--- title: Open Up Resources Blog | Brooke Powers --- [![Open-Up Resources Logo](https://news.openupresources.org/hubfs/Openupresources_November2018%20/Images/logo.svg)](https://openupresources.org/) - [Math Curriculum](https://openupresources.org/math-curriculum/) - [ELA Curriculum](https://openupresources.org/ela-curriculum/) - [Overview](https://openupresources.org/ela-curriculum/) - [EL Education K–5](https://openupresources.org/el-education-k-5-language-arts/) - [Bookworms K–5](https://openupresources.org/bookworms-k-5-reading-writing-curriculum/) - [About Us](https://openupresources.org/about-us/) - [News](https://openupresources.org/news/) - [Contact Us](https://openupresources.org/contact-us/) # Open Up Resources Blog ## Brooke Powers [![](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/high%20quality%20curriculum-1.jpg?width=680&name=high%20quality%20curriculum-1.jpg)](https://news.openupresources.org/professional-learning-options-for-open-up-resources-curriculum) August 04, 2021 | [News](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/news), [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Classroom](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/classroom), [Math Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/math-curriculum), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum) ## [So You’ve Adopted a High-Quality Curriculum - Now What?](https://news.openupresources.org/professional-learning-options-for-open-up-resources-curriculum) [![](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/high%20quality%20curriculum-1.jpg?width=680&name=high%20quality%20curriculum-1.jpg)](https://news.openupresources.org/professional-learning-options-for-open-up-resources-curriculum) Adopting a high-quality curriculum from Open Up Resources is just one step on the journey of improving student learning and outcomes in.... [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/professional-learning-options-for-open-up-resources-curriculum) [![Amplifying Teacher Voices At OUR](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/teacherappreciation2021-2.jpg?width=680&name=teacherappreciation2021-2.jpg)](https://news.openupresources.org/teacher-appreciation-2021-amplifying-teacher-voices) May 04, 2021 | [Classroom](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/classroom), [Teacher Voice](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/teacher-voice), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community) ## [Teacher Appreciation 2021: Amplifying Teacher Voices](https://news.openupresources.org/teacher-appreciation-2021-amplifying-teacher-voices) [![Amplifying Teacher Voices At OUR](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/teacherappreciation2021-2.jpg?width=680&name=teacherappreciation2021-2.jpg)](https://news.openupresources.org/teacher-appreciation-2021-amplifying-teacher-voices) Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! While I am thrilled to see so many teachers in our community being celebrated with flowers, free.... [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/teacher-appreciation-2021-amplifying-teacher-voices) [![hive-2021-what-to-expect](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/HIVE%202021%20Conference%20with%20Open%20Up%20Resources_General_Horiz%20(1)-1.png?width=680&name=HIVE%202021%20Conference%20with%20Open%20Up%20Resources_General_Horiz%20(1)-1.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/hive-2021-what-to-expect) February 08, 2021 | [News](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/news), [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Digital](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/digital), [Math Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/math-curriculum), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community), [OER](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/oer) ## [Announcing HIVE 2021 and What to Expect](https://news.openupresources.org/hive-2021-what-to-expect) [![hive-2021-what-to-expect](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/HIVE%202021%20Conference%20with%20Open%20Up%20Resources_General_Horiz%20(1)-1.png?width=680&name=HIVE%202021%20Conference%20with%20Open%20Up%20Resources_General_Horiz%20(1)-1.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/hive-2021-what-to-expect) With [HIVE 2021 tickets now on sale](https://openupresources.org/professional-learning/hive-conference/) Brooke Powers, Open Up Resources Director of Professional Learning, looks back at HIVE 2020 and dishes.... [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/hive-2021-what-to-expect) [![teacher-of-the-month-ela-december-2020-amy-whitener](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Amy%20Whitener.png?width=680&name=Amy%20Whitener.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-amy-whitener) December 31, 2020 | [News](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/news), [Press Release](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/press-release), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community) ## [Open Up Resources EL Education K–8 Language Arts Teacher of the Month: Dr. Amy Whitener](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-amy-whitener) [![teacher-of-the-month-ela-december-2020-amy-whitener](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Amy%20Whitener.png?width=680&name=Amy%20Whitener.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-amy-whitener) Dr. Amy Whitener, a virtual teacher at Ooltewah Elementary of Hamilton County Public Schools (TN), has been named the *Open Up Resources EL....* [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-amy-whitener) [![teacher-of-the-month-december-2020-edina-martinovic](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Edina%20Martinovic.png?width=680&name=Edina%20Martinovic.