Michigan

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OER Project courses are the right fit for Michigan schools in more ways than one.

World History Project (WHP) 1200 to the Present aligns with the vast majority of Michigan’s world history and geography courses and Michigan’s Social Studies Standards. While Michigan’s world history course starts at 300 CE, the WHP 1200 course can be easily adapted to fit that periodization.
In addition, Big History Project is an excellent fit for Michigan seventh-grade students and supports the rigor and standards of the C3 Framework.

Explore the courses mentioned above at your own pace, and once you’re ready to dive into planning, check out the tailored resources below to get started!

Which best describes you?

I’m new to OER Project and about to start using the courses and materials.
I’m a returning OER Project user in Michigan looking to see what’s new.

New to OER Project checklist

Getting started with WHP 1200 or Big History Project is a piece of cake! We recommend following the onboarding checklists below so that you’re equipped with all the information you need to get started:

	World History Project (1200)	Big History Project
Professional development opportunities	Explore the WHP 1200 course. You can also find our WHP 1200 course guide here. Attend a live WHP 1200 introductory PD session. Register for a session today! Take our free, online PD course, Teaching World History (TWH) 1200.	Explore the Big History Project course. You can also find our BHP course guide here. Attend a live BHP introductory PD session. Register for a session today! Take our free, online PD course, Teaching Big History.
Standards alignment materials	Read our WHP 1200 Michigan standards alignment document. Read our WHP 1200 course plan, generated by a Michigan teacher, which includes a pacing guide.	Read our BHP Michigan standards alignment document. Read our sample BHP year-long and semester-long course plans, which include pacing guides.
Talk to a real person!	Connect with other Michigan teachers in the OER Project Online Teacher Community—ask questions, share stories, and seek support! Still have questions? Email an OER Project outreach coordinator for support! You can either email them or find a time on their calendar for a meeting.

"This course uses a multidisciplinary approach to teaching the class, creating a place of curiosity in my classroom where questions about things not known are acceptable." — Pierre, tenth-grade history teacher, Grand Rapids, MI

Returning to OER Project checklist

So you’ve taught with OER Project materials in Michigan before. Welcome back! We update our courses and materials each year, so let’s catch you up on what’s new. To prepare for a new term or semester, we recommend checking off the following items:

	World History Project (1200)	Big History Project
Professional development opportunities	Attend a live WHP 1200 introductory PD session, or attend an advanced training tailored for veterans. Register for a session today! If you haven’t already, take our free, online PD course, Teaching World History (TWH) 1200.	Attend a live BHP introductory PD session, or attend an advanced training tailored for veterans. Register for a session today! If you haven’t already, take our free, online PD course, Teaching Big History.
Standards alignment materials	Read our WHP 1200 course plan, generated by a Michigan teacher, which includes a pacing guide. We are hard at work creating up-to-date WHP 1200 standards alignment materials for Michigan teachers. In the meantime, you can find *standards alignment resources for Michigan from SY 20-21* here.	Read our sample BHP year-long and semester-long course plans, which include pacing guides.
Talk to a real person!	Connect with other Michigan teachers in the OER Project Online Teacher Community—ask questions, share stories, and seek support! Still have questions? Email an OER Project outreach coordinator for support! You can either email them or find a time on their calendar for a meeting.

What Michigan Teachers are Saying

"Big History Project allows students to ask the questions that matter. These are big questions that seem impossible to teach in one year; however, this course breaks the history of the entire Universe into eight manageable thresholds. This course uses a multidisciplinary approach to teaching the class, creating a place of curiosity in my classroom where questions about things not known are acceptable."

— Pierre, tenth-grade history teacher, Grand Rapids, MI

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