed, standardized achievement test. Application materials are due to MTS by the end of October each year. SAT testing takes place in January and ACT testing takes place in February.
GT World - an online support community for parents of gifted children.
Discovering Your Dreams - The "Discovering Your Dreams" web site provides highly motivated and talented children, their families and educators with information about unique day, residential summer and year-round opportunities. The programs described cover a wide range of disciplines and grade levels. Brochures and registration forms are available from the person or institution listed under "Contact" in each program description. In most cases you will need to contact them for full details about their programs. The "Discovering Your Dreams" web site was cooperatively produced by the Wayne RESA, and the Michigan Alliance for Gifted Education (MAGE).
Michigan State University's Gifted and Talented Education Programs - MSU runs residential programs for gifted and talented students from across the state of Michigan.

Other Resources
Worldwide Arts Resources - Comprehensive database of over 7000 visual arts resources.
Newslink - A comprehensive list of newspaper, broadcasting and magazine media.
Student Handbook-Learning Styles - Links to detailed infromation about learning styles with student profiles.
Math Problem Solving Task Centre - Site with monthly math problem tasks, archived teacher notes and strategies for teaching student problem solving.
Ocean Planet - Smithsonian online virtual tour with detailed information about dozens of oceanography exhibits.
Images and Lessons - Copyrighted free images and lessons for the classroom.
Classroom Clipart - A great site for school related clipart.
MuseumStuff.com - Museum websites, virtual exhibits and online games.
Virtual Field Trips - Virtual field trips to volcanoes, hurricanes, etc.
Virtual Zoo - Brings the zoo to you.

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Julie Guenther
Barry ISD
535 West Woodlawn Avenue
Hasting, MI 49058-1038
(269) 945-9545 X116