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 openly-licensed curriculum that’s available to anyone and everyone, so I wanted to hear how it started, why it was important to openly share it, and how listening to users like the Match Charter teachers, as well as teachers across the country, help shape what is ultimately created.
If you want to learn more about how to get started with OER, please check out the New America project site called PreK-12 OER in Practice at newamerica.org/prek12oer. Here you’ll find information about how districts are doing this, including a map of districts using OER, as well as resources for getting started in your search, and for professional learning. You’ll also find the #GoOpen District Launch Packet, which outlines the five most common phases of rolling out this type of work in a district.
Match Fishtank: https://www.matchfishtank.org/
Match Fishtank’s Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/MatchFishtank
