October 2026

• Bubble Mapping, Differentiation, Standards Based Grading - Join us!
• Join us for a webinar on Oct. 8: Go Paperless with Student E-books from Kendall Hunt

September 2026

• Differentiation and More: Mi-STAR Opportunities for September and October

August 2026

• Welcome Back - Mi-STAR Resources and Opportunities for Fall 2026

May 2026

• Mi-STAR Learning Series on Tuesday: New and Useful Resources for Next School Year

April 2026

• Last Call for Mi-STAR PL! Modeling and Mi-STAR on Wednesday, and more
• Leveling Up for April: 3D Assessments and Modeling Instruction

March 2026

• Mi-STAR Virtual Sessions: Teach Your Students How to Take 3D Tests (and more)

February 2026

• Mi-STAR Phase 2: CERs Today!
• Mi-STAR Learning Series Today: Making the CCCs visible in your classroom

January 2026

• Mi-STAR Learning Series Thursday: Students Can Choose to "Level Up" with Authentic Assessment

December 2025

• Mi-STAR Assessment: Ideas for Accommodations and Modifications, Tuesday at 3:30 ET

November 2025

• Novemburrr Mi-STAR Opportunities - Join Us from Your Favorite Cozy Spot

October 2025

• Deal with the Drag! Learn about Phenomenon Fatigue today at 3:30
• October Opportunities to add a little extra to your teaching
• We're Updating Mi-STAR Lesson Teaching Times

September 2025

• Mi-STAR Learning Series this week: OTS Analyzing Graphs
• Parent Letters Now Available for Every Mi-STAR Unit
• New USTs & Slide Guides in every Mi-STAR unit!

August 2025

• Join us for our Mi-STAR Learning Series: Get Ready! Mi-STAR Resources to Start Your School Year

July 2025

• Mi-STAR Unit Request Process

May 2025

• Prepare for next year with Mi-STAR! May Learning Series & June Leadership Opportunities

March 2025

• Looking for M-STEP Prep Ideas? Attend tomorrow's Mi-STAR Learning Series!
• New OTS Lessons, Upcoming PL, and Mi-STAR at MSTA

January 2025

• Updated Mi-STAR Units 7.2B and 6.7 Coming Friday
• Winter PL with Mi-STAR
• Join us! Upcoming Mi-STAR PL

December 2024

• Happy Holidays from Mi-STAR! Join us for PL in January!

November 2024

• November PL with Mi-STAR

October 2024

• October PL with Mi-STAR - starting tomorrow!

September 2024

• Get your school year off to a great start with Mi-STAR

August 2024

• Back to School with Mi-STAR! Join us for upcoming PL

July 2024

• August Mi-STAR PL

May 2024

• Summer PL Opportunities
• Join us this Thursday - Webinar: Unit Kits and Workbooks from Kendall Hunt
• May 2 & May 16: PL events to plan for Mi-STAR for the 2024-25 school year

April 2024

• Plan for the 2024-25 school year with Mi-STAR
• Mi-STAR PL: 3D Assessment and What's New for 2024-25
• Summer Youth Programs in the Beautiful Upper Peninsula

March 2024

• This week! Enhance Your Mi-STAR Skills

February 2024

• Mi-STAR at MSTA
• Correction: Updated registration link for tomorrow's System and System Models PL
• Upcoming PL Events to Enhance Your Mi-STAR Skills
• Virtual Drop-In Hours for New Unit 7.4 with Chuck
• Virtual Drop-In Hours for New Unit 7.4 with an Experienced Teacher
• Enhance Your Mi-STAR Skills in February

January 2024

• Still on for today! Mi-STAR Learning Series: Scope and Sequence Guidance
• Join us tomorrow! Mi-STAR Learning Series: Scope and Sequence Guidance
• Upcoming Mi-STAR Learning Series Events

November 2023

• This Wednesday - Phase 2 PL on 3D Assessment
• Mi-STAR Place-Based Resources
• Mi-STAR PL coming up next week

October 2023

• This Thursday: Nasco Materials Webinar - Get Your Questions Answered
• Join us! Upcoming Mi-STAR PL - 10/19 and 10/23
• Join us! Upcoming Mi-STAR PL - 10/11 and 10/19
• Mi-STAR Phase 2 Sessions - Oct. 3 and Oct. 11

September 2023

• New Mi-STAR Off-the-Shelf Lesson: Measuring Length
• Tomorrow! Mi-STAR Learning Series: Phenomenon Fatigue, Why is this unit so long?

