Kate Nowak is the Director K-12 Curriculum Strategy with Illustrative Mathematics. Illustrative Mathematics was one of the first comprehensive OER math series made available to anyone and everyone. Their 6-8 math curriculum has seen great succe

School Librarian Mark Ray Talks Curation as a Human Skill

Jun 8th, 2020 25m 16s

Mark Ray is a Teacher Librarian and Free Range Educator in Vancouver, Washington, just outside of Portland, Oregon. His extensive school library background within schools and at the district level make him the perfect person to talk about the r

State Leader Gina Loveless Talks No Perfect Curriculum

Jun 1st, 2020 16m 58s

Gina Loveless is the Educational Technology Consultant overseeing the #GoOpenMichigan project at the Michigan Department of Education. #GoOpenMichigan is a joint effort between the Michigan Department of Education, educational service agencies,

District Leader Anthony Gabriele Talks Challenges, Opportunities, and Manufactured Time

May 25th, 2020 22m 46s

Anthony Gabriele is the Director of Learning and Innovation at Centennial School District just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This new position is the perfect fit for Anthony after his success starting and growing the OER work in his fo

Content Developer Caroline Gambell Talks Culturally-Relevant Resources

May 18th, 2020 20m 45s

Caroline Gambell is the Middle School ELA Curriculum Director from Match Fishtank in Boston, Massachusetts. Her background as a teacher and content developer make her role at Match Fishtank a perfect fit. Match Fishtank is a relatively new open

Teacher Dr. Brittan Wilson Talks How OER Changes Practice

May 11th, 2020 19m 30s

Dr. Brittan Wilson is the Science Department Chair and science teacher at Liberty North High School in Liberty Public Schools, just outside of Kansas City, Missouri. Brittan has taught almost every science course there is and has a deep level o

District Leader Rebecca Morales Talks Power of Content

May 4th, 2020 21m 56s

Rebecca Morales is the Secondary Science Instructional Specialist at Broken Arrow Public Schools in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Her background as a science teacher, content specialist, and doctoral student trying to further understand OER affords h

School Librarian Lynn Kleinmeyer Talks Shifting Role of School Librarians

Apr 27th, 2020 32m 32s

Lynn Kleinmeyer is a Digital Learning Specialist at an education service agency in eastern Iowa called Grant Wood AEA. Her background as a literacy teacher and teacher librarian afford her a unique perspective when it comes to OER and instructi

Content Developer Andrew Giannakakis Talks Access to Resources

Apr 20th, 2020 29m 1s

Andrew Giannakakis is the Director of K-12 at Openstax out of Rice University in Houston, Texas. His background as a classroom teacher and curriculum writer is the perfect combination for his work at Openstax. Like several of our other episodes

District Leader Dan McDowell Talks Benefits of PreK-12 OER

Apr 13th, 2020 23m 5s

Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning & Innovation with Grossmont Union High School District in San Diego, California. Dan has been part of the K-12 OER movement since its beginning stages with the #GoOpen launch at the White House in Octobe

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