Open Educational Resources
Below are links to Open Education Resources in History, Government and more.
SCHE looks forward to also generating a clearinghouse of assignments, readings and resources, which will allow teachers to both upload assignments they have found to work effectively and, additionally, download assignments made by fellow Idaho teachers that can be used in courses.
Intro to American Government- Thomas E. Patterson
Free introduction to American Government videos by Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at Harvard, and author of We the People: An Introduction to American Government (McGraw-Hill).
The Digital Inquiry Group (DIG for short) is an independent nonprofit organization established by the team behind the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG). Founded by Sam Wineburg in 2002, SHEG became one of the nation’s leading providers of free curriculum in the social studies.
OER Commons is a public digital library of open educational resources. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum.
Free textbooks and resources for use by educators and students.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History was founded in 1994 by Richard Gilder and Lewis E. Lehrman, visionaries and lifelong supporters of American history education. The Institute is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to K–12 history education while also serving the general public. Its mission is to promote the knowledge and understanding of American history through educational programs and resources.
WikiEducator is a community project working collaboratively with the Free Culture Movement towards incremental development of open educational resources.
Free and online open American history textbook designed for college-level history courses.
College Board’s AP Program is a collaborative community of AP teachers and students, states, districts, schools, colleges, and universities committed to the daily work of developing college-level knowledge and skills. AP courses and exams are designed by committees made up of college faculty and experienced AP teachers who ensure that the course and exam reflect college-level expectations.