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Digital Curriculum Project
Open Educational Resources (OER)
Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open license, that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others. (definition by UNESCO)
ECMECC & MPCC Digital Curriculum Project
In 2012 and 2013, ECMECC partnered with the Minnesota Partnership for Collaborative Curriculum (MPCC) which created digital textbooks for middle school math and science. In subsequent years, other digital curriculum resources for math, science, social studies and English/language arts for grades 3 through 12 were added. Please refer to the links below for more information. Content hasn't been updated since 2020, but much of it is still quality content to use.
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MPCC Overview document (used in presentations)
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Newer OER Resources
There are several resources that can be used to locate and curate digital OER. We feature a variety of options that you can explore below!
CONTENT SPECIFIC OER
Open-Licensed ELA Resources
Textbook/Full-Course Instructional Material
Bookworms (K-5)
Core Knowledge Language Arts (PreK-3, some units in 4-5)
EngageNY (K-12)
Georgia Virtual Learning (6-12)
LearnZillion - ELA Louisiana Guidebook Units (3-12)
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Supplemental Material
FreeReading (K-3)
LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
Odell Education (first edition core proficiencies)
High School & Elementary Level OER
CK-12 - FREE, Customizable & Interactive Platform
Utah's Open Textbook Project - Utah Education Network: These resources are created by groups of content and teaching experts, including university faculty, district and school specialists, teachers, and The Utah State Board of Education staff.
Michigan Open Book Project - K12 - Social Studies curriculum
Washington Dept. of Public Instruction OER - K-12 open educational resources created by and curated for Washington educators
Mason OER Metafinder (MOM) - when you hit “Search” the OER Metafinder performs a simultaneous search across 23 different sources of open educational materials. Better for supplementary materials.
MERLOT - one of the original OER Databases - be sure to use the filters to narrow your search
OER Commons - public digital library of open educational resources​​
Higher Education (CIS, AP) OER
OpenStax - OpenStax is part of Rice University
Open Textbook Library - Open Textbook Library is a part of the University of Minnesota
BC Campus OpenEd - The B.C. Open Textbook Collection, Canada’s first major repository of these OER, is available for all to use
GALILEO Open Learning Materials - GALILEO Open Learning Materials brings together open educational resources throughout the University System of Georgia, including open textbooks and ancillary materials.
Saylar Academy Open Textbooks - offer nearly 100 full-length courses at the college and professional levels
Mason OER Metafinder (MOM) - when you hit “Search” the OER Metafinder performs a simultaneous search across 23 different sources of open educational materials.
MERLOT - one of the original OER Databases - be sure to use the filters to narrow your search
OER Commons - public digital library of open educational resources​