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Mi-STAR subscriptions are now available for the 2019-20 school year and can be purchased at https://mi-star.mtu.edu/payment/ for returning Mi-STAR teachers or new Mi-STAR teachers who are registered with a Mi-STAR Professional Learning Facilitator. Group payments may be made with this link and administrators paying on behalf of teachers do not need a login to make payment.

Pricing Information for Schools and Districts

Through a generous investment by the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation, Mi-STAR has developed a middle school STEM curriculum and associated professional learning program to serve Michigan educators and their students. To ensure continued access, Mi-STAR will implement a subscription fee starting July 1, 2019.

Since Mi-STAR began, we have learned that fulfilling our mission to transform STEM education across Michigan will require us to facilitate ongoing support and collaboration among teachers who are transitioning to the three-dimensional instructional approach required by the Michigan Science Standards (and the Next Generation Science Standards). We know that the Mi-STAR curriculum and professional learning program have to be dynamic--they have to change and adapt based on feedback teachers provide. Teacher feedback helps improve Mi-STAR, making it readily adaptable to various situations.

Teachers who are associated with Mi-STAR are connected to a virtual network of individuals who are committed to improving education in Michigan. A subscription to Mi-STAR is an investment in our students, in our practice as educators, and in the future of Michigan.

Pricing for 2019-2020 School Year

Enrollment will begin May 1, 2019

Districts should budget for subscription fees, which will be instituted July 1, 2019, for access to the Mi-STAR curriculum, associated professional learning, and support features such as our expert-led community forums and curriculum helpline.

Mi-STAR actively seeks funding to keep fees as low as possible. For the 2019-2020 school year, a grant from the MiSTEM Advisory Council has allowed us to provide subscription scholarships for up to 1000 Michigan teachers. For these teachers, the subscription fee will be reduced from $250/teacher/year to $50/teacher/year for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

Mi-STAR subscriptions are now available and can be purchased at https://mi-star.mtu.edu/payment/ for returning Mi-STAR teachers or new Mi-STAR teachers who are registered with a Mi-STAR Professional Learning Facilitator. Group payments may be made with this link and administrators paying on behalf of teachers do not need a login to make payment.

New Mi-STAR Teachers

Full Subscription to the Mi-STAR Professional Learning Program and the Mi-STAR Network - $50 for one years' access (July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020)
- Includes:
  - An Introduction to NGSS online course (prerequisite only for teachers with no NGSS experience)
  - Introduction to the Curriculum online course
  - Face-to-Face Sessions with a Professional Learning Facilitator*
  - Unit Primers**
  - Mi-STAR Community Forums
  - Curriculum Helpline
  - All Curriculum Units to be used by a subscribed teacher. List of currently available units here.**
  - Off-The-Shelf Lessons

(*Some host sites may have an additional fee to cover costs to run the face-to-face sessions.)
(**Teachers will receive a unit primer with each new unit, which they will complete before accessing their next unit. Click here to read more info about the Teacher Professional Learning Pathway.)

Returning Mi-STAR Teachers

Full Subscription to the Mi-STAR Professional Learning Program and the Mi-STAR Network - $50 for one years' access (July 1,2019 through June 30, 2020)
- Includes:
  - Face-to-Face Sessions with a Professional Learning Facilitator*
  - Unit Primers**
  - Mi-STAR Community Forums
  - Curriculum Helpline
  - Newly published 7th and 8th grade units**
  - Any 6th, 7th, or 8th grade units the teacher did not access in the previous year.**
  - Off-The-Shelf Lessons

(*Some host sites may have an additional fee to cover costs to run the face-to-face sessions.)
(**Teachers will receive a unit primer with each new unit, which they will complete before accessing their next unit. Click here to read more info about the Teacher Professional Learning Pathway.)

For the 2019-2020 school year only, returning teachers who do not have a Full Subscription will have a grace period until June 30, 2020 for limited access to the units as described here. Please contact Marianne Semones (msemones@mtu.edu) if you are undecided about subscribing for 2019-2020!
- Includes:
  - Access only to the Curriculum Unit(s) for which the teacher had portal access on April 30, 2019. Teachers will not receive access to any new units they do not have or to the Mi-STAR Community Forums or Curriculum Helpline.
  - If Mi-STAR uploads a revised version of any Curriculum Unit to the portal after April 30, 2019, teachers will not have access to the revised (or older) unit.

Tentative Pricing for the 2020-2021 School Year

Pricing starting July 1, 2020

Mi-STAR was founded in 2015 through generous support provided by the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation. Mi-STAR has also received substantial support from the National Science Foundation and the MiSTEM Advisory Council through the Michigan Department of Education.

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