Remix Jackson County #GoOpenNC Community Building Next Steps

Created Jan. 24, 2024 by Angela Dills

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#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	Initial marketing for resources on the platform; exploration phase of resources	All teachers have working knowledge of the resources available on the platform and its capabilities; most have implemented or explored using one or more lessons in classrooms.
Collect/Curate Resources and Collections	Professional learning on curation and collection of resources.	Pilot groups of teachers working to collect and curate resources.
Create/Upload Resources	Professional learning on creating and uploading resources.	Pilot groups of teachers working on creating and uploading resources.

#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 18 months?
Share/Evaluate Resources	Teachers will understand how resources are evaluated and have awareness on the option to share resources. Explore the "why" behind sharing and evaluating resources.	Teachers may opt-in to a group that would share resources and experiences with the evaluation and sharing of resources. Teachers collaborate on how this practice impacts instruction. These teachers may share out with others on building, sharing, and evaluating resources.
Participate in Professional Learning locally or statewide	Professional Learning on OER, delivered via teacher leaders and ITFs, professional learning focused on initial implementation and options. Start with awareness and who may assist others in the process. Canvas course to walk through how to get started.	Implemented into Technology Professional Learning plan. Teacher leaders initiate building a Community of Practice.
Network and Collaborate with Other NC Educators	In-house professional learning only in 6 months.	Collaboration with other NC educators (outside of Jackson County) will begin with teacher leaders and early adopters.

#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
Teacher Leaders	5-10	Using resources will be main focus. Built the community based on strengths.	ITFs School Leaders District leadership School principals

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
Teacher leaders and core training group	Beginning Exploration & Evaluation of Resources	Creating a HUB group for facilitation	On-going after opening in August	Collaborative group of teacher leaders meeting to discuss best practices.

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.