Sentences with phrase «virtual school options»

She researched different virtual school options and determined that eAchieve Academy offered the strongest teacher - led curriculum.

This article touched on just a few of the many virtual school options available.

A single KIPP school, a virtual school option, an «alternative» high school operating under unique funding arrangements, a handful of TFA teachers, or a summer school program operated by Edison serves this function in many districts.

The study will explore how virtual schooling options affect students» course progression, academic achievement and teacher effectiveness.

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Just consider the ways in which patients are clamoring for more telemedicine and virtual doctor visit options while medical schools are harnessing virtual reality systems like Microsoft's Hololens to teach anatomy to young surgeons.

The minds behind TasteBook.com have created a virtual space for discovering, organizing and sharing recipes — with an old - school option for printing the collection in a customized cookbook.

An article by Bill Tucker about the school, «Florida's Online Option: Virtual School Offers Template for Reform,» appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Edschool, «Florida's Online Option: Virtual School Offers Template for Reform,» appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of EdSchool Offers Template for Reform,» appeared in the Summer 2009 issue of Ed Next.

Options could include an AP Calculus course from Florida Virtual School or an online music course from Julliard.

At the Florida Virtual School alone, students collectively took 220,000 classes online in 2009 — 10 (see «Florida's Online Option,» features, Summer 2009).

These comparison schools may look very different from the average school in the state, especially if families are most likely to choose the virtual option when their traditional options are unsatisfactory.

Policymakers need to know whether a given virtual school meets some minimum standard so as to be acceptable as a choice for parents dissatisfied with their traditional options.

Worrying about its impact to the point of delaying the opening of virtual charter schools, which provide an option that is critical for some students» success, does not make sense.

States that have put in policies that allow for uncapped charter schools, which themselves are increasingly utilizing blended learning to reach all children, publicly available and uncapped full - time virtual schools, and other such options are ahead of the curve.

Options for K - 12 online education include full - time virtual schools (often state - sponsored charter schools), part - time online courses (offered through a state or district - led initiative), and blended environments, according to «Keeping Pace.»

For more on the topic of virtual schooling and tennis, please see Florida's Online Option, from the Summer 2009 issue of Education Next and Finding Time for Tennis and Thoreau from the Spring 2010 issue of Education Next.

Florida Virtual School is clearly doing very well (see «Florida's Online Option,» features).

In my own address to the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education this year, I reported that K - 12 online education options continue to expand, with students participating in site - based online labs, hybrid courses, and part - and full - time virtual options that are offered by a variety of providers including charter schools, districts, state supplemental programs, corporations, and colleges.

On Top of the News Budget cuts could lead to fewer options at Florida Virtual 03/24/10 The Gradebook Behind the Headline Florida's Online Option Summer 2009 Education Next The Florida Legislature is considering cutting Florida Virtual School's per - student funding and limiting the length of time students may take to complete courses.

State and federal policymakers must move decisively to create online programs to expand learning options for all students, including the talented tenth (see «Virtual Schoolteacher,» school life).

Policymakers have offered students a part - time option, most often provided by a state - sponsored virtual school.

Soon after, and as part of a broader school - board decision to expand school - choice options, the district launched a science and technology middle school, a dual - language immersion elementary, an all - digital high school, an arts - centered grade school, a virtual school starting at grade 3, and more.

To provide students with better options in the future, authorizers need to close virtual charter schools that are persistently failing.

But I came to realize that many of these unconventional schooling options were the by - product of reforms former governor Jeb Bush had initiated, especially the creation of the Florida Virtual School.

Camron is enrolled in the FLVS full - time virtual instruction option for elementary school students and follows an accelerated curriculum for gifted students.

This could help tremendously in addressing the job for which students are hiring virtual schools — and help them see that there may be other options to get that job done better than the particular virtual school they have chosen.

Offering students and families the services of an advisor as they consider transitioning to a full - time virtual school to help them better understand their options and goals is another recommendation I would add.

This webinar will provide useful tips for school administrators and K - 12 policymakers on how to navigate this choice - filled world of virtual options.

