EdTechSandyK
MARCH 29, 2011
Today I gave testimony in favor of the passage of Texas SB 6 , which institutes an Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) in lieu of the textbook allotment and the former Technology Allotment. Everything I accessed was an instructional material with content relevant to my course of study.
EdTechSandyK
APRIL 5, 2011
The following is a legislative action alert I received today from Jennifer Bergland and TCEA Advocacy. Inform them that HB 6 will be voted on by the House on Wednesday (April 6th) Ask them to vote for HB 6 and Oppose any amendment that might delay the implementation of the Instructional Materials Allotment.
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Iterating Toward Openness
MARCH 21, 2023
At some point over the last decade, open educational resources (OER) advocacy in US higher education became zero textbook costs (ZTC) advocacy. The idea of “zero textbook costs” makes a kind of sense when you believe that the ideal instructional materials are books.
Doug Levin
FEBRUARY 21, 2016
Buoyed by examples of new and significant commitments to OER by companies large and small, governments of all levels, and schools, it is easy to see that the future of instructional materials over the next decade will look very different than it has over the last decade. This is good news and cause for celebration.
eSchool News
MARCH 21, 2023
Helping one of the world’s largest book publishers create inclusive learning and teaching materials is one way we can do this.” It also includes instructional materials and digital resources to help teachers build literacy skills and social-emotional awareness.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 31, 2022
Over the last several months, public discourse about learning to read and reading instruction has significantly increased. Coordinated efforts to train entire teaching forces in states like Mississippi and North Carolina in the science of reading will be insufficient unless we also adopt instructional materials that align with the science.
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
And so, yes, I’ve kind of started very quickly after accepting the award for Instructional Technologist of the Year, then TCEA – as many of our state affiliates has a strong advocacy arm for educational opportunities here in Texas. And so it’s really interesting.
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