The following provides examples of existing OER that can be used for the indicated courses. Find the available OER for all disciplines at OER by Discipline. Please note that the structure presented here aligns with the Elementary Teacher Education TMC as modified in 2025.
Are you using OER for any of the courses where no resources have been identified? If so, please let us know what OER you are using – this resource is under development and will be updated as new resources are identified.
Required Core:
Introduction to Elementary Classroom Teaching (EDUC 200)
- Introduction to Teaching (Bonds) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Education (Beasley and Haulmark, 2021) (CC BY-SA)
- Education 30: Introduction to Education (Perez) (CC BY-SA)
- Foundations of Education (SUNY Oneonta) (CC BY)
Public Speaking (C-ID COMM 110)
- Essentials of Exemplary Public Speaking – LibreTexts (Ary, Citrus College) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy Author (Mapes, 2019) – Pressbooks (CC BY-NC-SA)
- COMM 1: Introduction to Public Speaking (2023) – Fresno City College (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Fundamentals of Public Speaking (Stokes-Rice, Leonard, and Rome, College of the Canyons) (CC BY 4.0)
- Introduction to Public Communication (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- The Public Speaking Project in LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Exploring Public Speaking: 4th Edition (Barton and Tucker) in Galileo (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking (Saylor Academy, 2012) (CC BY-NC-SA)
College Composition (C-ID ENGL 100)
- Rhetorical Communities: Understanding Language, Power, and Communication Across Contexts (Meredith, Choong, and Garcia, n.d.) – Pressbooks (CC BY-SA)
- Critical Worlds: A Targeted Introduction to Literary Analysis (Long, 2023) – Pressbooks (CC BY)
- EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology and Handbook for College Writers (Abrams, 2018)
- How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College (Mills et al., ASCCC OERI, 2022) – LibreTexts
- Let’s Get Writing (Browning et al., 2018) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Successful College Composition (Crowther, et al., 2016)
- The Word on College Reading and Writing (Babin et al., 2017)
- Writing as Inquiry (Clevenger and Rust, 2022) (CC BY-NC-SA except where otherwise noted)
- Writing For Success 2023 (Martin, 2023) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Writing Guide with Handbook (OpenStax, Bachelor-Robinson, 2022)
- Supporting English Language Learners in First-Year College Composition (Bayraktar, 2023) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to American Government and Politics (C-ID POLS 110)
- Introduction to California Government and Politics (Reti) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- American Government 4e – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- American Government (Lenz and Holman, 2018) (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
- American Government and Politics in the Information Age – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Attenuated Democracy: A Critical Introduction to U.S. Government and Politics (Hubert, 2020); Attenuated Democracy – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Boundless Political Science by Simple Book Publishing (Lumen Learning) – (Licensing varies by topic)
US History to 1877 (C-ID HIST 130)
- U.S. History (OpenStax) (CC BY)
- The American Yawp (Locke and Wrights, eds.)(CC BY-SA)
- Sage American History: A Survey of America’s Past (CC BY-NC-SA)
- American Environmental History (Allosso)
- African American History (Collins) – Google Docs (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, unless otherwise indicated)
- American History I: Colonial Period to Civil War (Williamson and Aiello) (CC BY)
- History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 (Locks et al.) (CC BY-SA)
Child Growth and Development (C-ID CDEV 100)
Textbooks
- Understanding Human Development: Prenatal Through Adolescence – Open Oregon Pressbooks (CC BY)
- PSY 235 Child Psychology – Pressbooks/Northern Virginia Community College (CC BY)
- Understanding the Whole Child: Growth and Development Conception through Adolescence (Saddleback College) – Pressbooks (CC BY)
- Child Growth and Development – LibreTexts (CC BY, except where otherwise noted)
- Child Growth and Development (Zaar) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- The Whole Child: Development in the Early Years – (Budzyna and Buckley) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Infant and Child Development: From Conception Through Late Childhood – Simple Book Publishing (Parnes and Pagano) (CC BY-NC-SA)
Additional C-ID CDEV 100 Resources
Biology for Educators OR General Biology w/lab
- Concepts of Biology (Links to an external site.) (OpenStax)
- General Biology BioSci 100 Laboratory Manual 4th Edition (Sanver-Wang, n.d.) – College of the Canyons (CC BY 4.0)
List A – Select one (4-8 units minimum):
Earth Science for Educators OR Earth Science with lab (GEOL 120 and 120L or GEOL 121)
Earth Science for Educators
- Introduction to Earth Science (C-ID: GEOL 121) (Coalinga College) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Earth Science, Second Edition (Neser, 2025) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Physical Geography Lab Manual (Ray et al., 2020) (CC BY-NC 4.0) – LibreTexts
- The Physical Environment: An OER Geography Textbook (Ritter, 2020) (CC BY-SA)
Earth Science with Lab
Physical Science for Educators
- Physical Science for Educators (CID: PHYS 14) (Mona, Kumari, Evans, Henry, Ford, and Ford) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Physics (Park, 2018) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Body Physics – Motion to Metabolism (Davis, 2019) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) – LibreTexts
- Conceptual Physics (Crowell, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Survey of Physics (Wamba) (CC BY-SA) – LibreTexts
- Motion Mountain (Schiller, 2020) (CC BY-NC-ND)
Survey of Physics and Chemistry (C-ID CHEM 140 OR C-ID PHYS 140)
- Physical Science for Educators (CID: PHYS 14) (Mona, Kumari, Evans, Henry, Ford, and Ford) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Physics (Park, 2018) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- Body Physics – Motion to Metabolism (Davis, 2019) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) – LibreTexts
- Conceptual Physics (Crowell, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Survey of Physics (Wamba) (CC BY-SA) – LibreTexts
- Motion Mountain (Schiller, 2020) (CC BY-NC-ND)
Introduction to Chemistry AND Introduction to Physics
- Introduction to Physics (Park, 2018) – OpenStax; Introduction to Physics (Park, 2018) – LibreTexts (Coming soon, curation requested) (CC BY 4.0)
- Body Physics – Motion to Metabolism (Davis, 2019); Body Physics – Motion to Metabolism (Davis, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
- Conceptual Physics (Crowell, 2019); Conceptual Physics (Crowell, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Survey of Physics – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA) Survey of Physics by Kolo Wamba for Skyline College is derivative of Conceptual Physics by Benjamin Crowell.
