2017 SXSW Panel Picker

1. 2017 SXSW: High Quality, Low Cost: The future of Ed Materials

2. Open Up Resources is a non-profit
dedicated to developing high-
quality open educational resources
aligned to state standards and
packaged to include all of the key
supports provided with traditional
textbooks.

3. WHAT
WE
BELIEVE
At Open Up Resources, we believe equal access
to coherent and rigorous materials is the
foundation of a high quality education—the kind
that empowers all students to achieve their
dreams.
Our commitment to providing the highest quality
instructional resources for every child—regardless
of first language, special needs, or economic
status—drives improved outcomes for all.

4. From what we do
to how we do it,
we are redefining convention.

5. QUALITY
STANDARDS
 Alignment to state standards, with
coherence, focus and rigor
 Unique and "designed in" research based
supports for English Language Learners
 Engaging content for both students and
educators, designed for district wide
implementations

6. OUR
PARTNERS
The first products being launched into the market are Middle School
Mathematics – full courses authored by noted mathematician William
McCallum and his team at Illustrative Mathematics.
DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS:

7. MIDDLE
SCHOOL
MATH

8. Larry is the CEO of Open Up Resources, formerly The K-12 OER
Collaborative. He brings over 35 years experience in public and
private sector technology and education markets to the nonprofit
sector.
With expertise and experience in education and social program
implementations, he has had diverse roles as: EVP K12 North
America at Pearson, SVP SLED at HP, SVP and CIO in residence at
Sun Microsystems, the first State CIO and Exec Director of the
Georgia Technology Authority, and Research Fellow at The John F
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
He has testified before legislatures and the Little Hoover Commission
of the State of CA, and was a monthly columnist at Public CIO and
Government Technology magazines. He brings this corporate,
academic and government experience to the not-for-profit world to
transform the educational content market.