Open Educational Resources (OER) materials are of a high quality, not just free, and are found in one of the variety of online repositories (ISTE, 2018). The resources available through OER are often considered “open”, in that they have a Creative Commons license that allows teachers to use the 5Rs of openness to the resources, which are: reuse, retain, revise, remix and redistribute (ISTE, 2018).

Teachers, including CTE teachers, have a variety of OER repositories to choose from when looking for resources. Example repositories include:

https://www.oercommons.org/

https://www.skillscommons.org/

https://www.merlot.org/merlot/

https://www.newamerica.org/in-depth/prek12-oer-in-practice/

https://www.ck12.org/student/

https://www.curriki.org/

Website with available OER materials, including video testimonials. Includes results from a 2019 survey of OER use in Schools, Colleges and Universities in Connecticut.

https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/CTEdTech/Commission-for-Educational-Technology/Initiatives/Open-Education-Resources#AGOCT

Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology & GoOpenCT

Online document reviews the past and present use of OER in education across the United States. Includes resources to get started using OER and resources for professional learning. Interactive map of districts using OER.

Retrieved from:

https://www.newamerica.org/in-depth/prek12-oer-in-practice/

New America. (2020). Making Connections: PreK-12 OER in Practice: A Guide for Practitioners,

Leaders and Decision Makers.

Why Openness in Education?

https://library.educause.edu/resources/2012/5/chapter-6-why-openness-in-education

Creative Commons - OER, Open Textbooks

https://certificates.creativecommons.org/cccertedu/chapter/6-1-oer-open-textbooks-open-courses/

University of Arkansas - OER Resources

https://uark.libguides.com/ld.php?content_id=43756898