- Motion Mountain (Schiller, 2020) (CC BY-NC-ND)
List B – Select one (3 units minimum):
Understanding Art (C-ID ARTH 100)
- Art Appreciation (Asa Sion Mittman, 2023) – Smart History (CC BY-NC)
- Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning (Sachant et al.) (CC BY-SA)
- A World Perspective of Art Appreciation (Gustlin and Gustlin) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Art Appreciation (Christopher Gildow) (CC BY)
Dance History and Appreciation or Introduction to Dance
- Dance Studies: Choreographing Dance and Life (Worth) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Waltzing Through Europe: Attitudes towards Couple Dances in the Long Nineteenth Century (Bakka; Buckland; Saarikoski; Wharton, 2020) (CC-BY)
Music Appreciation (C-ID MUS 100)
- Understanding Music: Past and Present (Clark, Heflin, Kluball, Kramer; 2015) (CC BY-SA)
- The Art of Music: Music Appreciation with an Equity Lens (McGlothlin, Bill; 2024) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Music on the Move (Fosler-Lussier; 2020) (CC BY-NC)
- Resonances: Engaging Music in Its Cultural Context (Morgan-Ellis; 2020) (CC BY-SA)
- The Bible and Music (McGrath; 2023) (CC BY)
- Schubert’s Lieder: Settings of Goethe’s Poems (The Open University; 2007) (CC BY-NC)
- Classical Music: Contemporary Perspectives and Challenges (Beckerman and Boghossian, eds.; 2021) (CC BY-NC-ND)
Introduction to Theatre (C-ID THTR 111)
- No resources identified.
Survey of the Arts
Please visit the Art History and OER Discipline page for more details and descriptions for the resources listed below.
Surveys of Western Art I (Prehistory through the Middle Ages) (C-ID ARTH 110)
- Reframing Art History (Smarthistory) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Introduction to Art History I: An OER Textbook for Survey of Western Art from Prehistory through the Middle Ages (Myers, Caldwell, Taylor, ) (ASCCC OERI, 2022) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Smarthistory Guide to AP® Art History, Volumes 2 (Early Europe, Colonial Americas) and 3 (Later Europe, the Americas) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Art History (Boundless) (License Varies)
- SUNY’s Art History and Appreciation I (Lumen Learning) (License Varies)
- ASCCC OERI ARTH 110—Glossary Project on Canvas (Lynch) (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Surveys of Western Art II (Renaissance through Contemporary) (C-ID ARTH 120)
- Reframing Art History (Smarthistory) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- A World Perspective of Art History: 1400 CE to the 21st Century (Gustlin and Gustlin) (ASCCC-OERI, 2022)
- Smarthistory Guide to AP® Art History, Volumes 2 (Early Europe, Colonial Americas) and 3 (Later Europe, the Americas) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Art History (Boundless) (License Varies)
Survey of Asian Art (ARTH 130)
Grateful thanks to Ellen C. Caldwell for helping to compile the following resources:
- Asian Art History (Lumen Learning) (Licenses vary)
- South and East Asian Philosophy Reader: an Open Educational Resource (Levin) (CC BY-NC-SA)
List C – Up to 12 additional units from the following:
Any course(s) not selected above
Mathematical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers – Number Systems (MATH 120)
- MATH 011: Math Concepts for Elementary School Teachers – Number Systems
- Math for Educators (MATH 010A and 010B CID120) (Coalinga) (CC BY-NC)
- MyOpenMath Understanding Elementary Mathematics (Julie Harland) – MyOpenMath (CC BY)
Any courses that are lower preparation for the targeted major at a university
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