McDowell County Remix: #GoOpenNC Community Building Next Steps
District/School/Network Name: McDowell County
1) Engaging with Resources - The WHAT:
#GoOpenNC has three main opportunities to interact with the resources on the platform.
| Level of Engagement | What would be your vision for WHAT your educators would do in the next 6 months? | What would be your vision for WHAT your educators would do in the next 18 months? |
| Find/Use Existing Resources | Receive professional learning for locating and evaluating HQ resources that meet NCSCOS standards.Locate and evaluate HQ resources/content that meet rigorous NCSCOS standardsHigh buy in ideas for encouraging teachers to use system. | |
| Collect/Curate Resources and Collections | Curate/remix and share HQ resources that meet NCSCOS standards to OpenNC. | |
| Create/Upload Resources |
2) Engaging with Platform - The HOW:
#GoOpenNC has three main ways to participate on the platform
| #GoOpenNC Initiative | What would be your vision for HOW your educators would participate on the platform in the next 6 months? | What would be your vision for HOW your educators would participate on the platform in the next 6 months? |
| Share/Evaluate Resources | ||
| Participate in Professional Learning locally or statewide | ||
| Network and Collaborate with Other NC Educators |
3) Engaging the Educators - The WHO:
#GoOpenNC has opportunities for all educators to being engaging. Consider who would be your main early engagers in the next 6 months.
| Group description | # of educators | Main purpose(Use, curate collections, evaluate or create) | Support needed |
| Teachers of the Year | 13 - one from each school in our district | To create:upload 3 of their most effective lessons into a TOY group within the Hub, comment on their peers’ lessonsAssist with curation, creation, and remixing of OER resourcesPlay a lead role in promoting interdisciplinary collaboration | Training on OER and licensing, structured discussion on high quality materials, scaffolded due dates for uploadsProfessional learning on copyright, intellectual property, fair use, creative commons licensing. |
| Digital Learning and Innovation Specialists | 4 | Help to support and provide feedback on effective integration of digital tools and resources into created lessons, activities and units Assist with curation, creation, and remixing of OER resources | Professional learning on copyright, intellectual property, fair use, creative commons licensing. |
| Academic Facilitators | 8-9 | Assist with curation, creation, and remixing of OER resourcesSupport teachers with HQ content that is engaging and composed of rigorous/higher order activities | Training on OER and licensing, structured discussion on high quality materials, scaffolded due dates for uploads |
| Media Coordinators | 10 | Assist with curation, creation, and remixing of OER resourcesFacilitate professional learning on copyright, intellectual property, fair use, creative commons licensing (VB, AG, AM, DMurray). | Training on OER and licensing, structured discussion on high quality materials, scaffolded due dates for uploads |
| Lead Teacher Grade-Level, Interdisciplinary Teams Cohort | 13 Teams of at least 4 teachers. (Elementary-at least 1 teacher per grade-level to district grade-level team) | Assist with curation, creation, and remixing of OER resources | Training on OER and licensing, structured discussion on high quality materials, scaffolded due dates for uploads |
4) Building the Community - The WHEN
As #GoOpenNC plans to be teacher-facing by August, what would be your plans for engaging your desired educators in doing the WHAT and the HOW?
| The Who | The What | The How | The When | The Logistics |
| TOYs | Create Resources | Using a Hub | By December | TOYs will be invited to participate, join a group that includes monthly discussion with the upload happening in December |
5) Building the Community - Statewide support and connections
NCDPI and ISKME can provide support for the ways you are planning to Build the #GoOpenNC Community within your area.
To help #GoOpenNC build a statewide community, please make your requests for support and engagement through this Google Form.