OER Project Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Digital Learning Department Digital Learning Department OER Summit ESD 123 Mt. Rainier by Wsigemund Service CC BY SA

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1.Think about OER as an important part in your district’s instructional material strategy. 2.Know how to locate and vet potential resources. 3.Discuss strategies for effective implementation Photo by Cristiano Corsini – CC BY NC SA Goals

Initial Discussion Photo by Robert Occhlallni – CC BY NC What opportunity with respect to OER is your district exploring? What is your biggest concern with OER?

OER Stories Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO): OER Stories, Policies, and Resources State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) OER Case Studies

OER Stories – Bethel School District Sage InitiativeWashington EngageNY Mathmatics User Group

Education Week OER Stories – Grandview School District

Why OER… 8 Question Mark by Alexander Drachmann – CC BY SA

Educators love to share... Sharing by ryancr – CC BY NC

Look familiar?

Do I have permission to… Download and print this? Make adaptations? Share this with my colleagues? Repost and distribute this material and any adaptations I make on a wider scale? Who do I go to for answers to these questions?

What’s protected by copyright? BOOKSSCRIBBLESDOODLESMOVIESARTICLESMUSICBALLETSPHOTOGRAPHSSOFTWAREPLAYSSCULTPTUREARCHITECTUREPAINTINGSWEBSITES Copyright sign by Horla Varian – CC BY

Open licenses help avoid you becoming a copyright detective! The Detective by Paurlan - CC BY

OER clearly define user permissions They make legal what the internet makes possible.

Photo by Wayne National Forest – CC BY Guide to OER

Spectrum of Pencils by designsbykari – CC BY NC OER are not one specific type of resource Image and audio resources Books in the public domain Video and audio lectures Interactive simulations Game-based learning programs Lesson plans Textbooks Online course curricula Professional learning programs

Photo by nickwheeleroz – CC NC SA OPEN is not the same as FREE Any free resources on the internet FREE is not the same as OPEN. Strictly digital resources OER is a license not a delivery platform. A replacement for copyright Open licenses are just a set of permitted uses that the copyright holder clarifies.

Open Licenses All Rights Reserved No Rights Reserved Traditional Copyright Alone Public Domain Some Rights Reserved Open License Adapted from Creative Commons in the Classroom – J. Goates

More accommodating More restrictive Creative Commons Licenses

University of Texas: First Year French Course Utah Department of Education Grade 3 Science Book Odell Education: Grade 7 ELA unit Mathematics Assessment Project: Math Lesson Activity: Find the license…

If the license is not clear? Check the Terms of Use

Rainbow by Pepijn Schmitz – CC BY NC SA Up to date, innovative materials Collaboration and partnerships Continual quality improvement and standards alignment Support for independent and differentiated learning Solve legal concerns with distribution and adaptation Cost shift from textbooks to other critical areas Benefits of OER

OER promote innovative uses of materials…

Timing is Right New learning standards, frameworks, and assessments

“The legislature finds the state's recent adoption of new learning standards provides an opportunity to develop a library of high-quality, openly licensed K-12 courseware that is aligned with these standards.” Washington State Capitol by Piutus – CC BY Washington OER Project

District questions… 27 Question Mark by Alexander Drachmann – CC BY SA What should our vetting process look like? How well do different OER platforms work when the device is offline (for students who do not have Internet access)? How do we provide support for staff on how to review, choose and update an OER resource? So many OER textbook publications are paper intensive but we need to print to ensure equity of access for our students. How can this be overcome? What are the implications of using OER with respect to current district policies? How do different OER delivery platforms work with our existing LMS? How we can effectively access high quality, up to date curriculum materials? How do we locate other districts doing similar work to collaborate and share? If OER are adopted, how often would they need to be reviewed to ensure that they continue to meet the established need? Should OER be considered supplemental?

Rhino by Chris Ingrassia – CC BY Finding target resources Evaluating quality and alignment Access and security issues District policies that don’t recognize OER as an option Challenges with OER

But Wait…

Course Design and Instructional Materials Selection Cycle Identify Target Goals Review Existing Course Design Select Instructional Materials & Implement Course Assess Effectiveness Where do we want to go? Where are we now? How do we get there?Was it worth the trip?

Levels of Improvement Minor Refresh Instructional materials are in good shape, aligned to standards, student performance is good, teachers are prepared. District would like to include supplemental resources to increase engagement or to focus on specific ideas.

Levels of Improvement Fill Gaps Current instructional materials do not quite meet standards but with some additions they could. This may include adding resources like lessons, units, or formative and summative assessment tasks.

Levels of Improvement Complete Overhaul Existing instructional materials are out-of-date, not aligned with standards, and ineffective tools for students and teachers. A new option is required.

Discussion How often does your district assess course standards alignment and effectiveness? Does your current policy address the full range of options available now for instructional materials? What level of course updating is your district facing – minor refresh, fill gaps, complete overhaul.

Clownfish by Leszek Leszczynski – CC BY Finding OER

Internet Search Engines Google Advanced Search

OER Commons Curriki National Science Digital Library OER Repositories

Library of Congress PhET Student Achievement Partners Organizations with OER

Full Course OER EngageNY Full-Course OER EngageNY

CK12 Full-Course OER CK-12

Utah Open Textbooks Utah Open Textbooks Full-Course OER Utah Department of Education

Learn Zillion Learn Zillion Full-Course OER Learn Zillion

Use one of the referenced sites or another of your own choosing to find two openly licensed resources in the grain size you discussed earlier. Activity: Find a resource…

OER Commons Curriki Canvas Commons Microsoft - OER Search Google Edmoto Spotlight Amazon Smarter Balanced Digital Library OpenEd Pinterest State Repositories Individual Developers Teachers Pay Teachers Better Lesson Share My Lesson Read Works PBS Learning Media This is only a small portion of the sites, repositories, and search engines out there that educators will use to find instructional materials of ALL license types. Know your need, search critically, and understand your level of permitted use!

