Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials in the public domain or released under an open license that permits their free use, adaptation, and redistribution. OER can be produced in any medium – digital or print. They include full courses, supplemental units and lessons, videos, and any other resource used to support access to knowledge.
Open Educational Resources
Since Washington legislation passed in 2012, OSPI's K–12 OER Project has advocated for OER as an important part of the instructional materials ecosystem.
OER Awareness and Advocacy
Increasing district awareness of OER and providing resources to locate, review, and implement OER.
- Why OER? - OER Communications Resources
- OER Summits and Presentations
- #GoOpen Washington
- OSPI Open Policy
- OER Suggested Sites
OER Development Assistance
Working with districts to develop full-course or unit level OER aligned to learning standards.
OER Library - OER Commons Washington Hub
Maintaining a library of OER developed by OSPI grantees or collaborators and aligned to Washington K–12 Learning Standards.
Harnessing the potential of OER to share resources widely - promoting equitable access to quality instructional materials.
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