Common
Core Drives Interest in Open Education Resources
Education Week: October 15,
2012
“Spurred by the adoption of
common-core standards by nearly every state the movement for open education
resources is seeing a surge in interest as districts re-evaluate and realign
their curricula. Open Education
Resources, which are free to use, remix and adapt, also engage teachers more
fully in curricula, allowing them to more easily differentiate instructional
materials for students,”
This engagement by teachers in
creating, remixing and adapting curricula for their classrooms, and even
individual students, reminds me of the Montessori Method.
All Montessori teachers are
required to create and adapt all of their own learning materials. This allows them to customize the learning
materials for each student’s need and Personal Method of Learning.
Not only is this customization
wonderful for the students, but I found making the materials creatively
satisfying. You have a principle(s) you
want to convey and how you do that is completely up to you. I had such fun making my classroom materials.
Teachers in public schools
should revel in this opportunity to be creative.
I
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