Phase I of implementing K-12 distance learning programs involves:
1. Piloting content management systems and vendor courses to supplement face-to-face instruction on a small scale, starting with high school courses.
2. Choosing vendors that meet state, regional, and local standards and curriculum needs to provide online or hybrid courses with teacher support.
3. Providing teacher training during the summer and follow up sessions to help them modify vendor content and build local assessments for blended models.
8. Odysseyware- Widely used in CA - They are good especially with credit recovery and in the past 12 months have expanded to offer foundation, electives and AP courses.
9. Pearson - (Florida Virtual Schools uses them and they are aligned to CA standards but are very expensive)
10. APEX - Main strength is their AP courses- On a national level they are widely recognized for their AP and foreign language suite.
11. Kaplan K12 learning services - Specializes in test prep (ACT, SAT, CAHSEE etc)
12. K12 Inc - Specializes in setting up Virtual schools (San Diego is saturated with them) they are in conversation with a number of districts in Sonoma County.
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14. Phase III Teachers start to build their own repositories of lessons using OERs Move away from vendor solutions and embrace the Blended model Establish a Professional Learning Network
15. Advantages of Blended Learning Why BL Effective Flexibility’s Student-Centered Extends the school day 21st century skills Meeting students needs to engage and draw them into what they need to learn
16. Advantages of Blended Learning Blended is a combination of Face to Face and online Self paced Online collaborative learning Administrative Considerations Funding Timing Technology Organization (Cohesiveness and team on board) Delivery (LMS with Feedback)
17. Strategies For Teacher Success Professional Development Content Knowledge Online Facilitation instructional strategy design (alignment of e-pedagogy to instructional strategy appropriate for the the type of student learners and activity) Instructional e-design (what does the module look like when the students use it?
18. Strategies for Teacher Success Professional Development Components Assessment and Evaluation Technology literacy
19. Strategies for Teacher Success Strategies for Teachers Contemplate (the process of planning, designing the course to succeed.….start small and focus on course goals and objectives) What is the best way to deliver this FTF or DLBlended learning is a process that relies on student peer feedback and self-reflection and constantly improving your course. Being flexible and willing to learn as you go…..
20. Strategies for Teacher Success Strategies for Teachers CustomizeDiversify your approach -Incorporate a variety of media and voices into your approach -podcast, wikis, blogs, Journals etc. Move beyond the textbooks - Use OER to integrate quality content, create engaging learning experience and take students beyond the classroom Realign Assessment - Rethink how you assess and measure students progress and mastery of skills and knowledge
21. Strategies for Teacher Success CommunicateCritical in the success of student satisfaction, retention and completion Establish clear lines of communication Use multiple modes and voices (syllabus, announcements, e-mails, blog, podcasts, etc.) Provide timely feedback (3 days for assessments) Q & A (within 24 hours) that is positive and train students to do peer feedback Be present online - Students need to know that you are there - your facilitator presence and personality needs to come through. Very important
22. Strategies for Teacher Success Cultivate Cultivating collaboration and community with students in the online extended class is directly tied to drop out rates Participate in a professional learning community for yourself Knowledge: seek opportunity to build upon your own content knowledge and technical competencies
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24. Opening the Pandora Box Phase I for setting up Districts’ Distance Learning Programs
25. PHASE I - Regional Coordinator’s role 1. Awareness: What is the landscape of distance learning? a. UC a-g aligned and principal certification and local transcription b. Seat-time requirement in CA c. Teacher compensation d. Identifying funding sources e. Training: teacher and mentor
26. PHASE I - Regional Coordinator’s role 2. Identify District Distance Learning Team 3. Identify Distance Learning Site Team a. Research-based Guided Discussion
27. Nuts & Bolts of Local Adoption to meet local need b. Best Practice Processes i. Assessing the District Plan ii. Needs Assessment iii. Program Management 1. Determine goals, objectives and metrics 2. Identify stakeholders and governance 3. Develop planning, implementation and monitoring plan
28. Program Management continued 4. Develop communication process and marketing plan 5. Proactive partnering with union 6. Develop program evaluation process 7. Allocate funding and resources 8. Determine course levels, titles and students
29. Program Management continued 4. Follow-up a. If applicable, complete vendor Client Form 5. Transition to Client Manager
30. Resources iNACOL – A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning-Version 2 http://www.inacol.org/research/bookstore/detail.php?id=22 Standards for quality online courses http://www.inacol.org/research/nationalstandards/index.php Using online courses for credit recovery Management and Operations of online Programs http://www.inacol.org/research/promisingpractices/index.php
31. Resources National Repository of Online Learning (NROC)http://www.montereyinstitute.org/nroc/ CK12 -Teacher Flexbookshttp://www.ck12.org/flexbook/ Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT)http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm 21st Century Skills: Rethinking how Students learnChapter 3 -Comparing the frameworks for21st century skills and the common elements that address the need for school reform. Chris Dede Ozone needs assessment tool
The criteria that determines the adoption of online course content solutions and the setting up of comprehensive virtual schools is whether they are aligned to CA subject matter curriculum standards; If they are A-G compliant and WASC accredited. Then there are solutions that really target specific learning needs. Here is the list of what is commonly used in California:AVENTA Good and comprehensive offerings and widely used in CA
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