• 2008 Request for Application (RFA) 

• Scoring Rubric 

• MSP Grant Reviewers Needed
Reviewers are needed for the late June review. Contact Carol Hebert at hebertc@michigan.gov.

• SBE Approved Grant Criteria 

• 2008 Technical Assistance Web Meetings

If you are interested in participating in one of these web meetings please send an email to Carol Hebert ( hebertc@michigan.gov ) requesting the dial in and login information for the meeting in which you are interested.

Meeting dates:

May 22: 4-5pm
May 28: 10-11am
May 29: 3-4pm
May 30: 9-10am

• 2008 Technical Assistance PowerPoint

• Eligible Schools 

• Proposal Development Guide 
Information and recommendations to assist potential grant applicants in general.

• Survey of Enacted Curriculum (SEC)

• For information on the Michigan Electronic Grants System:
Michigan Electronic Grants System (MEGS)
MEGS Help Page

• Partnering Successfully with Universities, John L. Bear, Dean, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Houston, June 2003 

• Guidance in Private School Participation in Federal Programs 

• Urban/Rural Classification Systems

• NCSM Presentation: Studying Lesson Study 

• U.S. Department of Education Mathematics and Science Partnerships (MSP) website

• The Math and Science Partnership Network
Lots of resources in the library located at this site.

• Lessons Study, Lessons Learned

• Mathematics Specialists - Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition

• Mathematical Proficiency for All Students
Toward a Strategic Research and Development Program in Mathematics Education

• What Works Clearinghouse

• National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science (NCISLA)

• National Staff Development Council

• Professional Development for Mathematics and Science Teachers
Findings from a decade of Local Systemic Change (LSC) Projects

• Interweaving Content and Pedagogy in Teaching and Learning to Teach 

• Teachers Development Group

• Mathematics and Science Initiative - US Department of Education

• Mathematics and Science Resources from NCREL

• AP Central

• The Program Evaluation Standards; How to Assess Evalutions of Educational Programs
Considered by many to be a useful reference book to evaluating educational programs. Sanders, James R. Jr. The Program Evaluation Standards; How to Assess Evalutions of Educational Programs (2nd Ed.). Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA., 1994. ISBN: 0803957327.

• Teacher College Record
Educational research and scholarship

• Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) Practitioner's Guide to Scientifically Based Research

• How to Conduct Rigorous Evaluations of Mathematics and Science Partnerships (MSP) Projects 

• Improving Student Learning
A Strategic Plan for Education Research and Its Utilization

• Identifiying and Implementing Educational Practices Supported by Rigorous Evidence 
A User Friendly Guide, US Dept of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (Dec 2003)