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Education Text and Other Resources

OpenEDUC: Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education
Included are open-source reading materials, learning objectives, suggested readings and resources, and activities organized into content modules for undergraduate Foundations of Education courses.
99 Excellent Open Access Journals for Educators
Teaching Books
Scholastic Teach at Home
Edutopia
A project of the George Lucas Educational Foundation, Edutopia is comprehensive website and online community that increases knowledge, sharing, and adoption of what works in K-12 education.
Teaching Tolerance
Free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school to reduce prejudice, improve intergroup relations, and support equitable school experiences for our nation’s children, from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
The Learning Space
Teacher-developed lessons and other resources for integrating technology into the classroom.
PBS LearningMedia California
Resources for K-12 teachers, searchable by grade, subject, and education standard. Also includes professional development classes, teacher blogs, and productivity tools.
The Learning Classroom: Classroom Resources
From the Annenberg Foundation, this video-based course explores learning theory for grades K-12 and all subject areas

Literacy Studies and Elementary Education

OpenLearn - Education
OpenLearn is a source of more than 600 free online courses from The Open University.
The Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources
These open textbooks cover various topics in education, including classroom management and supervision, contemporary issues in education, and special needs education. The list of books is comprehensive; it’s best to skim through the list to find specific-interest books.
Reading 101
A self-paced professional development course for K-3 teachers, developed by Reading Rockets in collaboration with the Center for Effective Reading Instruction and The International Dyslexia Association.
Teaching English
Created by the British Council, the site includes online training courses and other materials for educators.
Using open educational resources to promote social justice

OER Texts and Courses

The Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources
These open textbooks cover various topics in education, including classroom management and supervision, contemporary issues in education, and special needs education. The list of books is comprehensive; it’s best to skim through the list to find specific-interest books.
Foreign Language Teaching Methods
An online, video-based methods course focusing on best practices for foreign language instruction at the high-school and college levels.
Video Library
Edutopia: Education Video Library
Videos about K-12 teaching methods and strategies from the George Lucas Educational Foundation.

PBS Learning Media California
A public media system-wide repository of digital media learning objects, including videos, images, podcasts, and documents.

Early Childhood Studies - OER

Child Development Journal
A multidisciplinary, not-for-profit, professional association with an international membership of approximately 5,500 researchers, practitioners, and human development professionals. This site provides free access to some of the articles published in this journal.
Child Development Research
“Child Development Research is a peer-reviewed open-access journal that publishes original research articles as well as review articles in all areas of child development research.”
CALiO E-Publications
From The Child Abuse Library Online (CALiO) of the National Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC), “full-text of publications that do not require fee or password. Many of the publications included in this collection were published by state and federal government agencies, and are in the public domain. Others were funded by foundations or other organizations for open access.”
PBS Learning Media California
A public media system-wide repository of digital media learning objects, including videos, images, podcasts, and documents.
OpenLearn - Education
OpenLearn is a source of more than 600 free online courses from The Open University.
Child Development Institute
Parent resources related to child development, psychology, health, parenting, learning, media, entertainment, family activities, professional experts organizations, and other useful websites.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

One of the National Institutes of Health, NICHD "conducts and supports laboratory research, clinical trials, and epidemiological studies that explore health processes; examines the impact of disability and disease; and sponsors training programs for scientists, health care providers, and researchers.