CUE 2017 National Conference: Full Schedule

9:30am PDT

#GoOpen Phase 1: Setting Goals and Strategy

#GoOpen Districts that choose to implement openly licensed educational resources assess their needs, set goals, and strategically plan their work. Learn more at this playground session!
Presenter Resources

Speakers

Benjamin Churchill

Superintendent, Carlsbad Unified School District

Dr. Ben Churchill began serving as Superintendent of Carlsbad Unified School District in 2016. He previously worked in Illinois, serving as an assistant superintendent, high school principal, and high school English teacher. Ben began his 28-year career in education teaching English... Read More →

Pam Hernandez

Thursday March 16, 2017 9:30am - 3:00pm PDT
Salon II, Riviera Hotel 1600 North Indian Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262

Playgrounds, OER Playground Featuring GoOpen

Host Organization Carlsbad USD
Audience and Grade Level Beginning, Experienced, Intermediate, K - 12, New
Topic and Curricular Hands-On Session/Make-and-Take

9:30am PDT

#GoOpen Phase 2: Organizing a Team

Evaluation

#GoOpen Districts identify key stakeholders across the district to play important roles in creating, curating, and leading the transition to openly licensed educational resources. Learn more at this playground session!
Presenter Resources

Speakers

Chris Long

OCCUE - VP of Business, HBUHSD - Ed Tech

Chris Long is an instructional leader who is passionate about using technology to create collective and innovative environments to improve teaching and learning. With 18 years of high school physics teaching experience, Chris thrives when he is helping students and educators to ask... Read More →

Thursday March 16, 2017 9:30am - 3:00pm PDT
Salon II, Riviera Hotel 1600 North Indian Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262

Playgrounds, OER Playground Featuring GoOpen

Host Organization Huntington Beach USD
Audience and Grade Level Beginning, Experienced, Intermediate, K - 12, New
Topic and Curricular Hands-On Session/Make-and-Take

9:30am PDT

#GoOpen Phase 3: Determining Infrastructure

Evaluation

#GoOpen Districts that implement openly licensed educational resources at scale need a comprehensive infrastructure to ensure access to these teaching and learning resources. Learn more at this playground session!
Presenter Resources

Speakers

Brian Ausland

Lead Learning Engineer, Navigation North

Hi, my name is Brian, and I now go by the self-appointed title of Learning Engineer. The team I lead works to increase student access to rich, digital Open Educational Resources (OER) that typically can't be accessed via traditional textbooks or within a given school's pool of local... Read More →

GoOpenLaunchPacket v1 2 pdf

Thursday March 16, 2017 9:30am - 3:00pm PDT
Salon II, Riviera Hotel 1600 North Indian Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262

Playgrounds, OER Playground Featuring GoOpen

Host Organization Navigation North
Audience and Grade Level Beginning, Experienced, Intermediate, K - 12, New
Topic and Curricular Hands-On Session/Make-and-Take

9:30am PDT

#GoOpen Phase 4: Ensuring Quality

Evaluation

#GoOpen Districts ensure that openly licensed resources are high quality and provide the learning experiences necessary to exceed learning goals for all students. Learn more at this playground session!
Presenter Resources

Speakers

Dan McDowell

Director of Learning and Innovation, Grossmont UHSD

Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning and Innovation in the Grossmont Union High School District. His current district projects include, but aren’t limited to, creating a vision for high quality instruction, organizing professional learning for teachers and administrators, and... Read More →

Thursday March 16, 2017 9:30am - 3:00pm PDT
Salon II, Riviera Hotel 1600 North Indian Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262

Playgrounds, OER Playground Featuring GoOpen

Host Organization Grossmont UHSD
Audience and Grade Level Beginning, Experienced, Intermediate, K - 12, New
Topic and Curricular Hands-On Session/Make-and-Take

9:30am PDT

#GoOpen Phase 5: Designing Professional Learning

Evaluation

#GoOpen Districts leverage professional learning to ensure sustainability and scalability of openly licensed educational resources. Learn more at this playground session!
Presenter Resources

Speakers

Erin English

Director in the Educational Excellence Department, Vista Unified School District

Currently, I am a Director in the Educational Excellence Department with the Vista Unified School District. I am directly involved in creating online professional learning opportunities for classified and certificated staff. I also work closely with the district's Future Ready Media... Read More →

Thursday March 16, 2017 9:30am - 3:00pm PDT
Salon II, Riviera Hotel 1600 North Indian Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262

Playgrounds, OER Playground Featuring GoOpen

Host Organization Vista USD
Audience and Grade Level Beginning, Experienced, Intermediate, K - 12, New
Topic and Curricular Hands-On Session/Make-and-Take

9:30am PDT

#GoOpen Statewide Support

Evaluation

#GoOpen States provide guidance and leadership as districts expand their use of high-quality openly licensed educational resources. Learn more at this playground session!
Presenter Resources

Speakers

Geoff Belleau

Education Programs Consultant, California Department of Education

Thursday March 16, 2017 9:30am - 3:00pm PDT
Salon II, Riviera Hotel 1600 North Indian Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262

Playgrounds, OER Playground Featuring GoOpen

Host Organization California Department of Education
Audience and Grade Level Beginning, Experienced, Intermediate, K - 12, New
Topic and Curricular Hands-On Session/Make-and-Take

9:30am PDT

Welcome to #GoOpen

Evaluation

#GoOpen is a national movement that encourages states, school districts, and educators to use openly licensed educational materials to transform teaching and learning. But what does this really look like in your district? The US Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology published the #GoOpen District Launch Packet that outlines the phases in the process of this transition. Let’s dig into this guiding document to learn from #GoOpen districts that have already made this transition.
Presenter Resources

Speakers

Kristina Ishmael

Deputy Director, Office of Educational Technology (OET), U.S. Department of Education

Kristina Ishmael is an educator, learner, advocate, and agent of change. As the leader of the Office of Ed Tech, she executes the office's mission of developing national edtech policy that enables everywhere, all-the-time learning and supports digital equity and opportunity.In her... Read More →

Thursday March 16, 2017 9:30am - 3:00pm PDT
Salon II, Riviera Hotel 1600 North Indian Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262

Playgrounds, OER Playground Featuring GoOpen

Host Organization U.S. Department of Education
Audience and Grade Level Beginning, Experienced, Intermediate, K - 12
Topic and Curricular Common Core, Hands-On Session/Make-and-Take

9:30am PDT

What’s the Difference Between Proprietary, Free, and Open?

Evaluation

Instructional materials typically fall into three categories – proprietary, free, and open. What does this mean and how does it impact teaching and learning? Learn more at this playground session!
Presenter Resources

Speakers

Glenn Warren

Director, Encinitas Union School District

Glen Warren is the director of Literacies, Outreach, and Libraries at Encinitas Union School District. He is an advocate for extreme personalization of student learning through the integration of multiple literacies including media information literacy, design thinking, and social... Read More →

Thursday March 16, 2017 9:30am - 3:00pm PDT
Salon II, Riviera Hotel 1600 North Indian Canyon Drive Palm Springs, CA 92262

Playgrounds, OER Playground Featuring GoOpen

Host Organization Encinitas USD
Audience and Grade Level Beginning, Experienced, Intermediate, K - 12, New
Topic and Curricular Hands-On Session/Make-and-Take