Out of Print highlights the sea change underway in the multi-billion dollar U.S. K-12 instructional materials market enabled by recent technology and intellectual property rights innovations. With a focus on the ultimate impact on student learning, the report provides examples of lessons learned from recent digital and open (OER) content initiatives by leading states and school districts and offers comprehensive recommendations for government, industry, and educators to ensure that the inevitable shift to digital instructional materials improves student achievement and engagement and efficiently uses scarce resources.

1. Out of Print:
Reimagining the K-12
Textbook in a Digital Age
September
24,
2012
Na0onal
Press
Club
Washington,
DC

2. A
Special
Welcome
• …to
our
online
par-cipants.
• Join
the
dialogue
online
–
asking
ques-ons
and
making
comments
–
by
using
the
hashtag:
• #outofprintk12

3. State
Educa0onal
Technology
Directors
Associa0on
• Serve,
support,
and
represent
U.S.
state
and
territorial
directors
for
educa-onal
technology
• Mission
to
build
and
increase
the
capacity
of
state
and
na-onal
leaders
to
improve
educa-on
through
technology
policy
and
prac-ce
• Forum
for:
– Advocacy
for
policy
and
prac-ce
– Professional
learning
– Inter-­‐state
collabora-on
– Public-­‐private
partnerships

4. Do
Textbooks
MaHer?

5. Why
Textbooks
MaHer
• ACCESS:
For
50+
years,
represented
best
technology
to
provide
standards-­‐aligned
instruc-onal
materials
to
students
and
teachers
• INSTRUCTION:
Treated
as
primary
tool
for
instruc-on
-­‐
strongly
influencing
curricular
scope,
sequence,
and
pedagogy
• INNOVATION
&
IMPROVEMENT:
Given
rise
to
law,
regula-on
and
prac-ce
that
defines
the
limits
of
instruc-onal
innova-on
and
improvement
efforts
• COST:
Represent
a
significant
cost
category
in
state
and
local
educa-on
budgets

6. Factors
Driving
Reimagina0on
of
K-­‐12
Textbook
①
College
and
Career
Readiness
Agenda
②
Common
Core
State
Standards
③
Student
Demographics
&
Preferences
④
Technology
Innova0on
⑤
Intellectual
Property
Innova0on/Open
Educa0onal
Resources
(OER)
⑥
Budget
pressures

7. Factors
Driving
Reimagina0on
of
K-­‐12
Textbook
①
College
and
Career
Readiness
Agenda
②
Common
Core
State
Standards
③
Student
Demographics
&
Preferences
④
Technology
Innova0on
⑤
Intellectual
Property
Innova0on/Open
Educa0onal
Resources
(OER)
⑥
Budget
pressures

8. SETDA
Recommenda0ons
+
State
and
Local
Perspec0ves
• Geoff
Fletcher,
SETDA
• Tiffany
Hall,
Utah
State
Office
of
Educa-on
• Lan
Neugent,
Virginia
Department
of
Educa-on
• Tom
Woodward,
Henrico
County
(VA)
Public
Schools
• Discussant:
Peter
Zamora,
Council
of
Chief
State
School
Officers
(CCSSO)

9. Out
of
Print:
Reimagining
the
K-­‐12
Textbook
in
a
Digital
Age
Geoff
Fletcher
Deputy
Execu-ve
Director
State
Educa-onal
Technology
Directors
Associa-on

10. Out
of
Print:
Reimagining
the
K-­‐12
Textbook
in
a
Digital
Age
• The
Process
• The
Contents
• The
Recommenda-ons

11. The
Process
• A
priority
issue
for
SETDA
members
• Kickoff
at
2011
SETDA
Leadership
Summit
• Itera-ve
research
&
dracing
• Online
collabora-on
• Reviewers

12. The
Contents
• Reimagining
the
K-­‐12
Textbook:
The
Opportunity
• The
Digital
Difference
• Profiles
in
State
Instruc-onal
Materials
Leadership
• Success
Factors
for
Making
the
Shic
to
Digital
Content
• Recommenda-ons
to
Address
K-­‐12
Instruc-onal
Materials
Needs
• Key
Ques-ons
to
Address
in
Adop-ng
Digital
Instruc-onal
Materials

13. SETDA
Recommends
RECOMMENDATION
#1:
Complete
the
shia
from
print-­‐centric
textbook
adop0on
prac0ces
to
digital
resources
within
five
years,
beginning
with
the
next
major
“textbook”
adop0on
cycle.

