Per Superintendent’s Memo #013-20 - #GoOpenVA Launch:
This platform will act as a resource for teachers to share openly-licensed digital learning resources with other educators. It will also provide an online space to afford educators the opportunity to collaborate on the creation of resources in support of Virginia Standards of Learning and initiatives tied to the Virginia is for Learners campaign. Effectively, #GoOpenVA will become a valuable educational resource built by teachers for teachers.
Our intent is that #GoOpenVA will be much more than a resource repository. Our vision is that the platform will support teachers as they endeavor to approach education in a different way supporting deeper learning and increasing personalization. Consequently, the bulk of the resources on the platform will come from educators all over Virginia as they curate, customize, and create resources to share with their fellow educators. For #GoOpenVA to be successful, teachers will need to be both producers and consumers of digital learning resources. Inasmuch, the Department is looking to local educational leaders to support educators as they shift their practice in positive ways.
Teachers can access #GoOpenVA using their division credentials to search for instructional materials and to share resources for other educators across the state. #GoOpenVA will create a Virginia community of learners where divisions are no longer working in isolation but come together to share and create instructional resources for all students.