How our district is making math relevant
To meet current math standards like the Louisiana Student Standards for Mathematics or the Common Core State Standards, it is no longer enough for students to simply memorize…
open educational resources
How to find, curate, and assess OER
As schools and districts try to reduce textbook costs and digitize instructional resources, one of the struggles many teachers have is finding good repositories of open education resources…
Measuring the hidden costs of OER
Open educational resources (OER) have been promoted as a solution to the rising costs and scalability needs in education. The idea that free content can solve curriculum needs…
5 steps to implement OER in your LMS
As open educational resources (OER) become a more viable option for K-12 school districts that want to adopt new resources, curating these “free” and “open” educational assets has…
5 ways to get started with OER
It has been almost three years since the launch of the United States Department of Education’s #GoOpen movement. If you are late to the #GoOpen party, it is…
Pearson launches searchable catalog of open educational resources
The number of open educational resources (OERs) that educators can choose from is constantly growing. Every week, new—and free—textbooks, quizzes, videos, and even full courses are appearing online.…
New report sheds light on open educational resources
A new resource aims to help educators learn how to use open educational resources most effectively, as it dives into proper implementation, costs, and other important factors.
Groups expand access to open educational resources
As educators push for more and better access to open educational resources (OER), or content that is available free of charge online, new efforts are helping classroom teachers…
Free textbooks coming for five intro college courses
College students in five of the most-attended courses in U.S. higher education soon will have free peer-reviewed textbooks available to them as a Rice University-based program looks to…
Educators respond to national ed-tech plan
While many school stakeholders say there's a lot to like in the new National Education Technology Plan, others are concerned about what they see as a fundamental conflict…