In an effort to return to analog learning, is OER content sufficient as a standalone resource, or is it best used as an enhancement to traditional textbooks? I have a digital textbook, but I need content for the 1200s. The initial two weeks include an assignemnt where the students do basic research on a contemporary issue; then we move to 1200 and proceed through history. Along the way, I will create prompts or markers for them to begin the examination of the events we are studying to better understand the initial event. I know this is a bit much, but any assistance is appreciated. Thank you
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I have used OER as the main source of material, and I have also picked out a few things to enhance topics while using other materials. For most high-school history classes, OER materials tick all the boxes for the entire curriculum. There is definitely enough material and activities for the whole year. Each lesson has a teacher lesson guide on each lesson page you can access by clicking on the "Teaching Tools" hammer in the upper-right-hand corner. That's a good place to see the learning objectives, pacing, vocabulary, teacher instructions, and sample answers to get a good idea if you want to/how you will incorporate it into your classroom.
Hope this helps!
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Totally-But it will involve a lot of printing. One of the nice features with the readings is the ability for students to choose the right lexile.
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Like many teachers, I’ve moved back toward paper since Covid pushed so many of us into all-digital environments. As Eric Schulz mentioned, printing the articles alongside the course materials will require a fair amount of paper. However, if your students' reading levels are relatively consistent, you can print class sets and place them in sheet protectors or dry-erase pockets for reuse. While this slightly limits individual choice in Lexile levels, it still lets students annotate the text using dry-erase markers alongside OER’s Three-Step Reading strategy.
All the tools and tips Kristin Romberg highlighted are fantastic, too. I'd also recommend checking out the Causation Tool—it’s great for tracing events across time and would scale really well to support the long-term research goals you mentioned for your course.
Hope your year is off to a great start!
