Remix - RM Prep - #GoOpenNC Community Building Next Steps
Rocky Mount Preparatory School
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 | The NCOpen Team of RMPrep will schedule a meeting to share professional learning from May 7, 2019 with members of the Curriculum Team.The Curriculum Team will select teacher leaders to pilot the use of OpenNC.Teacher leaders will collaborate with leadership to become familiar with OpenNC Platform.Teacher leaders will identify resources to utilize during classroom instruction that aligns with their specific grade level, standards, and assessments (assessment calendar) Include OpenNC in the School Improvement Plan. | Teacher leaders will |
| Collect/Curate Resources and Collections | Curriculum and Instruction Team members will collect and curate materials into a RMP Hub. This includes Curriculum Maps, Exemplar Lesson Plans and Primary Sources. | |
| Create/Upload Resources | The RMPrep Curriculum Team will upload completed curriculum maps to RM Hub. | The RMPrep Curriculum Team will collaboratively plan examples of quality instructional lessons to upload. |
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 | The Curriculum Team and 13 lead educators will utilize #GoOpenNC platform to review and K-12 evaluate resources that align to standards and assessment calendar. Share resources that align to the established Curriculum Maps. | The Curriculum Team and the 13 lead educators will utilize Google Drive during Professional Learning Team Meetings to revi |
| Participate in Professional Learning locally or statewide | Teacher leaders and #GoOpenNC team participate in PL opportunities as a cohort.Teacher Leaders serve as pilot group for RMP’s initial utilization of #GoOpenNC | Teacher leaders lead PL for all school teachers during summer PD/BOY PD Teacher leaders participate in #GoOpenNC regional and statewide trainings |
| Network and Collaborate with Other NC Educators | Teacher leaders and #GoOpenNC team collaborate with cohorts from surrounding counties to receive feedback and share resources. For example, Edgecombe and Franklin Counties |
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 |
| K-12 Lead Educators (SIT Team) | 13- one per grade level | ||
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 |
| School Improvement Team | Create Plan | using the Hub | June 2020 | |
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.