Franklin County #GoOpenNC Community Building Next Steps
Franklin County Schools
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 | Our trainers will find and utilize at least 1 resource in the first 6 months. | Our trainers will teach others to find and use at least 1 existing resource each per semester in the next 18 months. |
| Collect/Curate Resources and Collections | Our trainers will find and remix at least 1 resource in the first 6 months. | Our trainers will teach others to find and remix at least 1 existing resource each per semester in the next 18 months. |
| Create/Upload Resources | Our trainers will create and upload at least 1 resource each in the first 6 months. | Our trainers will teach others to create and upload at least 1 resource each per semester in the next 18 months. |
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 | Trainers and teachers will participate in face to face training. |
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 | 17 - 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 |
| EmpowerED Members | 15? | To create:-upload 1 of their most effective lessons into a FCS hub, comment on their peers’ lessons | Training on OER and licensing, structured discussion on high quality materials |
| Elementary ICs | 8? | To create: Professional development on how to upload materials. | Training on OER and licensing, structured discussion on high quality materials |
| Content Specialists | 4? | To create:-Provide lesson plans for each content areas that align with the standards. -Units | Training on OER and licensing, structured discussion on high quality materials |
| Content Leads for District PLCs (6-12) & Fine Arts | To Curate:-Find resources and lesson plans for their content that align with the standards. -Begin building units/lesson plans to upload into the “district hub” in OER. | Training on OER and licensing, structured discussion on high quality materials |
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.