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Education: Curriculum & Lesson Planning

Resources for education related research and professional development

E-Books for Lesson Planning

Book cover: The complete Guide to Lesson Planning and Preparation

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Resources for Lesson Planning

Curriki
Variety of free lessons plans for k-12 and career and technical education.
Teachers.Net
This website has a wealth of teaching related information like lesson plans, chat boards, job postings, and forums for topics of interest.
The New York Times Instructional Strategies
This website divides articles from the NY Times by college disciplines to help facilitate classroom discussion and learning.
Educator's Reference Desk

Enchanted Learning
Excellent collection of lesson plans and printouts.
Preschool Express by Jean Warren
A totally free website created by a retired teacher that offers great ideas, activities, lesson plans, printouts, and book lists.

Literacy Guide from Bank Street College Of Education
Variety of information for volunteers, tutors, and teachers working with early childhood literacy development.
Read Write Think
Lesson plans from the International Reading Association and National Council of Teachers of English.

Smithsonian Education
The gateway to Smithsonian educational resources for educators, families, and students.
National History Education Clearinghouse
Extensive, quality teaching materials for K-12 curricula.
Library of Congress- Teachers
Extensive information and lessons for using primary sources from the LOC collections.

National Council of Teacher's of Mathmatics
Excellent resources for lesson planning and math curriculum.
The Math Forum: Teacher's Place
The best resources for teaching math at all levels.
The Math Forum @Drexel
A comprehensive website with articles, lesson plans, worksheets, and articles about teaching and learning mathematics.

National Science Digital Library
Excellent resources for science education.
National Science Teachers Association
Resources for developing STEM curriculum based on common core standards.
Discovery Education
Free lesson plans and activities for teachers.

Films and Digital Resources

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Provides educational videos on a variety subjects that can be viewed on your computer and embedded in faculty D2L accounts.
Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
To view Kanopy licensed titles and for help with the Kanopy request form, see the Kanopy Library Guide

Annenberg Learner
Video clips and resources for curriculum development, lesson planning, and professional development.
PBS LearningMedia
High quality video clips available for streaming, downloading, and sharing.

Education Standards

Michigan K-12 Curriculum Framework

A complete list of curriculum guides, standards, and requirements can be found on the Michigan Department of Education Academic Standards page.

Michigan eLibrary for Educators

A large collection of k-12 curriculum resources based on age and topic areas, curated and provided by the Library of Michigan.