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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

I also tend to think that educators make rational responses in selecting instructional materials and tools (including using social media) – and certainly in the U.S. K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway. K-12 context.

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Amazon Will Shut Down TenMarks and Its Digital Math and Writing Tools

Edsurge

Founded in 2009, TenMarks developed a web-based, adaptive K-12 math program that included lesson plans, curriculum and exercises. In 2016, the company launched Inspire, an online directory where teachers could upload and share instructional materials. But the company gave no indication that it would close shop.

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

The Hechinger Report

Rivera Pichardo for The Hechinger Report. The Puerto Rican rate is from 2009-2010, the latest available in a territory whose government produces few up-to-date statistics, and which federal counts often don’t include; experts say it’s likely only gotten lower since then. Rivera Pichardo for The Hechinger Report.

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

The Cornerstone for Teachers

The Collaborative Trust for Research and Training in Youth Health & Development released a report in 2019 for the Broadcast Standards Authority of New Zealand. They sometimes specify only graphic novels under books rather than all books. They sometimes only focus on social media or TV.

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In Virginia, a battle over history standards ends in compromise

The Hechinger Report

Samuels/The Hechinger Report Virginia’s rewrite of its history curriculum started off with heat and discord. 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 Credit: Christina A. Credit: Christina A.