# :sync: Connecting Open Education to Primary and Secondary (K-12) Education
**URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/connecting-open-education-to-primary-and-secondary-k-12-education/463
**Category:** Live Presentations
**Tags:** primary-secondary, presentation, oeg20\_70
**Created:** [October 6, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/connecting-open-education-to-primary-and-secondary-k-12-education/463 "2020-10-06T13:05:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@OEGconnect](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/OEGconnect)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/connecting-open-education-to-primary-and-secondary-k-12-education/463/1 "2020-10-06T13:05:17Z")
**Authors** : Ambernicole Pfannenstiel, Stephanie Pennucci
**Institution** : Millersville University
**Country** : United States
**Topic** : Connecting Open Education to Primary and Secondary (K-12) Education
**Sector** : K-12
**UNESCO Area of Focus** : Building capacity
**Session Format** : Presentation
## Abstract
Quality Education starts with quality teachers who have access to quality educational materials and useful education tools in support of student learning. The work of providing quality education to students must include discussions of equitable access to materials that support student exploration of how they come to know, how they learn about learning. This presentation describes a conference project that expands current work in Open Educational Resources (OER) education and adoption programs like Millersville’s Open Textbook Initiative, Affordable Learning PA, and K-12's Go Open movement to build partnerships between Lancaster County educators, pre-service students at Millersville, and Millersville Faculty working in Open Pedagogy to support students PK-PhD.
The Open Education Workshop introduced participants to open educational resources, open digital programs, and zero textbook cost materials that can be adopted in classrooms. Beyond connecting educators with websites that support learning, this Open Education Workshop focused on how open materials and assignments can provide meaningful learning experiences to all students, even with limited digital access. More important for supporting teachers with a wide variety of access to technology and financial support in their districts, this Open Education Workshop fostered community support, and the open sharing of pedagogical innovation to support all learners in Lancaster County.
This presentation describes how to build a capacity of stakeholders with pre-service and in-service educators to create local and global spaces of access and use of OER (UNESCO OER Recommendations). This presentation explains the format of the free conference, how the sessions connected pedagogical theories prevalent in K-12 classrooms to the use of OER, and how the sessions supported educators connecting with equitable access to OER. The presenters describe how bringing together local teachers, librarians, administrators, instructional coaches, faculty, and faculty librarians opens community discussions of affordable teaching and learning materials.
## Keywords
OER Workshop, K12 OER, Open Pedagogy
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### Author:  [@kmishmael](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/kmishmael)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/connecting-open-education-to-primary-and-secondary-k-12-education/463/2 "2020-11-15T23:03:59Z")
Hello Ambernicole & Stephanie,
I’ll be your tech facilitator for your session.
- The link to the Zoom room is now listed and is only available for logged in conference registrants (this is why we have been reminding presenters to create accounts).
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- Please try to arrive at least 10 minutes early (there will be another session going on) and let us know in chat that you are here for the next session so we can provide screen sharing access.
- Towards the end of your session, your session facilitator, @marcela will gently provide 5 minute and 1 minute warnings via audio. We are planning to record this session and post an archive later. If you prefer not to have the session recorded, let us know.
If there is anything you need from us, please let us know! Thanks for being part of the conference.
Kristina
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### Author:  [@spennucci](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/spennucci)
#### Post date: [November 18, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/connecting-open-education-to-primary-and-secondary-k-12-education/463/3 "2020-11-18T01:02:51Z")
[Presentation link](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/129jySlBqg82WX8CrGnarwaxneTnflUk1HEuHZHoQYAc/edit?usp=sharing)
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### Author:  [@Mario](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/Mario)
#### Post date: [November 19, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/connecting-open-education-to-primary-and-secondary-k-12-education/463/4 "2020-11-19T00:48:08Z")
Here’s the recording of the session. :sync:
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYjW5pR3beI)