As our K–12 system moves to "career and college" ready learning standards, what does this mean for the materials teachers use with students in their classrooms? Participants in this session will learn about work underway in Washington and beyond to review and create 21st century instructional materials for math, science, and English language arts, including Open Educational Resources. Participants will gain insight into the newly revised Model Policy and Procedures that focus on supporting districts in their instructional materials decisions and learn about the K-12 OER Collaborative curriculum that is being developed for math and ELA.

1. The Changing Face of Instructional Materials
NOT YOUR PARENTS’ TEXTBOOKS
Barbara Soots
Open Educational Resources Program Manager
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
barbara.soots@k12.wa.us

2. Agenda
Instructional Materials Overview
◦ Categories
◦ Policy considerations
Instructional Materials Review
◦ Review instruments
◦ Building a review team
Instructional Materials Work Currently
Underway
◦ OSPI efforts
◦ OER
◦ Other state and non-profit efforts

3. Introductions…
Photo by Robert Occhlallni – CC BY NC
1. What does your current
selection and adoption process
look like and how would you
like to see it change?
2. What types of support does
your district need with regard
to instructional materials,
review, selection, and
adoption?
http://padlet.com/barbara_soots/IM

4. Textbook photo by Cassidy Curtis – CC BY NC SA
Multimedia by hugoespinozas – CC BY NC SA
Old vs New

5. ĭn-strŭk′shən’al mə-tîr′ē-əls
All materials designed for use by students and their teachers as
learning resources to help students to acquire facts, skills, and/or
to develop cognitive processes. These instructional materials,
used to help students meet state learning standards, may be
printed or digital, and may include textbooks, technology-based
materials, other educational media, and assessments. They may
carry different licensing types from open to all rights reserved.

6. Under the Instructional Materials Umbrella
Individual units, lessons, and plans
Supplemental resources
Assessments
K-12 core curricula
District-created materials/resources
Online courses
Teacher-created materials
Maple by kanegen – CC BY
May be printed or digital.
May carry different licensing types
from open to all rights reserved.

7. Instructional Material Considerations
New learning standards,
frameworks, and assessments
Increased development of
open educational resources
7

8. Why OER…
8It Looks Insoluble by David Goehring– CC BY

9. WSSDA Featured Policies
District Sample Policies & Procedures
– Updated April 2015
Instructional Materials Selection &
Adoption: Policy 2020; 2020P
New Instructional Materials Model Policy

10. Core Instructional Materials are the
primary instructional resources for a
given course. They are district-
approved and provided to all students
to help meet learning standards and
provide instruction towards course
requirements.
Alternative Core Materials are the
primary instructional materials for a
given course that are used with a
subset of students. These materials are
intended to replace approved core
materials and may be used for
specialized course offerings or flexible
learning environments.
Photo by BioDivLibrary - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/61021753@N02
Core Instructional Materials are the primary instructional resources for
a given course. They are district-approved and provided to all students
to help meet learning standards and provide instruction towards course
requirements.
Alternative Core Materials are the primary instructional materials for a
given course that are used with a subset of students. These materials
are intended to replace approved core materials and may be used for
specialized course offerings or flexible learning environments.
Instructional Materials Categories

11. Core Instructional Materials are the
primary instructional resources for a
given course. They are district-
approved and provided to all students
to help meet learning standards and
provide instruction towards course
requirements.
Alternative Core Materials are the
primary instructional materials for a
given course that are used with a
subset of students. These materials are
intended to replace approved core
materials and may be used for
specialized course offerings or flexible
learning environments.
Photo by BioDivLibrary - Creative Commons Attribution License https://www.flickr.com/photos/61021753@N02
Intervention Materials are designed to support strategic or intensive
intervention for students who are at risk of not meeting established
learning standards.
Supplemental Materials are used in conjunction with the core
instructional materials of a course. These items extend and support
instruction.
Temporary Supplemental Materials are those items used in
conjunction with the core instructional materials of a course that are
of interest or value for a short period of time and are chosen within
district-established guidelines.
Instructional Materials Categories

12. Roles and Responsibilities
Instructional
Material Type
Role
Certificated
Teaching Staff
Principal Superintendent
Instructional
Materials
Committee
School
Board
Core material identify
establish
adoption
procedure
recommend adopt
Alternative core identify
designate
selector
Intervention Identify
designate
selector
Supplemental identify
designate
selector
Temporary
Supplemental
select –
within district
guidelines
WSSDA Featured Policies

