The following list of resources is provided by the State of Michigan in assisting you in working toward program standards and in meeting requirements for Michigan Certification.

Priority One

1. Administrative Rules Governing the Certification of Michigan Teachers

2. Revised Administrative Rules for Special Education 

3. State Board of Education Continuing Education Units Programs

4. Entry-Level Standards for Michigan Teachers

5. Michigan Curriculum Framework and Benchmarks

6. Michigan Literacy Progress Profile

7. Content Standards in Health Education (which is not part of the Curriculum Framework as it currently exists)

8. Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/MDCH2/mm/model.htm or http://www.emc.cmich.edu/mm/default.htm

Priority Two

9. Early Childhood Standards of Quality. For Prekindergarten Through Second Grade, Michigan State Board of Education, 1992

10. Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Sports (curriculum resources, professional development, higher education curriculum, and community resources)
http://www.michiganfitness.org/

11. Revised School Code and specific knowledge of several sections such as:

• 389.1233b "Teaching of certain courses by noncertificated, nonendorsed teacher; requirements; effect of ability to engage certificated, endorsed teacher; waiving student teaching"

• 380.1277 "School Improvement Plan"

• 380.1277a "Accreditation"

• 380.1278  "Core Academic Curriculum"

• 380.1525, 1526, 1527 "Professional Development"

• 389.1531-380.1539b "School Personnel Certificates and Permits"

12. Technology-Related Materials

• Resources for elementary level Technology Education will become available in the Fall of 2001.  They will be provided free to Michigan institutions that request them from the Technology Education consultant, Office of Career and Technical Preparation, Michigan Department of Career Development (Contact Jim Levande, levandej@state.mi.us )

• State Technology Plan http://www.michigan.gov/emi/0,1303,7-102-111_118_499-2462--,00.html

• Michigan Technology Education Curriculum Guide (1998) available from the Michigan Center for Career and Technical Education (MCCTE) at Michigan State University  www.mccte.educ.msu.edu  

• Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology (2000) available from the International Technology Education Association (ITEA)  www.iteawww.org 

• A Guide to Develop Standards-Based Curriculum for K-12 Technology Education (1999) available, free, from the Technology Education consultant, Office of Career and Technical Preparation, Michigan Department of Career Development  (Contact Jim Levande, levandej@state.mi.us , or purchase from the International Technology Education Association, www.iteawww.org.)

• Curriculum Integration with Technology Education (2000) available from the International Technology Education Association, www.iteawww.org

13. Legislation relating to education:  (Search for specific issues)

14. Additional Health Education information

• School Health Education Profile Report 

• Michigan School Health Bulletin (quarterly publication)

• Regional School Health Coordinators 

• Coordinated School Health Programs http://www.emc.cmich.edu/cshp/healthed.htm

15. Standards for the preparation of teachers in specialty areas

16.  Career Preparation System

• Career Pathways Initiative  
  

• Educational Development Plan
  

• Michigan Comprehensive Guidance and counseling Program 

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