Andrew Giannakakis is the Director of K-12 at Openstax out of Rice University in Houston, Texas. His background as a classroom teacher and curriculum writer is the perfect combination for his work at Openstax. Like several of our other episodes with content specialists, I wanted to hear Andrew talk about OER, its importance in education, and how Openstax is supporting more content in K-12.

If you want to learn more about how to get started with OER, please check out the New America project site called PreK-12 OER in Practice at newamerica.org/prek12oer. Here you’ll find information about how districts are doing this, including a map of districts using OER, as well as resources for getting started in your search, and for professional learning. You’ll also find the  #GoOpen District Launch Packet, which outlines the five most common phases of rolling out this type of work in a district. 

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