[japhyr]

This year I ended up focusing on an open resource for teaching and learning Python, http://introtopython.org. In 2014 I hope to bring that project to an appropriate level of completion.

After that, I'd like to go back to another project I started, http://opencompetencies.org. This project aims to help educators build and maintain their own sets of education standards.

These projects have been well-received so far. I just need to keep making time for them, and see them through to maturity.

[erichurkman]

Open Competencies sounds like an awesome idea. Curriculum is not as open or transportable in the US education system as it should be, particularly at secondary schools. Too many teachers are reduced to teaching to exams, because that's the only thing their school district has time or resources to focus on.

It would be fantastic to see more educators relying on (crowd, open, ...) sourced plans, and rely less on the mediocre textbooks and resources that most districts provide.

[japhyr]

Thanks for the encouragement!