On our first day of OER work this summer teachers from Camarillo and Channel Islands got together along with district admin and coaches to begin the work ftowards textbook replacement. We had three teachers from Channel Islands, two from Camarillo, our new learning design coach (LDC) for Science, our new Director of Instructional Support Services, and myself, the Ed Tech Coordinator.
We spent some time covering exactly what OER is and the vocabulary of free vs. open. We dove into Google Docs and Google Classroom where our materials will be stored and distributed to students. We also spent some time looking at the
NGSS standards. We then spent most of our time clicking around and exploring what materials are already out there. We are relying heavily on the work completed by
Grossmont Union High School District in the San Diego area. Some of our team made a visit down there in April to see what they have done with OER. They also have been working with the Biology curriculum.
Day 1 we set the groundwork for our upcoming project. It was great to get all of the ideas and opinion of the various participants. I look forward to our upcoming work together.
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