{"data":{"ID":754,"Class":"Conversation","Created":1509546170,"CreatorID":4735,"RevisionID":null,"Status":"Accepted","Title":"Designing and Leading Engaging OER Ecosystems","Handle":"designing_and_leading_engaging_oer_ecosystems","ShortDescription":"As the cost of textbooks continue to rise and their relevancy continue to decline, there has never been a more important time to consider openly licensed educational resources (OER) in your classroom. Learn about OER, how educators across the country are making this transition, and why it's important for students.","Description":"Innovation does not have to simply be associated with the latest application to burgeon out of Silicon Valley or the savvy keynote speaker, but rather, it can be seen in our classrooms across the country. By nature, educators are researchers and designers within their classrooms and have always thrived on the ability to share and repurpose. As educational leaders, we must find ways to reinvest in the profession of teaching and amplify the innovative work that educators design on a yearly basis. Fostering a shared culture of learning and instructional design within an academic institution can support teacher leadership and greatly impact student growth. Openly licensed educational resources can help spark this culture and promote innovative teaching and learning by openly sharing and amplifying what educators create daily. It\u2019s time we recognize the innovative capacity of all educators. This conversation will focus on three key goals: \r\n\r\n1. Define and identify openly licensed educational resources \r\n2. Identify problem sets and solutions through case studies \r\n3. Understand why OERs are important and why various schools choose to use them","Link":["http:\/\/andrewmarcinek.com"],"Audience":["All School Levels"],"Practice":"Interactive Discussion: Where on the OER continuum do you find yourself?  ( Starting to learn < -- -- > Implementing) \r\nWhere do you think your district is on this continuum? How did you make that determination?\r\nWhere are you on this continuum? How did you make that determination?\r\n\r\nGroup Discussion: Why open educational resources matter now? \r\n\r\nGroup Discussion and share out: OER Case studies  \r\nWhat elements of the story did you connect with and why? \r\nWhat elements of the story could you turn into a goal for your school or classroom? \r\nHow would you shift your teaching with openly licensed educational resources? \r\nWhat professional learning is necessary for this type of transition?\r\nAssess and share your own level of OER implementation","Presenter":["Andrew Marcinek"],"PresenterAffiliation":["Worcester Academy"],"PresenterEmail":["andymarcinek@gmail.com"],"ScheduleSlotID":95,"ScheduleLocationID":10,"SubmitterID":4735,"AdditionalComments":"Would prefer to present on Saturday do to travel schedule on Sunday. Thank you for understanding.","LiveChannel":null,"Hashtag":null,"VokleID":null,"RecordingURL":null,"ConferenceID":7}}