Community Guide:
For Teachers
From astronomy to zoology, and from kindergarten to 12th
grade, the University's colleges, divisions and departments
offer today's teachers a broad array of programs for instructional
support, classroom activity and enhanced educational experiences.
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Actuarial Science Presentations
Faculty and students from the Actuarial Department visit
area high schools to give presentations about actuarial
science and careers in the field.
Phone: (734) 764-0335
Web: http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/research/actuarial/
Email: math-grad-office@umich.edu
Animal Diversity Web
Kingdom Animalia comes to the Internet with the Animal Diversity
Web, a collection of information about mammals, birds,
amphibians and the like. Animals' physical characteristics, natural
history, geographic range and classification are included.
Web: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu
America Reads Tutoring Corps
This corps of University students provides reading assistance
to children in the Ann Arbor area, supported by the Edward
Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning, the
Office of Financial Aid and the School of Education.
Phone: (734) 647-7402
Web: http://ginsberg.umich.edu/americareads/
Email: klynnf@umich.edu
Astronomy Outreach Program
Graduate students in astronomy travel to schools to show
how they study and explore the universe. Classroom demonstrations
and hands-on experiences are included, along with slides
of most recent astronomical discoveries. Programs are
tailored to elementary and secondary school learning
levels.
Phone: (734) 764-3440
Web: http://www.astro.lsa.umich.edu/outreach/outreach.php
Email: schmoll@umich.edu
The Center for Japanese Studies
The Center for Japanese Studies’ K-14 Educational materials, resources, and educator events provide teachers and students with a means to explore Japanese culture and language, while developing an understanding of its significance within a global context.
Phone: (734) 764-6307
Web: http://www.ii.umich.edu/cjs/resources/teacherstudentresources/
Email: umcjs@umich.edu
Fitness for Youth
Sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan in
concert with the Department of Kinesiology, IFFY is designed
to improve the health levels of children using vigorous
aerobic exercise and health-related information. Teachers
are trained to use IFFY methods and students are coached
on how to set and achieve goals, learn self-discipline
and personal responsibility.
Phone: (734)936-3084
Web: http://fitnessforyouth.umich.edu/
Email: ffy@umich.edu
German Day
German Day draws high school German students and teachers
to a day of competition and fun, including extemporaneous
speaking, poetry recitation, poster projects, skits,
musical performances and video production. It is sponsored
each
March by the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures.
Phone: (734) 764-8018
Web: http://bit.ly/uMJTez
Email: rcgrubb@umich.edu
Great Lakes Education Program
Students and teachers are exposed to the vast dimensions
of the Great Lakes through this program offered by Michigan
Sea Grant. The program, which takes place in the classroom
and on the water, teaches people about the Great Lakes,
other water resources and public stewardship.
Phone: (734) 763-1437
Web: http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/glep/
Email: elzblap@umich.edu
Highly Interactive Computing in Education
Hi-Ce's mission is to help middle and high school students
achieve deeper levels of understanding about science
and the inquiry process. It works with students, teachers
and administrators to make science education more meaningful
to students. Services include curriculum development,
professional development and new technology tools.
Web: http://hi-ce.org/index.html
Email: hice.info@umich.edu
Interactive Communications and Simulations
The School of Education offers interactive, student-centered
telecommunications projects that link classrooms around
the world. Middle and high school students from more
than 400 schools in 30 countries are involved in curricular
activities that include current affairs to poetry.
Phone: (734) 763-5950
Web: http://ics.soe.umich.edu/
Email: stanz@umich.edu
Internet Public Library
Developed by students and faculty of the School of Information,
IPL provides library services to the Internet community.
Students can learn and share ideas about what librarians
have to contribute in a digital environment. Its divisions
include Reference, Youth and Teen.
Web: http://www.ipl.org/
Email:http://www.ipl.org/div/contact/
K-12 Great Lakes Learning Activities
Order science kits containing experiments, games, stories and other hand-on activities
for learning about Invasive Aquatic Species, or borrow a kit containing museum-quality
preserved specimens, books, video, lessons and much more.
Phone: (734) 763-1437
Web: http://www.miseagrant.umich.edu/education/index.html
Email: elzblap@umich.edu
Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Educational Outreach
The Museum sponsors an active educational outreach program
that includes tours of its galleries, special behind-the-scenes
glimpses into the ancient world and
16 traveling educational kits to bring "civilization in a crate" to
the classroom. The Museum also offers tours to all grade levels, both guided
visit and special interactive presentations.
Phone: (734) 647.4167
Web:
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/publicprograms/civilizationsinacrate
Email: tegerr@umich.edu
Kids Go Blue Club
Committed to continuing support for the "Champions
of the West," the Kids Go Blue Club is an all-sports
fan club just for young people (children 13 and under),
allowing them to enjoy the excitement of Michigan men's
and women's athletic events. The membership includes a
membership card, quarterly newsletters, free admission
to regular season home events (excluding football, men's
basketball and ice hockey), and opportunities for special
birthday parties before these athletic events.
Phone: (734) 615-2025
Web: http://www.kidsgoblueclub.com/
Email: info@kidsgoblueclub.com
Linguistics Outreach
Linguistics students take part in service projects through
the Program in Linguistics. Activities include working
in a speech pathology clinic, developing a user-friendly
linguistics web site and making linguistics career presentations
to high school students.