August 2023

• Join us this week! Get ready for the school year with Mi-STAR PL
• Mi-STAR’s Back to School Survival Kit
• Congratulations to Graduating Noyce Teacher Leader Fellows

June 2023

• Explore Mi-STAR's Latest Updated Unit: Unit 6.4: Protect Your Cell Phone

February 2023

• Mi-STAR Presentations Featured at the 2023 MSTA Annual Conference
• Mi-STAR Partners with Kendall Hunt to Offer Printed Student Workbooks and More

January 2023

• Incorporate Place-Based Education Into Your Mi-STAR Teaching with GLSI
• Professional Learning Expands at Mi-STAR

September 2022

• Mi-STAR Releases Four New Career Connection Explorations related to NASA
• Teacher Feedback Drives Adaptation of Mi-STAR's Natural Selection Unit

August 2022

• Mi-STAR Boosts Student Preparedness for High School Science and Beyond

June 2022

• What's New in Mi-STAR for Fall 2022

March 2022

• Assessment Team Building Best Practices into Updated Units
• Mi-STAR teacher named Middle School Teacher of the Year

February 2022

• Mi-STAR Presentations Featured at 2022 MSTA Conference
• Mi-STAR Expands Offerings, Updates Units

November 2021

• Professional Learning Program Now Available Remotely

October 2021

• Teach Wonder podcast: These Moments Arise from Working With Teachers: A Conversation about Mi-STAR

June 2021

• How Do We Know if Units are Designed for NGSS?

May 2021

• Master Teacher Fellows Reach Master's Milestone, Look Forward to Leadership
• Teacher Appreciation Week (May 3-7, 2021)

February 2021

• Mi-STAR Featured at MSTA Conference

January 2021

• Modeling Instruction in Michigan Teams Up with Mi-STAR

September 2020

• Career Connections Open a World of Possibilities for Mi-STAR Students

August 2020

• Science Teachers Getting Ready for Fall
• Mi-STAR Unit Lauded by NGSS

June 2020

• Mi-STAR Unit Receives Distinction as a High Quality NGSS Resource
• Free Remote Lessons Available to Mi-STAR Teachers

May 2020

• Dow Foundation Renews Support for Mi-STAR

April 2020

• Mi-STAR Wants to Help: Share Your Needs and Ideas on the Community Forums

February 2020

• Mi-STAR at the 2020 MSTA Conference: Hear from the Experts, Learn the Latest

January 2020

• Mi-STAR Selected to Receive MiSTEM Grant
• Unit 8.3: A High-Energy Exploration of Sound and Light

October 2019

• Eighth-Graders Rise to Weather Challenge: Don't Mess with Our Snow Days!

August 2019

• Mi-STAR Teacher Featured in Science Scope

July 2019

• Making Genetics Fun with Snap Blocks and Popsicles

June 2019

• Mi-STAR Receives Accomplished Rating from STEMworks
• Mi-STAR PLF Highlighted in School News Network
• Geo Travel with a Volcanic Twist

May 2019

• Mi-STAR in the News: Sixth Graders Battle Garlic Mustard

April 2019

• Applications are now open for the Mi-STAR Facilitator Pathway for summer 2019
• Battle of the Bed Bugs: You Can't Beat the Heat

March 2019

• Mi-STAR Featured in Michigan Tech Research Magazine
• Michigan Science Teachers Association Honors Huntoon with Its Premier Award
• Grosse Pointe News Covers Mi-STAR Students' Visit with State Legislator

February 2019

• Mi-STAR at MSTA 2019
• Mi-STAR Awarded $385K by MiSTEM Council
• Mi-STAR Professional Learning Facilitator Jean Buller attends State of the Union with her Congresswoman
• Beyond Grades: Assessment and Mi-STAR

December 2018

• New Units and Unit Primers are coming in September 2019!

