Not exact matches
While individualized online instruction has become prevalent in many high schools, it is mostly used as an add -
on, to offer special classes like foreign languages or
credit -
recovery courses.
In contrast, because there is rampant nonconsumption in secondary schools — of advanced
courses, foreign languages,
credit recovery and so
on — the disruptive models of blended learning are likely to replace the traditional classroom over the long term.
In Los Angeles, when graduation standards were raised and it looked like many students would be denied high school diplomas, the school district turned to online
credit recovery courses to get the students back
on track.
«
Course Credits on the Quick: Controversial online
recovery programs speed the path to graduation» by Andrew Brownstein was also a finalist in the category of «Adult News Story.»
Leaders of schools that rely heavily
on online
credit recovery say they try to purchase
courses that can be easily broken apart, so teachers can reorder the lessons or pull out specific sections to meet individual students» needs.
As a result, there are no concrete national data
on how many students take online
credit -
recovery courses.
In a recent editorial, the Los Angeles Times called into question the district's record - high 75 percent graduation rate, as it said that the figure was based in part
on LA Unified's dependence
on its less - than - rigorous online
credit -
recovery courses.
Headmaster Julie Coles, left, works with Dequisha Hill, 19,
on reading comprehension in an online
credit -
recovery course held this summer at Boston's Greater Egleston Community High School.
Currently, blended methods are used to help add personalized features to
courses, expand offerings without having to expand teaching force size or class space, aid students with
credit recovery, and serve students who might not be able to attend classes
on campus five days a week.
But for the student who sat through the entire
course and for some reason wasn't successful
on the final exam and now they are in a
credit recovery situation, they are sometimes more highly motivated because this is what is standing between them and graduation.
Initiatives such as identifying students at risk for dropping out early and providing the necessary academic and social / emotional supports; the expansion of alternative and flexible pathways to graduation, such as
on - line
credit recovery courses, have proven to be effective in reaching more students and keeping them in school, Warwick said.
Let's say it turns out that this «all hands
on deck» approach that really probably the true rate was more like 70 percent than 75 percent if you don't accept these
credit recovery courses.
Here are Zimmer's comments
on the district's online
credit recovery program, administered by companies including Edgenuity, which has been scrutinized for its rigor amid the district's recent announcement that its graduation has reached a record 75 percent even as the bar has been raised with the requirement that students pass the A through G, the
course criteria established by UC faculty.
Edgenuity also offers
credit recovery courses to help students catch up and keep up with their studies so they can graduate
on time.
The students apparently used an access code normally assigned to a teacher to change their grades
on work done
on curriculum software called Edgenuity, which is an online platform through which the school district offers
courses for
credit recovery and acceleration.
Like the high school student in Tennessee assigned to a
credit recovery course on a computer.
While LA Unified's projected graduation rate continues to tick up this spring as seniors complete extra
credit recovery courses to make up those they previously failed, 30 percent of those the district considers «
on track» for graduation currently aren't because they are failing at least one A through G class.
The district spent $ 15 million
on credit recovery programs in each of the last two years, including
on online options — the rigor of which has been questioned after it was discovered students could test out of much of a
course if they can score 60 percent
on a pre-test.
Credit recovery courses (online)-- Online
courses that allow students to make up failed
credits needed for high school graduation or be
on track to enter high school prepared to meet the demands of a college - preparatory curriculum.
The final grade a student receives after taking a
credit recovery course depends
on the rules and regulations of the sponsor school's district.
Credit Recovery courses operate
on a modified rolling enrollment basis during the fall, spring and summer sessions, with classes starting the Monday after the
course has been approved online by the sponsor school's counselor.
Almost no research exists
on how much, or how little, students learn in
credit -
recovery courses.
Eligibility for
credit recovery courses with VirtualSC is based
on the student's eligibility within the district of their sponsor school.
An accompanying report looks at successful strategies from online
credit recovery courses based
on examples from MTDA.
As the assistant director / curriculum director of the Montana Digital Academy (MTDA), I'm pleased that a new study from REL Northwest looking at the population of students who take our
courses and their rates of success confirms something we've known for a while: Online
credit recovery programs bring many efficiencies — particularly to a state as large and demographically dispersed as Montana — but an extremely important element for student success is the personalized support students receive from caring adults
on both sides of the computer screen.
Based
on internal analysis of its success data, MTDA has rolled out several new design enhancements in the last two school years, including a simplified
course organization, increased access to live tutoring for students struggling
on particular assignments or concepts, and an increased expectation of local schools to build a supportive environment around
credit recovery students.
Online
Credit Recovery: Enrollment and Passing Patterns in Montana Digital Academy
Courses can be found
on the Institute of Education Sciences website.
«Demand for online
credit recovery courses is expected to grow steadily; however, there is little research
on which students take advantage of these
courses and how well they perform.»
In an effort to meet that challenge, schools began offering
credit recovery programs — opportunities outside of the standard curriculum for at - risk students to earn
course credits and get back
on the road to commencement.
Get
on track with
credit recovery courses that let students move past material they've already mastered, and focus
on unlearned concepts using fresh content and new approaches.
High school students who need help to get back
on track to graduate can take math and English
credit recovery courses.
Last week, we got a firsthand look at the many ways in which students at East Village High School cheat
on the district's online
credit recovery courses.
K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based
on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students
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In the online
credit recovery program, students who failed or received a D in a
course can take an accelerated online version of the
course during free periods, after school,
on Saturdays, at summer school or during vacation breaks.
When it was announced in February that the graduation rate was at 54 percent, the district augmented a «
credit recovery plan,» which allowed students to take crash
courses on weekends, holidays, etc. — and voila!
If your students use online
courses as their primary mode of content delivery, which is often the case in
credit recovery programs, then encourage them to continue working
on their
courses from home.
The prediction of an 80 percent graduation rate made by the district was not official, but more anecdotal and based
on the high number of students enrolled in
credit recovery programs to complete their A through G
courses.
Changes in these areas could affect the
course of the housing
recovery, the availability of
credit to borrowers and the extent to which lenders are willing to take
on new risk.
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