March 11 iNACOL Leadership Webinar Highlights the K-12 OER Collaborative

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In celebration of Open Education Week 2015, the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) will present a Leadership Webinar on the new K-12 OER Collaborative on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET.

The K-12 OER Collaborative is an initiative led by a group of 12 states working to create comprehensive, high-quality open educational resources (OER) supporting K-12 mathematics and English language arts that are aligned with state learning standards, leverage technology, and provide digital content to students. OER are free and openly licensed educational materials that can be used for teaching, learning, research, and other purposes.

The webinar will describe the K-12 OER Collaborative project and discuss the Collaborative's vision for ensuring that the materials are high quality and vetted in order to meet the needs of students and educators.

Susan Patrick, President and CEO of iNACOL, said, "The K-12 OER Collaborative is leading the way in helping educators access resources, share materials, collaborate and customize instruction. This webinar will highlight the cooperative efforts of states and leaders developing powerful opportunities for educators and students to access a wealth of high-quality, reviewed, standards-aligned open educational content. Openly licensed learning materials will help teachers better personalize instruction and provide increased access to information – thus, maximizing public education resources."

This webinar is free to attend, but please register at http://www.inacol.org/events/webinars/leadership/ for final details and login information.

Webinar Title: K-12 OER Collaborative

Presenters:

• Karl Nelson, Director, Digital Learning Department, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (WA)
• Jennifer Wolfe, Partner, The Learning Accelerator

About iNACOL
The mission of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is to ensure all students have access to a world-class education and quality blended and online learning opportunities that prepare them for a lifetime of success. iNACOL is a non-profit organization focused on research; developing policy for student-centered education to ensure equity and access; developing quality standards for emerging learning models using online, blended, and competency-based education; and supporting the ongoing professional development of classroom, school, district and state leaders for new learning models. Learn more at www.inacol.org.

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