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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.

"More than 2.2 million people are imprisoned in the United States, and the barriers to re-entry into society are high. Those who receive some education in prison are 43 percent less likely to return, according to a RAND study."

"According to our research, more than 90% of Creative Commons photos are not attributed at all. To make matters worse, less than 10% of the photos that do credit the original work are attributed properly. This means that more than 99% of Creative Commons photos are not adequately attributed."

Useful timeline tool for social studies portion. Could it be used as a means of assessment in your course?

"Educational Attainment in the United States: 2014 - Detailed Tables"

"Compulsory education refers to a period of education that is required of persons, imposed by law. In some countries the education needs to take place at a registered school. Other countries allow the education to happen outside of school, for example via homeschooling."

"The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 General Assembly resolution 217 A as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected. "

This Global Report on Adult Learning and Education builds on strong foundations. Since the first International Conference on Adult Education in 1949, UNESCO Member States have convened every twelve years to discuss the state of adult education in their countries. In 1976, the UNESCO General Conference approved the Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education, confirming that "access of adults to education, in the context of lifelong education, is a fundamental aspect of the right to education, and facilitates the exercise of the right to participate in political, cultural, artistic and scientific life."

"The United States Federal government is supporting the use of open educational resources to provide equitable access to quality education."

"Minnesota State Colleges and Universities"

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998: Annual Report to Congress, Program Year 2011-12, Washington, D.C., 2015.

Designers for Learning (Links to an external site.), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit incorporated in the United States. Designers for Learning's mission is to coordinate volunteer service-learning opportunities with those who seek to gain experience creating instruction and other types of performance improvement solutions for nonprofits and other social causes.

"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."