Dan McDowell is the Director of Learning & Innovation with Grossmont Union High School District in San Diego, California. Dan has been part of the K-12 OER movement since its beginning stages with the #GoOpen launch at the White House in October 2015. His steady leadership and guidance in Grossmont is unmatched and is why the work has been successful. I wanted to talk with Dan so you could hear about the process that he and his team have intentionally navigated and executed over the past few years, as well as how the work is being received.
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.
Grossmont Union High School District’s OER page: https://oer.guhsd.net/
Grossmont’s OER Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/guhsd_oer
Dan McDowell’s Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/danmcdowell
