Learning Materials & Tools

To effectively support innovative models across all levels, schools must coherently implement aligned resources, including analog and digital curriculum, assessments, instructional materials, and devices.

Below, find strategies and resources for:

Core Curriculum
Supplemental Curriculum
Digital Curriculum
Assessments
Software Selection
Open Educational Resources
Digital Citizenship

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Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School

Gathering Family Feedback on Edtech Usage

Strengthening the home-school connection through awareness, accessibility, and technical training around edtech tools

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TLA Snapshot: The Middletown Learning Path

This report highlights an innovative use of OER in a New York school district.

Advice: Recommended OER Resources

Resources for educators looking for Open Education Resources

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Leveraging Data to Advocate for More Creative Learning Experiences

Using data to understand and create more creative learning experiences for students

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Mendon-Upton Regional School District

Evaluating Edtech Tools

Methods districts can use to decide whether an edtech tool is worth the investment

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Highline Public Schools

Highline Virtual Academy's Approach to Student Expectations and Engagement in Virtual Learning

How one virtual program addressed student participation and discourse through expectations

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Mendon-Upton Regional School District

Empowering Teachers to Pilot Edtech Tools

Including educator voice in the edtech selection and evaluation process

Austin Independent School District

Accelerated Adoption of Centralized Instructional Materials Through Curriculum Blueprints

Curating targeted resources aligned to priority standards for remote learning

KIPP Massachusetts

Capturing Teachers’ Thoughts on Technology Usage

Providing opportunities for educators to share their perspective on technology through focus groups

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Chicopee Public Schools

Conducting an Edtech Inventory

Take stock of what edtech tools are in the school system from the start

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Bronx Arena High School

Designing Custom Curriculum

Creating curriculum consistent with a self-paced, project-based approach

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Using OER in a District Context

Explore stories of district journeys around OER

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Grade-Level and Personalized Supports with OER

Utilizing OER flexibility to support math and ELA mastery

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OER Evaluation Rubrics

Rubrics for evaluating rigor and curricular standards alignment

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Cabarrus County Schools

Addressing Student Engagement Through Hybrid Project-Based Learning (Cabarrus Virtual Academy)

How a virtual school engaged students through project-based learning

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