Don’t Buy the Book: Cultivate, Curate and Go Open | Matt Miller | TEDxElCajonSalon

Matt Miller Superintendent from Mentor Public Schools shares the evolution of textbooks and how schools can now use Open Education Resources to broaden the opportunities for students. He shares his passion for schools to to progress past 21st Century Learning to the next steps of education. For more information on Matt Miller visit www.TEDxElCajon.com or email loethere@cajonvalley.net. Matthew Miller is the superintendent of Mentor Public Schools, a suburban school district located just east of Cleveland, Ohio, serving 7,700 students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. He has spent the last 22 years serving Ohio communities as an educator in the roles of superintendent (11), principal (6) and teacher (5). These roles have given Matt the opportunity to implement innovative instructional practices in the classroom that have touched the lives of thousands of students and hundreds of educators. Matt is a proponent for sharing resources to ensure all children have access to a high quality education. He is actively involved in the prestigious and nationwide League of Innovative Schools, is the Chairperson of the Ohio Blended Learning Network, and was selected as one of 100 superintendents nationwide to attend the #FutureReady National Connect Superintendents Summit at the White House in 2015. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx