The Tennessee School Boards Association, in partnership with the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS), Tennessee Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development (TASCD), the Tennessee Educational Technology Association (TETA) and the American Public Education Foundation launched the Tennessee Digital Resources Library (TDRL) today, making digital educational content available free on iTunes U.
“We are very excited about the launch of the digital library and believe it will be a tremendous resource for our educators and students.
The library was developed by Tennessee teachers curating digital learning resources for Tennessee high school courses that are aligned to Tennessee standards for Tennessee students,” TSBA Executive Director Dr. Tammy Grissom said.
The Tennessee Digital Resources Library was created because TSBA and its partners wanted to embrace the potential offered by digital technology for the sharing of content in the classrooms of Tennessee and engage students with a delivery method that inspires their natural curiosity and parallels the world in which they function outside the classroom. Boards of education spend a significant amount of money on textbooks that are often obsolete even before they reach our students. By utilizing these free, modifiable learning resources and making them available on iTunes U, Boards can use textbook money on devices and technology infrastructure. The Tennessee Digital Resources Library is designed to help school districts use and share open educational resources, which are aligned to Tennessee standards thus helping our teachers as they deliver content in the classrooms.
The digital library was created by utilizing the talents of our Tennessee teachers. Beginning in August 2015, teachers from across the state curated digital learning materials for the following fourteen high school courses: Algebra I and II; Biology; Chemistry; Economics; English I, II, III and IV; Geometry; Government; Physical Science; U.S. and World History. Below is a list of teachers who participated in the project:
Anita Adkins, Cleveland
Amanda Arnold, Kingsport
Brenda Ball, Metro-Nashville
Justin Barton, Hawkins County
Myles Beaupre, Collierville
Paul Blair, Hawkins County
Robert Bolding, Collierville
Susan Bothman, Knox County
Brian Brewer, Bartlett
Misty Brown, Knox County
Lisa Casey, Clarksville-Montgomery County
Sheree Cumberlander, Metro-Nashville
Sara Dorris-Billingsley, Jackson-Madison County
Darryl Fannon, Knox County
Paula Franklin, Knox County
Amanda Frazier, Hamblen County
Ken Freeman, Clarksville-Montgomery County
Tiffany Gholston, Marion County
Courtney Gillespie, Collierville
Chasitie Goodman, Metro-Nashville
William Graham , Collierville
Christopher Greene, Hamblen County
Jonelle Greer, Metro-Nashville
Jessica Hayworth, Kingsport
Angela Hoath, Maury County
Sara Hodge, Collierville
Caroline Howard, Bartlett
Holly Hunter, Rutherford County
Stacy Jones, McNairy County
Pam Kreidenweis, Franklin County
Justin Lambert, Clarksville-Montgomery County
Karen Lawson, Tullahoma
Amy Lyttle, Knox County
Krista Mann, Hawkins County
Lindsay May, Collierville
Larissa McCoy, Collierville
Ashley McCullar, Collierville
Ashley McDonald, Clarksville-Montgomery County
Whitney Meriwether, Collierville
Terrance Moore, Collierville
Tressie Norton, Knox County
Sara Jane Pickett, Franklin County
Bonnie Principe, Clarksville-Montgomery County
William Pszonak, Collierville
Erin Rife, Clarksville-Montgomery County
Elishea Roberts, Marion County
Ashley Rust, White County
Kimberly Stewart, Dyer County
Susan Sudberry, Tullahoma
Cynthia Tatum, Milan Special
Megan Trahan, Collierville
Tamela Underwood, Collierville
Dena Upton, Warren County
Rhonda Utt, Hamblen County
Alicia Walker, Franklin County
Dane Weaver, Jackson-Madison County
Joel Wilhite, Arlington
Charles Williams, Metro-Nashville
Visit www.tndigitalresourcelibrary.com or iTunes U to access the course materials. You can also access the material by visiting the TSBA website at www.tsba.net and clicking on TDRL.
A special thanks to David Pickler, president of the American Public Education Foundation, for providing stipends and iPad Airs to all teachers that worked on curating these digital materials.