Digital Promise worked closely with community members to co-design and develop OER professional development and classroom resources for engaging secondary students in racial equity and social justice discourse. Now, these OER materials are being scaled to three districts through a cohort model in conjunction with Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to support implementation. The resources are designed to increase cultural competency, community-school connections, and feelings of belonging. This session will focus on learnings from scaling the OER materials. The presenters will share what they have learned about the supporting factors needed to use these materials and facilitate conversations around racial equity. Educators will walk away with a deeper understanding of the OER resources and the support needed to increase the adoptability and scalability of the resources in secondary schools.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Gain a deeper understanding of the OER material “Socratic Circles to Engage in Racial Equity Discourse” and understand the support needed to implement this resource.
- Identify the conditions that support the facilitation and implementation of OER materials in a K-12 setting.
- Identify the ways they can implement this OER resource in their educational setting.
