Districts Put Open Educational Resources to Work - Education Week - 0 views
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Bethel and Grandview both pursued open resources in large part because they were not satisfied that commercial curricula were closely aligned with the common core.
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They called on their teachers, and other content experts, to help them find the open resources that hit the mark.
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It's safe to assume many districts switching to open resources will have to devote large amounts of time and money to finding what they need and preparing teachers to use new materials, Mr. Bliss said. Yet that work brings rewards, he argued. In going through that process, teachers get "some of the best PD they've ever had."
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One of the largest open-resource undertakings is being led by the K-12 OER Collaborative, a coalition of 12 states and a group of nonprofits developing resources in English/language arts and math.
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EngageNY, initially supported with federal Race to the Top funding, provides open, common-core-aligned English and math resources to K-12 audiences.
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At the same time, more districts also may choose to rely on private vendors for "wraparound" services to support educators, while they turn to open sources for core academic content.