Dr. Brittan Wilson is the Science Department Chair and science teacher at Liberty North High School in Liberty Public Schools, just outside of Kansas City, Missouri. Brittan has taught almost every science course there is and has a deep level of expertise and experience in the secondary classroom. Several years ago when her team was given the choice of new curriculum, they opted to go with OER and supplement the resources with more tools that got students “being scientists” instead of just reading about it. Her love of science and the work she does is evident in this interview and it’s one of the main reasons I wanted to hear directly from a teacher using OER.
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.
Liberty Public Schools’ OER site: https://sites.google.com/site/libertyoer/home
Brittan Wilson’s Twitter profile: https://twitter.com/WilsonENVS
