EQUIPPING SCHOOLS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A MORE DIVERSE CLASSROOM - SABIA PRESCOTT, JENNY MUÑIZ & KRISTINA ISHMAEL; Pacific Standard

OER come in many forms—from curricula to teacher professional development resources—and exist either in the public domain or under a license that allows them to be freely used, edited, or shared with others. These characteristics are what distinguish OER from proprietary materials: To count as OER, they must be both free and able to be reused, adapted, and distributed. Because of their adaptability, often under a Creative Commons license, OER provide a unique opportunity for educators to access learning materials, and then tailor them to the specific needs of their classroom. This is particularly important for teaching diverse groups of students. Where culturally responsive curriculum redesign must include funding to print textbooks that often fail to reflect student diversity and quickly become outdated, OER could instead be used to give students access to high-quality learning materials that educators could then continue to adapt as understandings of student needs and identities change. https://psmag.com/education/education-materials-for-a-more-diverse-classroom