13. Selecting Instructional Material
Does this meet the needs of my district with respect to
target learning goals and identified needs.
Does the item need to go through a vetting process?
By whom? What review instruments are available or
what reviews already exist?
Do I have permission to use this? Are adaptations
required and do you have permission to adapt?
What is the delivery platform? Consider equity and
access issues.
Before you think about using ANY resource, you need to answer some questions…

14. Review Lenses – Building Your Team
Teachers/content specialists
Quality and alignment to state
learning standards
Technology Specialists
Delivery platforms, access, and
security considerations
Curriculum Specialist/Administration
Assess the needs for successful
implementation of the instructional
material at scale
Goed Zoekveld by Bart van de Blezen – CC BY NC SA

15. Aligned - blog from Student Achievement
Partners
http://achievethecore.org/aligned/
Instructional materials taskforce
Common Core-aligned sample lessons with
explanations and supporting resources.
Instructional Materials Alignment Toolkit
Parent and community resources
Professional development resources
http://achievethecore.org
Instructional Materials Guidance
Student Achievement Partners
Achieve the Core – Aligned Blog

16. National and state reports,
policy briefs, surveys, and
white papers that focus on
preparing all students for
college and careers
EQuIP
• Exemplar lessons and units
• Videos
• eLearning modules
• Peer review panel
Instructional Materials Guidance
Achieve
http://www.achieve.org
Achieve

17. http://www.edreports.org
Instructional Materials Guidance
edreports.org
edreports

18. Louisiana Department of
Education led an online review of
instructional materials to
determine the degree of
alignment with state content
standards
TIER 1 - EXEMPLIFIES QUALITY
TIER2 - APPROACHING QUALITY
TIER 3 - NOT REPRESENTING
QUALITY
Curricular Resources and Annotated Reviews
Instructional Materials Guidance
Louisiana Department of Education

19. Reviewed OER Library
http://digitallearning.k12.wa.us/oer/library/
Instructional Materials Guidance
OSPI OER Review Results

20. IMET Rubric
EQuIP Rubrics
Achieve OER Rubrics
Instructional Materials Guidance
Review Rubrics

21. Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts
Promotion of nationally recognized review tools and processes
Collaboration with WSSDA on new instructional materials model policy
Support of cross-district and cross state partnerships
Implementation of state legislated reviews and programs
• Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State into Social
Studies adoption processes
• Bridge to College: ELA and Mathematics Transition Courses
• Sexual Health Education Curriculum Review
• Open Educational Resources Project

22. OSPI Instructional Materials Guidance
OSPI Instructional Materials Reviews and Supports

23. Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts
Bridge to College Transition Courses
Bridge to College Course Information
• English language arts (ELA) and Mathematics
• Forth-year (senior-level) courses designed for
students scoring a Level 2 on the Smarter
Balanced high school assessment
• Students who earn a “B” or better in the Bridge
Course are eligible to enter credit-bearing
coursework in any of the State of Washington
Community and Technical Colleges
• Jointly developed and coordinated by college
faculty and high school teachers

24. Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts
Implementing Tribal Culture and History - 2015 Senate Bill 5433
Honors historic agreements between Washington State and
federally recognized Tribes.
Requires incorporation tribal history, sovereignty and
governance curriculum of the nearest federally recognized
tribe(s) as part of social studies review or adoptions.
Districts shall meet this requirement by using the “Since
Time Immemorial” curriculum
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
“Since Time Immemorial” curriculum may be
modified to incorporate regional specific focus
or to integrate into existing curriculum
materials.
Since Time Immemorial Curriculum

25. Individual Reports
 Summary
 Review Data
 Reviewer
Comments
Collaboration with Department of Health
Requires review of sexual health education resources
Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts
Healthy Youth Act - Sexual Health Education
Sexual Health Curriculum Review

26. Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts
Open Educational Resources Project
K-12 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.

27. Why OER…
27Question Mark by Alexander Drachmann – CC BY SA

28. Look familiar?

29. 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?

30. What’s protected by copyright?
BOOKS
SCRIBBLES
DOODLES
MOVIES
ARTICLES
MUSIC
BALLETS
PHOTOGRAPHS
SOFTWARE
PLAYS
SCULTPTURE
ARCHITECTURE
PAINTINGS
WEBSITES
Copyright sign by Horla Varian – CC BY

31. Open licenses
help avoid
you becoming
a copyright
detective!
Consulting detective with pipe and magnifying glass by DooFi dedicated to Public Domain

32. OER clearly define user permissions

33. OER promote innovative uses of materials…

34. OER encourage sharing of resources
Sharing by ryancr – CC BY NC

35. Spectrum of Pencils by designsbykari – CC BY NC
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

36. Photo by nickwheeleroz – CC NC SA
OPEN is not the same as FREE
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.

