14 Open Resources For High School

14 Open Resources For High School

By Tom Vander Ark on October 10, 2012 
Ed Week

Co-written by Tom Vander Ark and Sarah Cargill 

Last week Secretary Duncan said it was time to dump the heavy, expensive books students lug around in their backpacks. We agree, it's time to shift to digital. High-quality open educational resources (OER) help make the case. 

Digital learning advocate and co-founder of two online high schools, Robyn Bagley, recently asked, "What are some good open high school courses?" We compiled 14 open resources. 

Science and Mathematics

  1. CK12.org is a pioneer in open resources providing secondary math and science Flexbooks includingFlexmath content originally developed at Leadership Public Schools.
  2. National Repository of Online Courses (NROC) provides an online library of OER high school and AP courses at HippoCampus.org. You'll find solid courseware available in modules with voice over text. It is easy to create media playlists, find track high-trending learning materials, and share learning content with students. 
    Find their next gen content at NROCmath.org including a great Hewlett Foundation-funded open Algebra 1 course and a developmental math sequence.
  3. Educurious is Gates-funded OER and project-based learning (PBL) curriculum designed to align with Common Core State Standards.
  4. Khan Academy has a library of more than 3,000 math, science, and history lessons delivered in easy-to-understand videos.

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