Personally, we have educated our four children (oldest is now 22) by using alternative educational options, including virtual public and virtual private schooling.

Since around 1997, state virtual schools have been some of the early pioneers in providing online learning options to K — 12 schools to supplement a student's learning in the traditional school setting.

You can have virtual schools, or virtual courses to supplement what your school offers, or a Community College distance learning type option, that supplements what your school offers, and this might come in via an instructor, or you driving somewhere, or maybe via the internet.

For that reason, the Broward Teachers Union earlier this year denounced five new state laws that expanded school choice options for parents, including the promise of more seats in charter and virtual schools.

They brought with them pro-school choice literature that — while paid for by a little - known, at least in North Carolina, nonprofit called Public School Options — almost exclusively plugs the controversial N.C. Virtual Academy, an online school run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operschool choice literature that — while paid for by a little - known, at least in North Carolina, nonprofit called Public School Options — almost exclusively plugs the controversial N.C. Virtual Academy, an online school run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operSchool Options — almost exclusively plugs the controversial N.C. Virtual Academy, an online school run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operschool run by for - profit operator K12 Inc. that's been troubled by high dropout rates and flagging academic numbers in its first two years of operation.

Florida is a nationally - recognized leader in K - 12 virtual education by being the first state to legislate full - time and part - time options for all K - 12 grade public school students.

The week is also designed to empower parents to choose the best educational environments for their children and supports a variety of school choice options — from encouraging increased access to great public schools, to public charter schools, magnet schools, virtual schools, private schools, homeschooling and more.

States that choose to authorize virtual or online schools can reduce negative outcomes and enhance the chances that these schools will provide productive options for students by:

His excellent piece included such basic ideas as letting parents choose from a marketplace of options, including traditional neighborhood schools, magnet schools, charter schools, private schools, and virtual schools, with education funding following the child.

The advocacy also purports to offer a closer look at «public school options» available to students nationwide, including in its count 310,000 students in full - time virtual schools and 190,000 receiving «tuition assistance from tax - credit funded scholarship programs.»

Use this workbook to evaluate if a virtual implementation is the best option for your school and get guidance on developing a program and selecting a digital provider.

A virtual implementation may help your school or district offer more flexible and expansive course options to serve populations in need.

Saunders, the former Agora teacher, says virtual schools provide an important new option for families and should be forgiven for missteps.

It's a model that Betsy DeVos, the U.S. Secretary of Education, has called for, claiming that virtual schools can offer «valuable options» in rural areas, where educators are eager to expand courses, as long as they don't have to push already tight budgets or direct student funding away from schools.

Offerings include a night school and two online learning options: Arizona Virtual Academy and Insight Arizona.

The Monroe Virtual Middle School (MVMS) uses computer - based courses, correspondence, independent study and experiential credit - based options to offer a flexible approach to earning middle school cSchool (MVMS) uses computer - based courses, correspondence, independent study and experiential credit - based options to offer a flexible approach to earning middle school cschool credit.

The options include private or parochial school tuition, textbooks, tutors, homeschool curriculum, public school and virtual online classes, education therapy, AP or college admission exams and college tuition.

Now, more than 50 years later, the state has more than 650 charter schools, a statewide Florida Virtual School, university lab schools and online education options operating in every school disSchool, university lab schools and online education options operating in every school disschool district.

«High quality virtual charter schools provide valuable options to families, particularly those who live in rural areas where brick - and - mortar schools might not have the capacity to provide the range of courses or other educational experiences for students,» she wrote.

They do not have the option to combine elements of face - to - face schooling with online studies in a virtual charter school.

With the growth of other online options, the role of the state virtual school is evolving to focus on services, in addition to supplemental online courses, innovation, and thought leadership.

In addition, Michigan Virtual University worked with a variety of education groups to identify, develop, and collect a set of practical resources — a Tool Kit — to support schools as they implement expanded online learning options for students.

Many states are looking to state virtual schools to provide expertise as state education agencies and districts struggle with expanding online learning, including blended learning options for students.