37. 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 by
others.
Beyond Definitions by opensource.com – CC BY SA

38. The 5 Rs of OER
Reuse — copy verbatim
Redistribute — share with
others
Revise — adapt and edit
Remix — combine
resources
Retain — make, own, &
control copies
Letter R by Leo Reynolds – CC BY NC SA

39. Open Licenses
All Rights
Reserved
No Rights
Reserved
Traditional Copyright
Alone
Public Domain
Some Rights
Reserved
Open License
Adapted from Creative Commons in the Classroom – J. Goates
http://www.slideshare.net/Jessicacoates/creative-commons-in-the-classroom-2013#/

40. cc by
cc by-sa
cc by-nd
cc by-nc
cc by-
nc-sa
cc
More accommodating
More restrictive
Creative Commons Licenses
http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/

41. Rainbow by Pepijn Schmitz – CC BY NC SA
Cost shift from textbooks to other critical areas
Up to date, innovative materials
Collaboration and partnerships
Continual quality improvement and standards alignment
Support for independent and differentiated learning
Solve legal concerns with distribution and adaptation
Benefits of OER

42. District questions…
42Question Mark by Alexander Drachmann – CC BY SA
What should our vetting process look like?
How well do different OER platforms work
when the device is offline (for students who
do not have Internet access)?
How do we provide support for
staff on how to review, choose
and update an OER resource?
So many OER textbook publications are paper intensive but we need to print
to ensure equity of access for our students. How can this be overcome?
What are the implications of using OER
with respect to current district policies?
How do different OER delivery platforms
work with our existing LMS?
How we can effectively access high quality,
up to date curriculum materials?
How do we locate other districts doing
similar work to collaborate and share?
If OER are adopted, how often would they
need to be reviewed to ensure that they
continue to meet the established need? Should OER be considered supplemental?

43. Rhino by Chris Ingrassia – CC BY
Finding target resources
Evaluating quality and alignment
District policies that don’t recognize OER as an option
Access and security issues
Challenges with OER

44. Help educators select high quality materials
Provide information for materials adoptions
Identify gaps in Common Core alignment
CC BY NC SAapples by msr http://www.flickr.com/photos/msr/448820990/
Washington OER Project
OER Review and Awareness
@waOSPI_OER
barbara.soots@k12.wa.us

45. 24 Full-Course Curricula:
Algebra 1, Geometry, Integrated Math 1
& 2, Grades 6-8 Mathematics
Reviewed Resources
MathematicsEnglish Language Arts
60 Units (3-6 wks):
Grades 6-12 ELA

46. EngageNY Mathematics User Group
OER User Groups
EngageNY Mathematics

47. OER Commons
https://www.oercommons.org/
Curriki
http://www.curriki.org/
National Science Digital Library
https://nsdl.oercommons.org/
OER Repositories

48. engage ny
K-12 open curriculum in math and ELA
https://www.engageny.org/common-
core-curriculum
Utah State Office of Education
Open science and math textbooks
http://www.uen.org/oer/
Georgia Virtual Learning
Selection of open online courses
http://www.gavirtuallearning.org/
OER Development in Other States
Instructional Materials Development

49. Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials
PhET
https://phet.colorado.edu
Student Achievement Partners
http://achievethecore.org
Organizations with OER

50. OER Beyond Washington State
K–12 OER Collaborative
info@k12oercollaborative.org
@k12oer
K-12 OER Collaborative

51. OER Beyond Washington State
#GoOpen – US Department of Education
#GoOpen
Department of Education is proposing a new regulation that
would require all copyrightable intellectual property created
with Department grant funds to have an open license.
Cohort of 10 districts has taken up the #GoOpen challenge to
replace at least one textbook with openly licensed educational
resources within the next year.
#GoOpen Ambassador Districts currently use openly licensed
educational materials and are committed to helping other
districts understand how to effectively discover and curate these
resources

52. Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
@waOSPI_OER
barbara.soots@k12.wa.us
http://digitallearning.k12.wa.us/oer
Keep in Touch with the WA OER Project
http://www.k12.wa.us/