Henderson County Building Next Steps Remix
Henderson County Schools Building Next Steps Remix
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 (First Semester of 2019-20)? | What would be your vision for WHAT your educators would do in the next 18 months (Second Semester of 2019-20)? |
Find/Use Existing Resources | Introduction Virtual Tour of the Site | Identified teachers who are investigating the resources on their own |
Collect/Curate Resources and Collections | Some teachers/PLCs are beginning to collect resources. | Giving specific feedback and remixing of resources to include different populations. |
Create/Upload Resources | Encourage teachers to begin thinking about creating lessons/resources as a PLC. | Some identified teachers may upload or remix a resource/lesson. |
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 (First semester of 2019-20)? | What would be your vision for HOW your educators would participate on the platform in the next 6 months (Second semester of 2019-20)? |
Share/Evaluate Resources | Sharing in PLCs of resources and investigating the resources on their own (individual teachers). | Committed collaborators are beginning to share and collaborate their resources. |
Participate in Professional Learning locally or statewide | Basic introduction | Some district support for people who are beginning to share resources. (a PLC will be created of those individuals and be given the rubrics of quality work) Need Professional Learning on the rubric for quality work. |
Network and Collaborate with Other NC Educators | Be on the platform | Committed collaborators begin to collaborate via uploading, evaluating, and remixing resources. |
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 | 35 - one from each school in our district | To create: upload 3 of their most effective lessons into a TOY hub, comment on their peers’ lessons | Training on OER and licensing, structured discussion on high quality materials, scaffolded due dates for uploads |
All educators | All HCPS certified teachers | Introduction | Videos for the Professional Learning |
Committed Collaborators | will vary depending on school | To identify, support these teachers so they can become teacher leaders/trainers for the next phase. | Rubric Specific training |
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 |
All HCPS Certified teachers | Intro to the Platform | In PLCs or community/planning period meetings or faculty meeting (determined by school) | By October | Facilitated by instructional coaches, assistant principals |
Committed Collaborators | Intro to Rubric; Deeper Dive into the Platform (Rationale, Mindset, How to Navigate, Understanding of different roles in collaboration) | District PD (a choice session) across schools Early Release Days Virtual PLC meetings | by January of 2021 | TBD based on delivery mode |
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.