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Basic Math Skills with Lego

"Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery."

I *think* this is a link to Chris Woodin's videos but it might just be to one of them. He is an expert at teaching math to folks who need things physical and visual and concrete. He's got some books and resources and lots of good videos that show students engaged in learning math. They're *not* OER but I'll be using them to inspire making OER.

THE BREAKING THROUGH PRACTICE GUIDE IS DESIGNED FOR PRACTITIONERS WHO WANT TO CONNECT ADULTS WHO HAVE LIMITED READING AND MATH SKILLS WITH POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIALS LEADING TO JOBS PAYING FAMILY-SUPPORTING WAGES. IT COMPILES PRACTICES DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED BY COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE NATIONAL BREAKING THROUGH INITIATIVE.

"The National External Diploma Program (NEDP) is an applied performance assessment system that assesses the high school level skills of adults and out-of-school youth. The NEDP evaluates the reading, writing, math and workforce readiness skills of participants in life and work contexts."

B.C. (Canada) open licensed textbooks - see new Adult Literacy Math textbooks! If you modify/improve, share back to site. Tell your story of usage - they'd be thrilled!