October 2018

• Choosing Mi-STAR

September 2018

• Six New Mi-STAR Units Up and Running for Fall 2018

July 2018

• The Chicken Dance Case: Mi-STAR Students Solve a Mystery

June 2018

• Six New Mi-STAR Units Available for 2018-19

May 2018

• Michigan Tech's Mi-STAR kits to be supplied by Nasco
• From Seed to Harvest to Seed: Understanding the Cycle of Life
• Closing the Achievement Gap: Mi-STAR Sending At-Risk Students to the Front of the Class

March 2018

• Midland Teachers Add Pizzazz to Mi-STAR with New Team-Building Exercises

February 2018

• "It Gets Easier": A Teacher's Notes from the Trenches
• Learn More about Mi-STAR at MSTA's Annual Conference March 2-3

January 2018

• Midland Daily News Features Mi-STAR
• Mi-STAR Pilot Testing Two New Units on Force, Motion and Energy Transfer
• Mi-STAR Launches First Wave of Trainers into Michigan Schools

November 2017

• Google Slides Give a Boost to Mi-STAR Unit on Michigan Ecosystems
• Teachers Train to Bring Mi-STAR to the Classroom

October 2017

• Mi-STAR's Logo Redesigned with Core Mission in Mind

September 2017

• Beyond Middle School: Bringing Mi-STAR to the ESA

July 2017

• Mi-STAR Teacher Cited by CNN
• Mi-STAR Gains State, National Recognition for Excellence
• Updated Mi-STAR Website to Give Teachers Access to New Curriculum

June 2017

• Preview of New M-STEP Science Test Reveals a Good Fit with Mi-STAR

May 2017

• Breaking Barriers for All Students
• Keeping It Local: Engaging Students with a Michigan-Centric Unit Challenge
• Teachers Represent Mi-STAR at National Science Education Conference

January 2017

• Mi-STAR Teacher Honored for Teaching Excellence
• Teaching Engineering and Teamwork to Sixth Graders with a Simple Hands-on Exercise
• Updated Mi-STAR Academy Included in Free NGSS Workshops for Michigan Science Teachers

December 2016

• A Model for Bundling and Sequencing the 59 Middle School Performance Expectations of NGSS

November 2016

• How I Learned to Engage Fourth-Graders with a Simple Anchoring Phenomenon
• Getting Their Feet Wet: Sixth Graders Learn About the Water Cycle in Mi-STAR Pilot

October 2016

• Summer Workshops Put Mi-STAR on Track to Launch Six New Science Units This Year

September 2016

• Summer Course For Teachers Aims to Fire Kids Up About Engineering

August 2016

• Maybe We Can Get Along: A More Civil Society with Argumentation
• A Curriculum by the Teachers, for the Teachers
• A Roadmap for Teachers, a Revolution in the Classroom

July 2016

• Mi-STAR Modeling: Socratic Reasoning Meets Middle School Science

June 2016

• Mi-STAR Trek: A Journey of Discovery for a Challenging Seventh-Grade Class
• Insulation Inspiration

May 2016

• Being the Bug: Mi-STAR Lessons Immerse Students in the Drama of Nature
• Thank you Mi-STAR Teachers!

April 2016

• "New Science for Researchers of Tomorrow"
• Bangor Township Middle School Students Give Two Thumbs Up to Science and Engineering

March 2016

• Michigan teachers explored NGSS and Mi-STAR units at MSTA conference
• Mi-STAR Global Climate Unit meets success with Michigan 8th graders

February 2016

• Mi-STAR team members will present at MSTA
• Mi-STAR in the news
• Welcome to the Mi-STAR blog!

December 2015

• Mi-STAR presents at the Geophysical Information for Teachers (GIFT) workshop at the 2015 AGU Fall Meeting
• Michigan teachers pilot test three Mi-STAR units
• Mi-STAR Academy: Online PD for Michigan Science Standards

November 2015

• ED5540: Teaching Science in Three Dimensions: The NGSS in Theory and Practice
• Michigan Board of Education voted to adopt the Michigan Science Standards

July 2015

• Media coverage of the Mi-STAR curriculum development hubs

May 2015

• Update on Michigan Science Standards

February 2015

• Mi-STAR Teacher Application Form is now available!

December 2014

• Achieve Releases Classroom Sample Assessment Tasks for the NGSS

October 2014

• The "Get Involved" Call for Participation released

July 2014

• Michigan Tech Board of Control to Meet Next Thursday
• Media coverage announcing funding for Mi-STAR project
• MTU grant to help science education in schools