Equity Rubric for OER Evaluation

Issued by Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity

The BranchED Equity Rubric for OER Module is designed for educators to learn how to evaluate resources for Equity. The rubric is organized around four broad dimensions of equity: Learner-Centered, Critical, Culturally Sustaining, and Universally Designed for Learning (UDL). Learners will practice using the OER Norm Scoring Rubric to score the criteria of each dimension using a practice module.

Type Learning
Level Intermediate
Time Hours

Skills

Assessment
Critical Reflection
Curriculum Evaluation
Equity Evaluation
Evaluation
Score Norming

Earning Criteria

The Equity Rubric for OER Evaluation Module allows participants to score a pre-selected set of curricula using the Equity Rubric for OER Evaluation Rubric. Participants receive feedback as they score on each criterion using a curriculum that is vetted and normed on the rubric. The BranchED Equity Rubric was created to ensure that OER resources are viable options in providing equitable educational learning opportunities for students.