Phone: (734) 764-0353
Web: http://ling.lsa.umich.edu/home/index.html
Email: linguistics@umich.edu
Math Scholars Summer Program
The program offers mini-courses on current mathematical
research to high school math teachers and students interested
in higher mathematics. The summer courses are then supported
throughout the following school year by self-paced courses
available via the Internet and by mentoring from math
faculty and graduate students. Online courses also
are offered
to interested teachers and students.
Phone: (734) 647-4466
Web: http://www.math.lsa.umich.edu/mmss/
Email: mmss@umich.edu
Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Student tours of Matthaei Botanical Gardens typically last
45 minutes and feature different themes, all designed
around the Ann Arbor Public Schools' science curriculum.
Pre-trip class preparation is encouraged for the tours,
which are tailored to specific K-12 levels. After school
and overnight scout programs also are offered at the
Gardens.
Phone: (734) 647-7600
Web: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/mbg/
Michigan Space Grant Consortium Public Outreach Program
The program's focus is on enhancing science literacy
among students through a series of activities, including
conferences,
workshops, publications, lecture series, non-technical
courses, science fairs and radio and television programs.
Phone: (734) 764-9508
Web: http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/aero/msgc/
Email: blbryant@umich.edu
Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Multi Media Resources: Digital Images, website resources and materials, podcasts and Interactive Communications & Simulations are provided for Elementary, Middle, High School and College level for researchers, teachers, students and the community.
Phone: (734) 764-0350
Web: http://www.ii.umich.edu/cmenas/resources/
Email: cmenas@umich.edu
Museum of Art
In March 2009, the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) completed a transformative expansion and restoration project, allowing many more works from its outstanding collections of European, American, Asian, African, and modern and contemporary art to be on view. This exciting development allows for many innovative uses for teaching and research.
Teachers often choose to tie an exhibition or a particular piece of art to their curriculum and may ask for a tour with a specific focus. Young students interact with the Museum in small groups and feel free to ask questions and to speak out. They discover their own relationship with the art and make it meaningful to their lives.
Phone: (734) 764-0395
Web: http://www.umma.umich.edu/education/k-12.html
Email: lrossi@umich.edu
Museum of Natural History
The Museum of Natural History is proud of the educational opportunities we provide to schools, the University community, and other community groups. The Museum features exhibits on prehistoric life, including
the largest collection of dinosaurs in Michigan. Other
exhibits showcase Michigan wildlife, Native Americans,
anthropology, geology and astronomy. There are also seasonally
changing planetarium shows, educational programs, guided
tours, workshops, exhibit openings, lectures and special
event
Phone: (734) 764.0478
Web:
http://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh/educators
Email: kiberman@umich.edu
Nichols Arboretum
The Arb is the University's 123-acre environmental
jewel.Discover, learn, and play all fall and winter on our trails and in the Gaffield Children's Garden. Adventure backpacks filled with activities are also available for use during regular business hours from the front desk. In addition to exploring outside on your own, we have several special kids' workshops and group programs.
Phone: (734) 647-7600
Web: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/mbg/learn/YouthPrograms.asp
Email form:http://www.lsa.umich.edu/mbg/about/contact.asp?subject=learning
Outreach to Your Classroom
The Museum of Natural History offers outreach programs to bring science into your
classroom. Content is flexible and can be coordinated with your classroom
material and modified to fit a given audience. See the How to Schedule page
for information on scheduling and fees.
A Journey through Space
Grades 3-8. Call about older grades.
Length: 50 Minutes
Presenter: Matt Linke
Take your students on an astronomy adventure that covers how we get to
space, the tools we use, what we study, and how we get back from space.
We learn a little about which planets have been visited by spacecraft, and
which planets are in the sky that night.
Throughout the presentation, your
students are asked questions, the answers to which take us from one step in
the program to another. At the end, they get a chance to ask their own
questions.
Phone: (734) 647-1381
Web: http://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh/educators/schoolandgroupprograms/outreachtoschools
Email: mlinke@umich.edu
Planetarium Shows
Tthe Museum of Natural History Planetarium offers a variety of engaging programs for students. Elements of the Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations are addressed in most of our programs. A second set of group programs called “Full Dome Experiences” takes advantage of our new digital projection technology to offer your students unique explorations. A special Saturday morning time slot for group programs is reserved for community groups such as scouts.
Phone: (734) 764-0480
Web:http://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh/educators/schoolandgroupprograms/planetariumgroupprograms
Email: mlinke@umich.edu
Saturday Morning Physics
The Department of Physics offers free public multimedia
presentations on a variety of basic and cutting edge
physics topics. No previous science education is necessary
to participate in this popular program.
Phone: (734) 764-4437
Web: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/physics/events/saturdaymorningphysics/
Email: physics@umich.edu
Teen Volunteer Program
Teenagers 14 and older who are interested in health
care careers can volunteer at the U-M Health System
up to four hours per week during the academic year
and/or summer. Opportunities range from pediatrics to geriatrics, from
patient visitation to physical therapy, and from the library cart to the art cart.
Web: http://www.med.umich.edu/volunteer/
Phone: (734) 936-4327
Email: UMHS.Volunteer@umich.edu
Yost Ice Arena
The U-M Athletic Department's Yost Ice Arena provides
yearround programs for young people, including learn-to-skate
classes,
youth hockey clinics, parent-and-tot skates and public
skating seven days a week.
Web: http://yost.ath.umich.edu/programs.htm
Email: yostice@umich.edu
James Kosteva, Director
Office of Community Relations
Fleming Administration Building, 503 Thompson Street,
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1340
(734) 764-7901 Fax (734) 764-3316
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