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While OER allows modification and accommodation, it is imperative to maintain fidelity and quality of OER.

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Having access to OER doesn't imply equity in learning.

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Share links to grants available to low-income families that may need assistance in securing wifi for free or cheap

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WISELearn OER Grants to Promote Creation, Curation, Contribution to Statewide Portal

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WISELearn OER Grants to Promote Creation, Curation, Contribution to Statewide Portal

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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Synopsis of Program

DPI is providing approximately 20 grants of $10,000 each to help Wisconsin Mathematics/English Language Arts/Science educators support and implement professional learning on top-quality standards-aligned open resources. Materials will be shared for others to use as Open Educational Resources (OER) via WISELearn. All applicants must be Wisconsin public school districts or CESAs partnered with a consortium of schools.

Teachers deserve high-quality instructional materials and ongoing support to implement those materials. Mounting evidence suggests that providing teachers with access to high-quality, standards-aligned instructional materials and curriculum-based professional learning can result in improvement in student outcomes, making this a research-based school improvement strategy. Learn more about this research here.

OERs are teaching and learning materials that have been made easier to use via licensing them (usually under Creative Commons) to be freely used, distributed without restriction, and often modified without additional permissions.
View Grant Application Details Applications due June 10, 2019
Proposal Requirements

Proposals must address one the following areas in the subject of Mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), or Science:

Mathematics/English Language Arts/Science (at least 60% of grants)

Other Content Areas

Create open resources, providing wide-scale dissemination of district-generated instructional materials available through WISELearn.

Collaborate to develop and identify open resources, supports, and best practices to help in the ongoing implementation of OER instructional materials for use across the state via WISELearn.
Example: Three small districts who are using OER content for math, meet to share and create curricular supports such as parent supports, assessments, scope & sequence, etc., and contribute those resources to the WISELearn.

Curate and adapt top quality existing OER to create instructional materials in specific content area(s) within WISELearn.

*as determined by a reliable third-party project, e.g. EdReports.org or Instructional Materials Evaluation Tool

Collaboration

In addition to teacher participation, support from curriculum, technology, and administrative leadership must be present. All educator participants must be based in Wisconsin.

Collaborative projects will receive additional points in the grant application review. This includes collaborations between multiple buildings in the school district, between districts, and/or with a CESA.

Award and Budget Information

Type of Award

Approximately 20 competitive $10,000 nine-month grants for the 2019-2020 fiscal year (pending state budget approval).

Submission Details

Submissions may come from a Wisconsin public school, district office, or CESA. Only one proposal may be submitted per organization.

Due Dates
Proposals Due: June 30, 2019
Grants Awarded: Early August, 2019
Grant Timeframe: August 2019 - May 31, 2020
Questions?
View Grant Application Details
Contact Kaye Henrickson, WISELearn Content Curation Project Coordinator - khenrickson@cesa4.org

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Synopsis of Program DPI is providing approximately 20 grants of $10,000 each to help Wisconsin Mathematics/English Language Arts/Science educators support and implement professional learning on top-quality standards-aligned open resources. Materials will be shared for others to use as Open Educational Resources (OER) via WISELearn.

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Connect with OER communities of practice to learn about usage rights, quality rubrics (like IMET, EQuiP), curation timelines and protocols, and messages to build capacity of OER Leaders.

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Consider how OER is (or can be) universally designed to remove learning barriers and provide a path for success. What's good for some may be best for all!

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Welcome to #GoOpen Michigan. Explore our library of open education resources and join a network of Michigan educators who are dedicated to using high quality, openly-licensed educational resources.