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David, Goliath, and the Future of the U.S. K-12 OER Movement

Doug Levin

K-12 education system by open educational resources (OER) since 2009, although my first exposure to the ideas and leaders of the movement stretch back to the launch of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative. I’ve been engaged in thinking deeply about the promise and opportunity afforded the U.S. This is good news and cause for celebration.

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What Is Universal Design for Learning ?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Architectural examples embodying UD principles include features like curb cuts benefiting various users (e.g., 2013) define UDL as “a set of principles and techniques for use in the classroom along with the design of accessible instructional materials.” Here are some practical examples for each principle: 1.

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MIND Participates in SETDA and ECS Edtech Policy Discussions

MIND Research Institute

SETDA’s annual Leadership Summit brought educational leaders from more than 40 states together with experts in educational technology, assessment, instructional materials and professional development. For example, Mr. Griffith cited an estimation that 40% of school buildings don’t have proper HVAC systems.

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What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

A more famous example would be a study conducted in 2019 with the Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio. For example, you secondary teachers know that Orwell’s 1984 is a staple for classic dystopian lit in secondary (usually high school). There’s a wealth of personal growth possible in those pages.

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In Puerto Rico, the odds are against high school grads who want to go to college

The Hechinger Report

“It’s essentially a vestige of colonialism,” said Roberto Jiménez Rivera, a rare example of a native Puerto Rican from modest means who went to college on the mainland, where he now is an assistant director of admissions at Tufts University. Examples abound of college graduates who work in retail stores and as receptionists.

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In Virginia, a battle over history standards ends in compromise

The Hechinger Report

Rotherham, a Democrat, also served a four-year term on the board from 2005 to 2009, when he was appointed by then-governor Mark Warner, a Democrat. “We He has already been successful in passing one part of that promise: Virginia districts must now notify parents of any instructional material that includes content deemed “sexually explicit.”