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OPEN SOURCE TEXTBOOKS
Publisher created textbooks
are limited,
and difficult to update
trying to meet needs
with a single text
OPEN SOURCE
available in digital format
open license
meaning that
open source textbooks
can be accessed
or
Open source textbooks are…
ECONOMICAL
most sources are free
Anoka-Hennepin School District
probability and statistics
Probability and Statistics
$200,000
chose to use open source text
cost $25,000
what did $25,000 buy?
1000
Digital access was provided
online
CDs
PDF and ePUB files allowed students to use
$175,000
ADAPTABLE
vs.
publishers believe that they best
at reaching
students
and teaching
standards
broad materials
open source text is customizable
can be focused on
district curriculum
Teachers can
create their own textbook
or begin with one that is already assembled
start with one of CK-12’s free FlexBooks,
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Anoka-Hennepin School District
Added more sample problems
publishers are skilled in writing textbooks based on standards,
teachers are skilled in knowing the needs of the individuals
TOOLS FOR DIFFERENTIATION
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open source superior for differentiation
Students vary in…
readiness
interest
how they learn best
open source text can be modified
in ways that address all three
shifting grade level
adjusting for reading ability
special geographic or cultural focus
student interests
open source materials are better
Edyburn raises important questions:
“Why
are states and districts adopting textbooks that are not accessible when they know that …
10% of students have disabilities
and will not be able to access the curriculum in this format?
50% of the students who are not reading at grade
level cannot independently read the textbooks?
How do these behaviors illustrate
that schools are making good- faith efforts
to provide
each child with a free, appropriate public education?”
(Edyburn , 2008, pp. 63-64).
To best meet the needs of all students
we must have (legal) options for customizing text
OPEN SOURCE TEXTBOOKS
Economical Adaptable Tools for Differentiation
ResourcesCK-12 Foundation. (2012). Retrieved July 20, 2012, from CK-12: http://www.ck12.orgEdyburn, D. L. (2008). Research and practice. Journal of Special Education Technology, 23(4), 62-65. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/228485957?accountid=1230McGraw Hill . (2012). McGraw Hill Education. Retrieved July 20, 2012, from The McGraw Hill Companies : http://www.mheducation.com/home/index.shtmlTomlinson, C. (1999). The differentiated classroom: Responding to the needs of all learners. Alexandria, VA: ASCD.Trotter, A. (2008). Educators assess 'open content' movement. Education Week, 27(43), 8-8, 9. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/202756070?accountid=1230
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