Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education Peter Levy Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education November 2, 2007 plevy@curriki.org

The Education Divide Access to education separates those with opportunity from those without hope.

Challenges High cost of today’s instructional materials Expensive publishing process Complex distribution system Quality instruction produced by instructional experts not easily disseminated Sharing of ideas not easily facilitated or expensive

Internet - Global Information Equalizer Information access anywhere in the world Web 2.0—participatory Networks of people interact and provide feedback Open Source

What is Open Source Software? Open source refers to software that is created by a development community rather than a single vendor Programmed by volunteers Free and available to anyone

What Does This Mean for Education? High quality content can now be made widely available for free Users can now create and improve, not just consume content Content can now be collaboratively developed by the community (both locally and globally)

What Does This Mean for Publishers? New opportunities to engage audiences and build awareness of curricular expertise New opportunities to leverage this expertise to build extensive professional services businesses New platform for truly customized content development (aligned to district standards and priorities)

Who is Curriki? Open Source Curricula + Wiki = Curriki The first Internet destination for Open Source Curricula (OSC) Single repository for validated curricula Review & comments by subject matter experts Incubated inside Sun Microsystems in 2004 Completely independent 501(c)(3) in 2006

Curriki’s Mission & Promise Our Mission: To Eliminate the Education Divide Our Promise: Every student and educator will have access to quality curricula aligned to frameworks to support learning

Free, online curricula created & validated by the community Defined learning objectives Scope & sequence for instruction Lesson plans Textbooks & other instructional materials Teacher Training Student assessment Correlated to standards and frameworks

Technology Makes Teaching and Learning an Engaging Process Teachers and Students Create Publish original curriculum Edit, Comment, Revise Publish derivative curriculum

Curriki’s Strategy Build a repository of OSC Build a suite of easy-to-use Collaboration tools Publishing templates Install robust quality control Establish a community of educators Engage partners to participate in local and global projects

Build a Repository of Curricula Initial focus K-12 Science, Math, Language Arts, Technology, Languages Users create and contribute content Partners share content include core instruction, lesson plans, activities, video and more Provide database of assets to use, create and enhance curricula

Full Math Courses

Engaging & Visual

Suite of Easy-to-Use Tools Users contribute & create the repository Create content in 1 of 5 easy to use templates Lesson plan Activity Assessment Textbook Blank (highly flexible) Customize other member’s content Create your own collections by assembling resources from repository

New Member’s Home Page

New ‘My Curriki’ and Profile

My Curriki ‘My Collections’ ‘My Blogs’ and ‘My Contributions’

View Collections of Resources 1

View Collections of Resources 2

Edit WIKI asset in the NEW “Currikulum Builder”

Robust Quality Control Three tiered review protocol: Partner or “Premium Content” Curriki Approved (4 levels from “basic” to “complete”) Not Yet Reviewed “Curriki Review Status” tied to every asset Opportunity for the community to comment

Who are the Reviewers? Partnership with AARP/ NRTA Partnerships with other associations of subject matter experts Universities/Schools of Education Select members of the community

Establish a Community of Educators Partner organizations build and review curriculum Post curriculum or projects online Collaborate on curriculum Communicate to define group projects and activities Review and validate content

The Curriki Community is Truly Global South Africa UK Indonesia India Canada UNESCO

Our Community Should Include You Market dynamics in publishing, like music and other industries, are changing Publishers have expertise that will continue to be in demand How you interact and engage your customers is evolving

Our Community Should Include You Post content in the Curriki repository Customize your content using the Curriki toolset Cross-sell other products/professional services

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