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Using open educational resources to empower differentiated instruction

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Open educational resources, also known as OER, provide a great way to supplement curriculum to differentiate instruction and better meet each learner’s needs in your classroom. para built itself upon a robust pedagogical foundation that is designed to support differentiated instruction.

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17 things to know about K-12 OER textbooks

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Has your school district started to use open educational resources (OER) yet? But has your school district considered K-12 OER textbooks? Printed textbooks have been used for centuries, and while they still work, there are many reasons why school districts are transitioning to OER versions. .

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How to develop K-12 open educational resources

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Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? When you build your own, you can differentiate instruction and support every student with the specific learning content they need. Types of OER you can develop for K-12. Formative assessments like this NGSS-aligned weather formative assessment.

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Seven advantages of using digital textbooks in schools

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E-textbooks also often include digital assessments. Students can take these assessments along the way while they’re reading. Formative assessments in digital textbooks can also break up longer content to make it easier to grasp. You can personalize and differentiate instruction more easily.

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Five digital citizenship activities everyone should know about

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With Workspace, you can quickly create student groups and differentiate instruction or share personalized resources. You’ll find learning goals, resources, formative assessments and extended learning opportunities. Hāpara can help your school or district easily build and distribute a digital OER textbook collection.

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What does an OER lesson plan look like?

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K-12 schools and districts turn to open educational resources (OER) for their flexibility. They are a cost-effective choice and make differentiating instruction and personalizing learning easier. When you search for OER, you can find already-created lesson plans or other resources to add to your own class plans.

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How to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom

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They come from sources such as the Michigan Open Book Project, Core Knowledge, CK-12, OpenStax and OER Commons. You can also share specific texts with individual students or small groups to differentiate instruction and personalize learning. It also includes feedback for learners when they answer formative assessment questions.

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