STEM Literacy and OER Commons
ISKME will be presenting the first in a series of OER webinars, on STEM Literacy & OER Commons. This webinar will guide attendees through using OER to address STEM inquiry through literacy, targeting CCSS science literacy as well as science inquiry standards, by...
OER And You. The Curation Mandate
At the #GoOpen Exchange on Friday, everyone was talking about OER and the need to curate. The Twiter feed shows the buzz around the trending event and it shows school librarians were at the table.As the initiative moves forward, it is critical for...
U.S. Department of Education Recognizes 14 States and 40 Districts Committing to #GoOpen with Educational Resources
The U.S. Department of Education today announced the launch of 13 statewide #GoOpen initiatives committed to supporting school districts and educators as they transition to the use of high-quality, openly-licensed educational resources in their schools. This inaugural...
OER Commons – A Good Place for Common Core Aligned Resources
There are a lot of Open Educational Resources out there, which is exciting if you are a teacher, as you can find myriad of lessons and ideas. The big issue with OER is of course the quality of what you find, does it really align to your instructional goals, and...
Schools Maximize Free Content
When Tullahoma City Schools administrators started shopping for new social studies textbooks in 2013, they were disappointed to find only a few options aligned to the new Tennessee state standards. Rather than wait for newer textbooks to be released, the district...