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January 2009 - Help Your Child Meet Academic Standards - Help your child meet the standards and stay on course for graduation, Minnesota Parent Center.

July 2009 - MCA-II Test Results & Your Child - Use the information on the test report to help your child learn, Minnesota Parent Center.

Minnesota Perspective Learning Resources
Activities and instructional materials tailored to the
Minnesota Academic Standards by grade level.

Saint Paul Public Schools

• Center for Academic Excellence Site Map - Perhaps the best way to navigate curriculum resources posted at Saint Paul Public Schools.
  
  —Saint Paul Public Schools Curriculum

Saint Paul

• Basic Computer Skills Curriculum - Lesson modules covering basic computer skills developed by computer teachers from Adult Basic Education programs in the St. Paul Community Literacy Consortium.
  
  
• Elementary Social Studies Standards Resources from the Minnesota Humanities Commission: 
  • K-3 Standards Worksheet (Word document)
  • 4-8 Standards Worksheet(Word document)
  • Lesson Plan Template (Word document)
  • Year-long Plan Template (Excel document)
    
    
• Indian Land Tenure Curriculum - Reconnecting students to the land and raising their awareness of the land's importance to their past, present and future as American Indians.
  
  
• Mad Science of Minnesota - Offers engaging science workshops to schools, community programs and families in Saint Paul and throughout Minnesota.
  
  
• SciMathMN - Powering Minnesota to meet 21st century needs through K12 mathematics, science and technology.
  —What should I look for in my child's math program?
  —What should I look for in my child's science program?
  —SciMathMN K-12 Mathematics Framework (1998)
  —SciMathMN's K-12 Science Framework  (1997)
  
  
• University of Minnesota Institute of Technology K-12 Programs -  Interesting young people in mathematics, science, and engineering.
  
  
• Urban Debate League of the Twin Cities - Bringing debate back to our inner city public schools and, ultimately, revitalizing Minnesota's tradition of influencing public policy.

Minnesota Department of Education

• Academic Standards - The "home page" for understanding Minnesota Academic Standards.
  
  
• March 2005 - Alignment of Minnesota K-12 Kindergarten Academic Standards with the Early Childhood Indicators of Progress: Minnesota's Early Learning Standards and the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework, Minnesota Department of Education.
  
  
• April 2000 - Sample Learning Activities: Minnesota Social Studies Standards - Use the bookmark tool on the left to select the grade span you're interested in, Minnesota Department of Education.
  
  
• Curriculum and Instruction - Resources for educators in nine content areas.
  
  
• English Language Learner (ELL) Standards - What our ELL students are expected to know by when.
  
  
• Internet Resources for Science
  
  
• Making Connections - A place for "intra-state" dialog on technology in schools and a showcase for technology projects organized by and for Minnesota schools, Minnesota State Office of Technology and the Minnesota Department of Education.

Minnesota

• Atlas of Minnesota Online - Features updated maps and data, Center for Rural Policy and Development.
  
  
• Curriculum Defined - Minnesota Statute120A.22 Subd. 9. (scroll down).
  
  
• Energy of a Nation: Immigrants in America Teaching Guide - Midwest and Minnesota focus, Minnesota Advocates.
  
  
• Environmental Literacy Scope and Sequence - A systems approach to environmental education in Minnesota for preK through adult learners, SEEK (Sharing Environmental Education Knowledge).
  
  
• UMN Human Rights Resource Center - Curriculum resources and educational materials.
  
  
• Minnesota Center for Social Studies Education - A clearinghouse of links to relevant resources, teaching tools, professional development opportunities, and programs for teachers and students within the Social Studies.
  
  
• Minnesota Educational Media Organization - Recommended Standards for Information and Technology Literacy.
  
  
• Minnesota Learning Commons HippoCampus - High-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students.
  
  
• Minnesota Learning Loop - A database of online resources linked to the Minnesota Academic Standards, so far Science and Language Arts.
  
