Supporting open educational practice, design thinking, sustainability, equity & arts integration. Associate Director of Training & Design @ISKME
Santa Cruz, CA
Joined February 2011
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We're celebrating #OpenEducationWeek with the launch of the Professional Learning Hub - designed to build foundational skills for Open Educational Practice #OEP & enhance #OER creation & evaluation for accessibility & culturally responsive teaching #OEWeek oercommons.org/hubs/professi…
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How the Monuments Came Down #OER from #GoOpenVA explore the complex history of Richmond, Virginia through the lens of Confederate monuments and why protestors demanded that they came down goopenva.org/curated-collect…
I'm learning so much about the unique history and culture of the Virgin Islands, including the Fireburn - the labor rebellion that took place in St. Croix in October 1878 and one of its leaders Queen Mary vimeo.com/600329081
Megan Simmons retweeted
We are honored to be in such great company with @csuci @compton_college and @SPARC_NA, and grateful to @Michelson20MM for supporting textbook affordability, which has a direct and significant impact on the lives of students who are traditionally underserved
Congratulations to our new awardee cohort for the #OER Michelson #SparkGrant funding cycle: @csuci, @compton_college, @iskme, and @SPARC_NA! Learn more about how we will be supporting these great organizations and their projects hubs.li/H0TlYCW0
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Our New Hub on OER Commons oer.hawaii.edu/our-new-hub-o… mahalo nui loa @billymeinke and all Who worked On This! #808educate @HSTEorg
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This #AAPI Lesson from @EDSITEment brings history, civics, and the arts together to learn about the experiences and perspectives of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in U.S. history #AAPIHM #APAHM #AAPIHeritageMonth oercommons.org/courses/asian…
If you are curious about the work we do @iskme, how we have been supporting educators during school closures, my favorite slurpee flavor and more, check out the #UENHomeroom podcast with @uennews
The #UENHomeroom @uennews podcast interviewed @Mrs_Schimizzi & @megsimmo from @iskme's Training & Design Team around our work with Open Educational Resources & Practices #OER #OEP #GoOpen Have a listen here: uen-homeroom.simplecast.com/…
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Megan Simmons retweeted
Great opportunity to learn about different methods for communicating open educational data for a diverse audience with @datalorax_ @uoregon on May 17 at 12:30pm Pacific #opendata
Interested in communicating open education data to a wide and diverse audience? Looking for best practice tips on data visualization? Join us for an exciting webinar on May 17 with @datalorax_ that offers practical tips on all these important topics & more cos-io.zoom.us/webinar/regis…
Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day! There are many ways to celebrate and support #IndieBookstoreDay in Santa Cruz and beyond @BookshopSC bookshopsantacruz.com/event/…
Megan Simmons retweeted
“We’re not dealing with bad apples, we’re dealing with a rotten tree.”
Trevor addresses Daunte Wright, Caron Nazario, and the system that protects bad cops.
With Spring Break, we added more activities to Auntie Doodle's Remote Learning Plan, including learning about the 8 different types of roller coasters and then designing and building our own, and comparing and contrasting COVID-19 data over the past year oercommons.org/courseware/le…
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Megan Simmons retweeted
Let's kick off #NationalPoetryMonth with this lesson where students examine the poetry of Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman #OER #GoOpen #Poetry #PoetryMonth oercommons.org/courses/lesso…
Gotta love it when epidemiology and musical theater come together #notthrowingawaymyshot latimes.com/california/story…
It has been heartwarming to see our @oercommons community collaborate & support each other this past year. Check out how they have been creatively adapting & rapidly responding with relevant #OER to meet the challenges faced during school closures #GoOpen iskme.org/our-ideas/rapidly-…
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Discover these #WomensHistory #OER and refine search results by material type, education level, subject area, and more #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensDay #InternationalWomensDay oercommons.org/search?f.sear…
Megan Simmons retweeted
🔝@rebiun ha treballat en el Kit REA 👉ow.ly/mMl350DItIq mòdul de recursos #OE , adaptació del OER Toolkit confeccionat per @OCLS i l'@iskme permet comprendre el paper de les biblioteques com a facilitadors de la docencia en obert 👉 ow.ly/Va9050DItIp @OERCommons #OEW
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ALT Kit REA
Megan Simmons retweeted
Rep. @AOC and Beto O’Rourke helped Texans directly while Ted Cruz fled to Mexico go.nowth.is/37vN9iH
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This is a great example of the practice and beauty of #OER - the ability to easily create, adapt, and share culturally relevant curriculum for learners @TheAmandaGorman
Lesson Plan: Discuss 22-year-old @TheAmandaGorman's inaugural poem “The Hill We Climb” oercommons.org/courses/lesso… Thank you for sharing @KateTeaching #OER #GoOpen #Inauguration2021 #InaugurationDay
Megan Simmons retweeted
Amanda Gorman’s message serves as an inspiration to us all. #InaugurationDay