Once a resource is found, ask yourself: Does the license give me permission to download, use, and/or make adaptations? How will you vet for quality and alignment? Who needs to approve use of this resource? Where will you store? How will you edit it? Can you add it to your LMS? How will you distribute? apples by msr – CC BY NC SA Reviewing OER – Get Open Smart

Teachers/content specialists Quality and alignment to state learning standards Technology Specialists Delivery platforms, access, and security considerations Curriculum Specialist/Administration Assess the needs for successful implementation of the instructional material at scale Goed Zoekveld by Bart van de Blezen – CC BY NC SA Review Lenses – Building Your Team

IMET Rubric EQuIP Rubrics Achieve OER Rubrics How to Evaluate Quality

Curricular Implementation Who needs to approve use? Who needs to vet? What training is required for successful implementation? Accessibility? How could the district support editing and adaptation? Are print options available? Technology Can the resource be accessed off line? If digital in nature, does it work with all our devices? Are any apps required to run the resource? How could the digital material be edited? Discussion: Additional Considerations

Textbook photo by Cassidy Curtis – CC BY NC SA Multimedia by hugoespinozas – CC BY NC SA District Policy The Changing Face of Instructional Materials

Under the Instructional Materials Umbrella Individual units, lessons, and plans Supplemental resources Assessments K-12 core curricula District-created materials/resources Online courses Teacher-created materials Maple by kanegen – CC BY May be printed or digital. May carry different licensing types from open to all rights reserved.

WSSDA Featured Policies Instructional Materials Selection & Adoption: Policy 2020; 2020P New Instructional Materials Model Policy WSSDA Featured Policies Instructional Material Type Role Certificated Teaching Staff PrincipalSuperintendent Instructional Materials Committee School Board Core materialidentify establish adoption procedure recommendadopt Alternative coreidentify designate selector InterventionIdentify designate selector Supplementalidentify designat e selector Temporary Supplemental select – within district guidelines

Theory to Practice Idealism detached from action is just a dream. But idealism allied with pragmatism, with rolling up your sleeves and making the world bend a bit, is very exciting. It's very real. It's very strong. Bono Southeast Washington OER Consortium Grandview School District

Rhino by kenteegardin– CC BY SA Statewide and National OER Efforts OSPI Reviewed OER Library OER User Group grants SAP Aligned Blog EQuiP Peer Review #GoOpen

OER: From Noun to Verb Promoting Open Practice Using Open Resources Adapting Open Materials Engagement with OER often follows a path from using materials to sharing of educational resources for the common good and a finally practice of continual iterative development of material.

Washington OER Project OER Review Results Reviewed OER Library 24 full-course mathematics curricula 60 English Language Arts units Review instruments and process

OER User Groups Together by JD Hancock CC BY Organized around a problem of practice Share ideas, define best practices, and champion effective distribution and implementation of resources iGrants – FP 730 Proposals due May 18, 2016

Effective implementation efforts are complicated, costly and difficult for many districts to accomplish individually. Online hub for the statewide user group, including shared content, resource materials, and teacher discussion forums. Questions that will be addressed in this effort include: defining best models for collaboration adapting, modifying, and sharing content supporting successful classroom implementations How do you effectively share course implementation resources across a wide number of districts? OER User Groups EngageNY Mathematics

EngageNY Mathematics User Group OER User Groups EngageNY Mathematics

How do you help educators develop and review resources in a shared repository? OER User Groups Social Studies Rubric Development Team Social Studies does not have a good instrument for alignment to the WA recommended framework. Pull together educators from across the state to leverage existing rubric adaptations from other states as a springboard to creation of our own. Tool for vetting open resources uploaded to Washington State Council for the Social Studies repository a

OER Beyond Washington State K–12 OER

OER Beyond Washington State # GoOpen – US Department of Education #GoOpen Department of Education is proposing a new regulation that would require all copyrightable intellectual property created with Department grant funds to have an open license. Cohort of 10 districts has taken up the #GoOpen challenge to replace at least one textbook with openly licensed educational resources within the next year. #GoOpen Ambassador Districts currently use openly licensed educational materials and are committed to helping other districts understand how to effectively discover and curate these resources

Aligned - blog from Student Achievement Partners Instructional materials taskforce Common Core-aligned sample lessons with explanations and supporting resources. Instructional Materials Alignment Toolkit Parent and community resources Professional development resources General Instructional Materials Guidance Student Achievement Partners Achieve the Core – Aligned Blog

National and state reports, policy briefs, surveys, and white papers that focus on preparing all students for college and careers EQuIP Exemplar lessons and units Videos eLearning modules Peer review panel General Instructional Materials Guidance Achieve Achieve EQuIP Rubrics

Creating OER Create by DoremeGirl CC BY NC 1.Make sure work is copyrightable 2.Make sure you have rights 3.Understand license options and rational for choosing type

District Policies Photo by PugnoM CC BY NC Districts should have up-to-date policies on teacher-created and district-created created materials. Ownership of copyright Ownership of copyright Licensing requirements Licensing requirements Clarification of ownership of grant-funded work Clarification of ownership of grant-funded work

Spread the Word OER Commons Washington Hub

Movement by Gwenaël Piaser – CC BY NC SA What are your next steps? Do you have a specific goal with regard to the implementation of OER in your district? What is your biggest need in this area? Next Steps

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