14. Can’t
We
Wait?
• Twenty-­‐five
years
ago,
in
1987,…
• With
the
power,
flexibility,
engagement,
and
advantages
of
digital
content
and
related
technology…we
can’t
afford
to
wait.

15. Can
We
Get
There?
State K-12 Textbook Policy Innvovation
New Flexibility: DefiniƟonal and/or Funding
Launched Digital IniƟaƟve
Launched OER IniƟaƟve

16. SETDA
Recommends
RECOMMENDATION
#2:
Develop
a
vision
and
roadmap
for
comple0ng
the
shia.
Ø Eliminate
unnecessary
regula-ons
and
enact
suppor-ve
policies.
Ø Invest
in
infrastructure
and
devices
to
support
the
shic.
Ø Ensure
effec-ve
implementa-on
of
digital
policies.

17. Vision
&
Roadmap:
7
Success
Factors
①
Sustainable
funding
for
devices
②
Robust
internet
connec0vity
③
Up-­‐to-­‐date
policies
④
Prepared
educators
⑤
Intellectual
property
and
reuse
rights
⑥
Quality
control
and
usability
⑦
State
and
local
leadership

18. SETDA
Recommends
RECOMMENDATION
#3:
Ensure
a
vibrant
marketplace
for
digital
and
open
content.

19. Out
of
Print:
Reimagining
the
K-­‐12
Textbook
in
a
Digital
Age
Tiffany
Hall
K-­‐12
Literacy
Coordinator/Teaching
and
Learning
Utah
State
Office
of
Educa-on

20. Utah’s
Open
Textbook
Journey
About
Utah
587,745
students
41
districts
+
82
charters+
15
virtual
schools
=
1,109
schools

21. Star0ng
Off
• Adopted
the
Common
Core
State
Standards
• Integrated
math
model
• Local
control
• State
recommenda-on
process
for
instruc-onal
materials

22. 2010
Science
Pilot
Biology" $74"
Chemistry" $76"
Earth Systems" $70"
Physics" $80"

23. Tradi0onal
Text
Issues
• Reten-on
cycle
• Engagement
with
text
• Number
of
texts

24. Open
Text
Op0ons
• Legal
to
use
• Various
digital
formats
• Able
to
print-­‐on-­‐demand
• Control
over
content

25. Utah
Open
Textbook
Pilot
• William
and
Flora
Hewlel
Founda-on
&
Brigham
Young
University
• Used
CK-­‐12
resources
(hlp://www.ck12.org)
• Brought
together
teachers
to
design

26. Utah
Open
Textbook
Pilot
Phase
1:
2010
–
2011
• 7
teachers
/
1,200
students
• Many
lessons
learned
re:
print
costs
• Informal
efficacy
data
looked
good
Phase
2:
2011
–
2012
• 20+
teachers
/
2,700
students
• Incredible
success
with
print
costs

27. Utah
Open
Textbook
Pilot:
Cost
Biology" $5.16" Statewide potential
savings between
Chemistry" $4.89"
$810,000 and
Earth Systems" $4.61" $1,546,500 per year
#
Physics" N/A" (>150,000 students
in science in grades
9-12)

28. Utah
Open
Textbook
Pilot:
Pedagogical
Benefits
• New
book
with
ownership
• Engagement
with
text
• Books
go
home

29. Utah
Open
Textbook
Pilot:
Summary
The
Utah
Open
Textbooks
project
has
demonstrated:
Ø Significant
cost
savings
Ø Do
no
harm
to
learning
outcomes
Ø New
pedagogical
opportuni-es

