K-12 Educators

As a K-12 Educator, use this comprehensive collection of high-quality resources to create online course content and to help your students with postsecondary planning. Search for certified K-12, MnSCU, and U of M online courses and programs. Learn about student services, postsecondary enrollment options (PSEO), and online college in the high school (OCHS). Obtain college, career, and financial aid planning resources. Identify library data bases that your students can use to do homework, improve studies, and complete a quick review of subjects. Incorporate interactive tools and widgets, simulations, learning objects, video, audio and online textbooks in your curriculum. View professional development information. Use eFolioMinnesota to create and maintain your professional electronic portfolio.

Project Lead the Way (PLTW) - Minnesota
PLTW has developed a four-year sequence of courses which, when combined with rigorous mathematics and science courses in high school, introduces students to the scope, rigor, and discipline of engineering and engineering technology. Comprehensive teacher training and ongoing support is provided.

College Credit Earned in High School - academic information University of Minnesota, Morris
Information about the transfer-in of credit earned in high school at the University of Minnesota, Morris

Online College in the High School
The Online College in High School provides high school students college level courses from participating institutions while remaining on their high school campus. Sponsored by Distance Minnesota primarily for NW Minnesota but they are expanding in the state.

Achieve Scholarship for Students taking Advanced High School Courses
Minnesota Office of Higher Education announcement: "Recent High School Graduates Urged to Apply for New State Scholarship"

Apple Teachers Net
Find lesson plans, teacher chatboards, and the latest buzz from the Apple/Mac Classroom chatboard.

Lifetime of Learning - TechPrep
The Southern Minnesota Tech Prep College Credit Certificate Request Project provides students in participating high schools the opportunity to earn college credit for classes they take in high school.

College in the High School
The University of Minnesota, Crookston offers the College in the High School program to advanced high school students with introductory University courses at participating high schools; all courses are approved for degree credit.