Rethinking Instructional Materials
Posted by karen on February 8, 2010 in Uncategorized
Late last year, the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), an organization that helps support state board leaders and provides education on a variety of issues, convened a forum of state board of education members and other state and national education leaders to discuss the role of the states in the adoption of instructional materials and what new opportunities exist, particularly with respect to open-licensed curriculum. This is particularly relevant in the context of state budget challenges, the common standards push, increased focus on technology, and copyright innovations like open licenses.
As a result of that forum, NASBE published the policy update “Rethinking the State Role in Instructional Materials Adoption: Opportunities for Innovation and Cost Savings.”
This report provides a good overview of the opportunities for OER in K-12, as well as summaries of what states like Indiana, California, and Texas are doing in this area. It is a valuable piece to share with policymakers, public officials, school administrators, educators, and others who could benefit from knowledge about OER in K-12 education.
The conclusions and recommendations in this report are insightful. Leadership attention to them bodes well for the potential of OER to bring real innovation to our schools.
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By karen on February 15, 2010 at 11:44 am
Another interesting article on this: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011069269_math14m.html
In this article, it is reported that Bellevue did a study of student results using each of the two textbook series. Not surprisingly, some students did better with one and some with the other.
That’s the whole point of the teacher’s role, differentiating instruction, and ultimately flexible, open resources.
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