30. January
2012
Press
Release
“The
Utah
State
of
Office
of
Educa2on
(USOE)
today
announced
it
will
develop
and
support
open
textbooks
in
the
key
curriculum
areas
of
secondary
language
arts,
science,
and
mathema2cs.
USOE
will
encourage
districts
and
schools
throughout
the
state
to
consider
adop2ng
these
textbooks
for
use
beginning
this
fall.”

31. Secondary
Mathema0cs
• Based
in
integrated
CCSS
math
model
• Reflects
Comprehensive
Mathema-cs
Instruc-on
(CMI)
model
developed
and
supported
in
Utah
• Student,
teacher,
and
honors
resources

32. Elementary
Mathema0cs
• Building
K-­‐6
text
using
a
wiki
• Teachers
and
experts
wri-ng
and
submiqng
tasks
• Veqng
process
• More
than
4,100
performance
tasks
• Viewed
by
teachers
in
57
countries

33. www.uen.org/commoncore

34. Secondary
English/
Language
Arts
www.schools.utah.gov/CURR/langartsec

35. Next
Steps
• Professional
development
-­‐
Cura2on
-­‐
Effec2ve
use
• Review
• Policy

36. Out
of
Print:
Reimagining
the
K-­‐12
Textbook
in
a
Digital
Age
Lan
Neugent
Assistant
Superintendent
for
Technology,
Career,
and
Adult
Educa-on
and
Chief
Informa-on
Officer
Virginia
Department
of
Educa-on

37. Virginia:
Thinking
Beyond
Textbooks

38. Virginia:
Thinking
Beyond
Textbooks

39. Virginia:
Thinking
Beyond
Textbooks

40. Virginia:
Thinking
Beyond
Textbooks

41. Virginia:
Thinking
Beyond
Textbooks

42. Virginia:
Thinking
Beyond
Textbooks

43. Virginia:
Thinking
Beyond
Textbooks

44. Virginia:
Thinking
Beyond
Textbooks

45. Virginia:
Thinking
Beyond
Textbooks

46. Virginia:
Thinking
Beyond
Textbooks

47. Out
of
Print:
Reimagining
the
K-­‐12
Textbook
in
a
Digital
Age
Tom
Woodward
Assistant
Director,
Instruc-onal
Technology
Henrico
County
(VA)
Public
Schools

48. Henrico
County
(VA)
Public
Schools
Henrico County Public Schools
Richmond,VA
48,659 students
3,687 teachers

49. Henrico
County
(VA)
Public
Schools

51. Henrico
County
(VA)
Public
Schools
hlp://www.virginiatrekkers.com/

52. Henrico
County
(VA)
Public
Schools

53. Henrico
County
(VA)
Public
Schools
hlp://supramap.osu.edu/supramap/
hlp://www.gapminder.org/

54. Henrico
County
(VA)
Public
Schools

55. Henrico
County
(VA)
Public
Schools

56. Henrico
County
(VA)
Public
Schools
Contest Content Community
http://blogs.henrico.k12.va.us/21/

57. Out
of
Print:
Reimagining
the
K-­‐12
Textbook
in
a
Digital
Age
Peter
Zamora
Director
of
Federal
Rela-ons
Council
of
Chief
State
School
Officers

58. Ques0ons?
•
Join
the
dialogue
online
–
asking
ques-ons
and
making
comments
–
by
using
the
hashtag:
• #outofprintk12

59. State
Educa0on
Policy
Center:
Coming
Fall
2012
A
unique
database
of
state
policies
related
to
educa0on
and
technology
curated
by
SETDA.

60. Out of Print:
Reimagining the K-12
Textbook in a Digital Age
September
24,
2012
Na0onal
Press
Club
Washington,
DC