Oer fellows program doha 2013 v1d teachers

OER Fellowship ProgramDoha, Qatar

7.10.13

Megan Simmons,Education Program Manager

ISKME 2013:

• Overview of ISKME’s OER Fellowship Program

• What We Have learned: Impact on Teaching and Learning

• Case Study: Math Teacher

• Fellowship Program, Qatar: Goals and Components

• Fellowship Program, Qatar: 2013-2014 Timeline

• Questions and Answers

Agenda

• Launched in 2009 to support teachers’ use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in classrooms in the US and internationally

• The program includes monthly trainings, meetings, and other supports

ISKME’s OER Fellowship Program

• A one year commitment for eight Fellows

• Collaborative and project-based, each Fellow develops, documents, and shares an OER curriculum project

OER Fellowship Program (continued)

• Each Fellow also presents and trains others in their education community

• Expand their roles as educational leaders

• Adopt new teaching styles and technologies for the classroom

• Mentor and train other educators

• Implement and share innovative projects— including arts integration, science, technology, math, and college and career readiness

What We Have LearnedImpact on teaching and learning

Evaluation of ISKME’s Fellowship Program has shown that the program has helped participants:

“I love checking in with the other

Fellows during our meetings and

seeing what everyone else is doing.

The Fellowship keeps you on task, on

check with your own growth, and

accountable for your work. It is very

motivating.”

What Participants Have Said About Their Fellowship

“The Fellowship complimented what

I hoped to teach this year, and gave

me the support to make it happen.”

Case Study: Math Teacher

Example from Jason Rothgeb, high school math teacherin Chicago, Illinois is:• Transforming his math course from a lecture format to a

“flipped format”: Students now review Khan Academy math videos at home, and do group work in the classroom

• Developing math OER based on this model, and aligned to his school’s learning standards

• Working with students to collaborate online and document their work as part of his curriculum

1. Partner with schools to create opportunities for the improvement of teaching and learning

2. Enable teachers to use, adapt, and align open content to SEC curriculum standards

3. Positively impact student outcomes, and overall help to prepare Qatari students for a knowledge-based economy

Goals of the Fellowship Program (Qatar)

Overview of the Program

• Participants develop, document, and share an OER project that consists of curriculum materials aligned to SEC math standards

• Measure the impact on mathematics achievement for the students and schools involved in the pilot

• Provide formative and summative evaluation of the program to assess progress toward goals

Fellowship Mastery Skills

CollaboratingParticipants work together and share best practices

FindingParticipants search and identify content aligned to SEC standards

EvaluatingParticipants use rubrics to assess quality of content

Authoring & Sharing Participants write, upload, and share content online

2013-2014 Timeline

Kick off, introductory meeting with SEC math specialists and teachers

Individual OER projects brainstorm

Face-to-Face OER training in Doha

Monthly online trainings and meetings

July

September

October and November

December

August

Fellows meet in Half Moon Bay, CA for Big Ideas Fest and training

2013-2014 Timeline

Monthly online trainings and meetings

OER Fellow project showcase, OER facilitation training (train the trainer)

Fellows lead their own OER trainings in their schools, and ISKME provides support

Project close and final evaluation activities by ISKME

January to August

September

October

May

Year Two and beyond

Year Two:• Expand program to include Science teachers • Incorporate additional measurements for student

impact • Create Train the Trainer program for prior OER

Fellowship participants Year Three:

• Scale the Fellowship Program to additional teachers as well as additional subject areas

• Increase the number of participant schools

Shukran!

Megan Simmons

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