Math education startup selected to make openly licensed content
| Published | 1 December 2015 |
| Publisher | edscoop, Scoop News Group |
| Country | United States, North America |
ABSTRACT
Illustrative Mathematics, a 4-year-old company that offers lesson plans and assessments, was picked by the Learning Accelerator to develop open educational resources for middle school math classes.| Keywords | blended learning · Edtech · Education IT News · K-12 · K-12 OER Collaborative · Learning Accelerator · Open Educational Resources |
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| URL | https://edscoop.com/math-education-startup-selected-to-make-open-content-for-middle-school-students |
| Access date | 3/15/2018 |
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