  
• MPR's Sound Learning - Offers concrete connections between Minnesota Public Radio programming and the academic standards.
  
  
• SciMathMN - A statewide coalition advocating for quality K-12 science, mathematics and technology education.
  
  
• Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies - Features more than 1,200 standards-aligned Smithsonian educational resources. Download resources specifically correlated with Minnesota’s standards.

National & Web-Based

• A People's History Of The United States (Wikipedia) - Bring to light little known voices from U.S. history, including those of women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and laborers (Online text).
  
  
• ACT College Readiness Standards identify the knowledge and skills students must have in order to succeed in first-year college courses in English, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences.  ACT has developed College Readiness Standards for:
       ▼ English
       ▼ Mathematics
       ▼ Reading (definition of complex text)
       ▼ Science
       ▼ Writing
  
  
• Academic Benchmarks: Minnesota - Online database of academic standards in 49 states and the District of Columbia.
  
  
• African American Lives - These lesson plans from PBS use studies in African American genealogy to introduce students to historical-research techniques and personalize events in U.S. history.
  
  
• Afterschool Training Toolkit - Tools, models and expertise to improve afterschool learning across the nation, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.
  
  
• Anti-Defamation League - Provides diversity and anti-bias resources to help children and adults challenge prejudice and discrimination, and learn to live and work successfully and civilly in an increasingly diverse world.
  
  
• Cur•rik•i - A collaborative website where the community shares and collaborates on free and open source curricula.
  
  
• Developing Educational Standards - An online archive of academic standards (curriculum expectations) searchable by subject and state.
  
  
• emTech - Over 15,000 resources organized by topics for teachers, students, and parents.
  
  
• Family Math - These activity files have been created for families to do independently.
  
  
• FirstGov for Kids - The U.S. government Kids' Portal.
  
  
• Guidelines for Identifying Bias in Curriculum and Materials - Safe Schools Coalition.
  
  
• K–12 Mathematics Curriculum Center - National Science Foundation.
  
  
• KidsRunning.Com - Promoting the sport of running for kids so that they can enjoy the benefits of a fit and healthy lifestyle both at school and home.
  
  
• Learners Online: Weekly Online Lessons - Taking learners on a thematic journey across cyberspace.
  
  
• Magic School Bus - Simple science at home.
  
  
• Mathematics Benchmarks, Grades K-12 - See what math students need to learn by the end of high school.  Sort by grade level or content area, American Diploma Project.
  
  
• National and State Standards - A clearinghouse of national and state standards that provides a sense of what students learn in each of the different curriculum areas, Education World.
  
  
• National Science Education Standards - National Research Council.
  
  
• Partnership for Reading - Offers information about the effective teaching of reading for children, adolescents, and adults, based on the evidence from quality research, National Institute for Literacy.
  
  
• PE Central - Providing the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth.
  
  
• PELINKS4U - Dedicated to promoting active and healthy lifestyles.
  
  
• Prufrock Press - Resources for Teaching and Parenting Gifted Children
  
  
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy - Are your kids using the computer at home?  Use these curriculum benchmarks to see what technology they should be using at what grade level, Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
  
  
• International Education and Resource Network - Use the Internet and other new technologies to collaborate on projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world.
  
  
• Spoons Across America - Hands-on learning at the kitchen table.
  
  
• Thinkfinity Parent Resources - A collection of online educational resources tied to national academic standards, Verizon Foundation.
  
  
• WinterKids - Helping children develop lifelong habits of health, education, and physical fitness through participation in outdoor winter activities.

Resources from the American Library Association

• Libraries and the Internet Toolkit - Tips and Guidance for Managing and Communicating about the Internet.
  
  
• Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education - Scroll down for Standards, Performance Indicators, and Outcomes.
  
  
• Information Literacy for Higher Education Toolkit - Tools, web pages and other resources to help you to use the Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education.