Sentences with phrase «of virtual education»

The devil is in the details when evaluating the educational effectiveness of virtual education.

One of the aspects of virtual education that has always surprised me in some ways is the wide variation of policies from state to state.

As districts move in this direction, they are taking a harder look at how they will evaluate their local models of virtual education.

Has or will your group rate / assess the states in terms of their virtual education accountability systems?

Still, his prediction about the future of virtual education is in error.

How do you oversee the quality of a virtual education?

We are proud to say we were founded by a parent, who experienced firsthand the benefits of virtual education.

(It will also be a huge benefit to providers of virtual education for whom district and state borders have been an irksome and archaic obstacle.)

I am an explorer and innovator at heart who would like to see the continued advancement of virtual education for all ages.

M&C's argument seems compelling when one considers the snail's pace progress of virtual education at the K - 12 level, as compared with the speed with which virtual education is disrupting the less unionized system of higher education.

This was an invaluable experience for the SCWS team as we had the opportunity to share our story, but also learn about how others are navigating and growing in this exciting field of virtual education.»

VirtualSC is a program within the Office of Virtual Education in the Division of School Effectiveness at the South Carolina Department of Education.

This is frontier territory, with no trendsetters and no rules set in stone, so be bold, experiment, and who knows - maybe you will become the founder of the new standard of virtual education that will be voted best ever in year 2024!

Check out editorial director David Markus's introduction to this Schools That Work for a broad look at the potential impact of virtual education.

Clay Christiansen's comparison of virtual education today to the pocket transistor radio of the 1950s seemed entirely apt.

At Conference, Top Admins Weigh Ups, Downs of Virtual Education Harvard Crimson, 9/17/14 [Dean James] Ryan raised concern over a lack of training in technological literacy and virtual education for teachers, particularly for K - 12 teachers, at his school and others.

Blended learning — the mix of virtual education and face - to - face instruction — is evolving quickly in schools across the country, generating a variety of different models.

Lobbyists like Levesque have made 2011 the year of virtual education reform, at last achieving sweeping legislative success by combining the financial firepower of their corporate clients with the seeming legitimacy of privatization - minded school - reform think tanks and foundations.

«I've never seen it like this in ten years,» remarked Ron Packard, CEO of virtual education powerhouse K12 Inc., on a conference call in February.

TCTA contract lobbyist Lindsay Gustafson testified to provide a counterpoint to the committee's discussion of virtual education.

Bush is a major figure in the conservative education reform movement, and now heads the Foundation for Excellence in Education, a think - tank seeking to overhaul the country's educational systems through policies like ending teacher tenure, expanding the use of charter schools and school vouchers, and the increased use of virtual education.

Superintendent Balow was recognized for chairing the Distance Education Task Force in 2015 which led to the passage of the Virtual Education Act in 2017 and established a K - 20 common statewide learning management system which coordinates online course offerings for K - 12 and post-secondary.

But while the company has successfully cornered a large piece of the virtual education market, the company's school hasn't necessarily performed well in all states.

«Julie has made a significant impact on our state's education system and has been a pioneer of virtual education,» Michael Olenick, chairman of the Florida Virtual School Board of Trustees, said in a press release.

Hmmmm... well after my gut reaction of «this is horrible», I thought about it and honestly, the vision of virtual education and concerts is really a neat idea.

Despite FLVS's success and national recognition — in December 2008 Florida governor Charlie Crist accepted a plaque from the Center for Digital Education recognizing Florida as the top provider of virtual education in the nation — the school still faces a number of operational and political challenges.

E-Learning Research: How are districts evaluating the effectiveness of virtual education and then using those findings to make improvements?

Sarah Rotureau is the Student Services Manager for VirtualSC in the Office of Virtual Education.

Travis Mitchell, another board member for the K12 - run school, said the field of virtual education is complex, but can offer needed opportunities for students that are struggling in traditional classrooms.

And providers of virtual education have been making their case in statehouses around the country.

Bernardo Velasquez is a Student Services Coordinator for VirtualSC at the Office of Virtual Education.