Fully Funded Career-Connected Resources
Bring career-connected learning to grades 5–9 with hundreds of ready-to-use, standards-aligned lessons and activities.
What this means for your classroom:
- Save planning time with ready-to-use lessons and activities
- Make learning relevant by connecting concepts to real-world careers
- Keep students engaged with interactive, hands-on learning experiences
- Support your curriculum with standards-aligned, cross-subject resources
- Teach your way with flexible materials for one lesson, full unit, or program
- No cost as a Michigan educator
What’s Included in Your Michigan Toolbox:
Interactive Lessons
Over 400 online lessons tied to academic standards
Challenge Projects
Hands-on, project-based lessons using common materials
Design Thinking
Solve complex problems with the 5-step creative thinking process
Parent Discussions
Handouts and easy experiments for at-home discussions
Career Videos
Introduce over 50 careers with real-life people
3D Printing Activities
Create objects that demonstrate science principles
Intro to Coding
20-hour middle school course providing robust coding experiences
Papercraft Figures
Students make origami-type figures of 100 careers and technologies
I used Learning Blade in our WIN session where students work on reading and math intervention. They were allowed to pick their own express mission based on their interests and they flew through them. They loved the papercraft figures — so much so that I ran out of tape helping put them together.
Houghton Elementary School, Houghton, Michigan
Most of our students end up in career pathways post-high school, so Learning Blade fits well with what we’re trying to do.
Hope Academy of West Michigan, Grand Rapids Michigan
I have seen a lot of cool stuff at this conference so far, but Learning Blade is my favorite. There’s so much I can bring into my classroom, and I am super pumped about getting started with it!
Paw Paw Middle School, Paw Paw Michigan
Learning Blade is a wonderful opportunity. I can see it fitting into math, science, and other middle school classes, especially through the project-based learning activities.
Marcellus Middle School, Marcellus, Michigan