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OER Project
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OER Project

Expansive world history courses powered by great open-source materials

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Grades
9–12
Subjects & Skills
English Language Arts, Social Studies, Character & SEL, Critical Thinking
Price:  Free
Platforms:  Website
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OER Project is a collection of curriculum materials for teaching world history, data literacy, and writing.
Videos, activities, and lessons invite students to explore history and consider their place in the world.
Curriculum is available for two year-long programs: Big History Project (geared toward middle school) and World History Project (intended for high school).
There are two other open-source tools available on the site: Project X is a four-week data literacy course, and Project Score is an automated essay grading tool.
Both WHP and BHP are aligned with state and national standards; explore the website to see how the program works with your state's requirements and to discover schools in your state who might already be using the program.
The program is built to support teachers, with tons of materials to help teachers get started, get connected, and collaborate with other educators.
The online professional development course helps teachers explore the curriculum and plan how to implement it.

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Lisa E. , Classroom teacher
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Pick and Choose Resources to Lay Foundational Middle School Skills
As the name states, Big History is a great resource for helping students tackle big questions. The curriculum pulls together thematic resources from various civilizations to help students investigate important concepts like how humans populated the globe or how trade networks developed. Since I teach middle school, a lot of the material is too advanced. I like introducing students to this sort of thinking, though, and many of the resources are leveled. My class - mostly ancient civilizations with some m ...
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