1. 2017 Open Educational Resources Summit Capital Educational Service District 113
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2. Goals Access All Materials: http://bit.ly/1DK8crP
Benefits and challenges to consider as districts think about OER implementation
Target sites to look for resources
Review instruments
Some helpful resources and knowledge of where to go for answers when questions arise
Collaboration with colleagues exploring the same questions
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3. Agenda Access All Materials: http://bit.ly/1DK8crP
OER Background and State of OER in K-12 Breakout Session I Breakout Session II Lunch Breakout Session III Voices from the Field Panel Next Steps and Evaluation
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4. Open Educational Resources
Overview and current directions in K–12
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5. Education is sharing knowledge
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6. Educators love to share
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7. Today sharing looks different
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8. Internet Enables Copyright Forbids
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9. What’s protected by copyright?
BOOKS
SCRIBBLES
DOODLES
MOVIES
ARTICLES
MUSIC
BALLETS
PHOTOGRAPHS
SOFTWARE
PLAYS
SCULTPTURE
ARCHITECTURE
PAINTINGS
WEBSITES
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10. OER are...
Open Educational Resources (OER) reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing.
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11. OER = Free + Permissions Retain Reuse Remix Revise Redistribute
OER are...
OER = Free + Permissions
The 5 Rs:
Retain Reuse Remix Revise Redistribute
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12. OER are not…
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.
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13. 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
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14. Open Licenses
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15. Current Problem
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?

16. Avoid becoming a copyright detective
Open licenses put the “open” in OER and help avoid you becoming a copyright detective!
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17. Open licenses define user permissions

18. Why OER?
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19. OER enable cost shifts
With OER, content acquisition costs can be reduced, allowing schools to shift funds to other critical areas like professional learning or technology infrastructure.
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20. OER empower districts
OER empower districts and teachers as creative professionals by giving them the ability to adapt and customize learning materials to meet the needs of their students.
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21. OER promote equity
All students can have access to high quality learning materials that have the most up-to-date and relevant content because OER can be freely copied and distributed to anyone.
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22. OER encourage innovation
Bridge to College Mathematics Course Materials

23. Washington OER Project
“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.”
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OER Project Website

24. District questions…
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25. Common barriers to using OER
District policies that don’t recognize OER as an option
Finding target resources
Evaluating quality and alignment
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26. Model School Board Policy
…the new policy and procedure recommend that districts encourage their [OER] use by teachers. OER materials are subject to the same selection and adoption processes as more traditional materials.
WSSDA Policy and Legal News April 2015
Washington School Directors’ Association Featured Policies

27. OSPI Open Licensing Policy
Applies to materials created by all OSPI staff, contractors, and grantees
Clarify usage permissions
Public access to publicly funded materials
Model for school district policy
OPSI Press Release

28. Department of Education Open Licensing Policy
U.S. Department of Education HomeRoom Blog

29. Finding Resources
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30. OER are on a steady climb
Creative Commons: 2016 State of the Commons

31. Full-course OER

32. Share district-developed resources
OER Commons Washington Hub

33. It may be free but is it good?
Evaluating Quality
It may be free but is it good?
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34. Washington Reviewed OER
English Language Arts
Mathematics
60 Units (3-6 wks) Grades 6-12 ELA
6 Full-course K-2 ELA
24 Full-Course Curricula:
Algebra 1, Geometry, Integrated Math 1 & 2, Grades 6-8 Mathematics
Reviewed OER Library

35. Reviews from EdReports
Information to ID what is “under the hood” in programs and see how they compare across different criteria
Information about alignment/quality across grade levels within and among series
Support to get you started if you’re considering to pilot new materials or to re-review your current materials
“Thermometer style” scoring shows how close– or far– a set of materials is to being aligned to specific indicators.
edreports

36. SETDA: State Educational Technology Directors’ Association
Guidance from SETDA
SETDA: State Educational Technology Directors’ Association
Guide to Quality Instructional Materials

37. Council of Chief State School Officers State of the States: OER in K-12
CCSSO: OER Stories, Policies, and Resources

38. #GoOpen
#GoOpen

39. #GoOpen States #GoOpen Arizona North Carolina California Oklahoma
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Wisconsin
Washington
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40. #GoOpen
#GoOpen

41. OER in ESSA
Title IV funds may support local projects aimed at: "making instructional content widely available through open educational resources, which may include providing tools and processes to support local educational agencies in making such resources widely available."
ESSA

42. Levels of engagement with OER
Using OER as a supplemental resource
Adopting an existing OER as core instructional material
Adapting OER to meet district teacher and student needs
Curating or creating OER to develop “home grown” materials
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43. Contact Information
@waOSPI_OER
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44. Learn More about OER OER Online Course OER YouTube Playlist
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Council of Chief State School Officers
OER Online Course
OER YouTube Playlist

45. License Information
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