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-edina-martinovic) December 31, 2020 | [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Press Release](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/press-release), [Math Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/math-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community) ## [Open Up Resources 6–8 Math Teacher of the Month: Edina Martinovic](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-edina-martinovic) [![teacher-of-the-month-december-2020-edina-martinovic](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Edina%20Martinovic.png?width=680&name=Edina%20Martinovic.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-edina-martinovic) Edina Martinovic, a 6th and 7th-grade teacher at Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies in District 65 (IL), has been named the *Open Up....* [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-edina-martinovic) [![teacher-of-the-month-6-8-math-michael-carden](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Michael%20Carden.png?width=680&name=Michael%20Carden.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-michael-carden) November 29, 2020 | [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Press Release](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/press-release), [Math Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/math-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community) ## [Open Up Resources 6–8 Math Teacher of the Month: Michael Carden](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-michael-carden) [![teacher-of-the-month-6-8-math-michael-carden](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Michael%20Carden.png?width=680&name=Michael%20Carden.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-michael-carden) Michael Carden, an 8th-grade teacher at UP Academy Dorchester in Boston Public Schools (MA), has been named the *Open Up Resources 6–8 Math*.... [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-michael-carden) [![teacher-of-the-month-november-heather-plassman](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Heather%20Plassman.png?width=680&name=Heather%20Plassman.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-heather-plassman) November 29, 2020 | [News](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/news), [Press Release](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/press-release), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community) ## [Open Up Resources EL Education K–8 Language Arts Teacher of the Month: Heather Plassman](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-heather-plassman) [![teacher-of-the-month-november-heather-plassman](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Heather%20Plassman.png?width=680&name=Heather%20Plassman.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-heather-plassman) Heather Plassman, a first-grade teacher at John Colemon Elementary of Rutherford County Public Schools (TN), has been named the *Open Up....* [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-heather-plassman) [![hannah-fulp-teacher-of-the-month-october](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Hannah%20Fulp.png?width=680&name=Hannah%20Fulp.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-hannah-fulp) October 29, 2020 | [Blog](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/blog), [Press Release](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/press-release), [Math Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/math-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community) ## [Open Up Resources 6–8 Math Teacher of the Month: Hannah Fulp](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-hannah-fulp) [![hannah-fulp-teacher-of-the-month-october](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Hannah%20Fulp.png?width=680&name=Hannah%20Fulp.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-hannah-fulp) Hannah Fulp, a 7th-grade teacher at Southeastern Randolph Middle School in Randolph County Schools (NC), has been named the *Open Up....* [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-6-8-math-teacher-of-the-month-hannah-fulp) [![phillip-pallitto-EL-teacher-of-the-month-october](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Phillip%20Pallitto.png?width=680&name=Phillip%20Pallitto.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-phillip-pallitto) October 29, 2020 | [News](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/news), [Press Release](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/press-release), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community) ## [Open Up Resources EL Education K–8 Language Arts Teacher of the Month: Phillip Pallitto](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-phillip-pallitto) [![phillip-pallitto-EL-teacher-of-the-month-october](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Phillip%20Pallitto.png?width=680&name=Phillip%20Pallitto.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-phillip-pallitto) Phillip Pallitto, a Teacher and Coach at Jordan Road School of Somers Point School District (NJ), has been named the *Open Up Resources EL....* [Read the Article](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-phillip-pallitto) [![ELA-teacher-of-the-month-Kristin-Valle](https://news.openupresources.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Kristin%20Valle.png?width=680&name=Kristin%20Valle.png)](https://news.openupresources.org/open-up-resources-el-education-k-8-language-arts-teacher-of-the-month-kristin-valle) September 29, 2020 | [News](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/news), [Press Release](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/press-release), [ELA Curriculum](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/ela-curriculum), [Community](https://news.openupresources.org/tag/community) ## 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