A.L.E.Students don’t have to be 21

to utilize online learning tools for

on-time graduationWERA Spring Conference 2007 – Making the Grade

Presenters: Kathy Seltzer, Mark RyderTeachers, Everett Public Schools

On-Time Graduation

Sometimes it takes many people working together in a variety of different ways to help a student

succeed and achieve goals.

2.3 million people took some kind of online course.USA Today Jan. 1, 2006

Internet2.3 Million last yearHigh School Grad requirementFastest growing pop? K-2

As of July 2005, 21 states and 9% of all public schools had online learning programs.

Enrollment in K12 online learning is expected to double in the next year to over 1 million students.

On April 20, 2006, Michigan Governor signed into law legislation that will REQUIRE high school students to pass an online class as a graduation requirement.

Genesis of OnlineHS• Six years ago….• Over 350 students were leaving the

Everett Public Schools and taking courses from BYU– $96 per semester credit = cheap– Wide variety of subject offerings– Counselors and schools were promoting

the program and had representatives visiting/recruiting on campuses

Online Learning in Washington

• 1995: Evergreen Internet Academy

• 1996: Federal Way’s Internet Academy

• 2002: Everett’s OnlineHS• 2004: Spokane Virtual• 2005: Insight Schools

(*private/school co-op)• 2006: Washington Virtual

Academy*

OnlineHS: Then to Now

Now: • Any student & district• 30+ courses• Consolidated teaching staff• Full-time OnlineHS students• WASL Prep with COE

Early years: Fee-based Recovery12 courses3 teachers/part timeEverett students only

Middle years: •Any student- inside & outside district•30 courses•9 teachers/part time•Serving other districts

OnlineHS Course Offerings English• 9A: Reading & Writing • 9B: For Students BY Students • 10A: What is Freedom? • 10B: What is Leadership? • 11A: Essentials of Argument • 11B: History & Culture • 12A: Diversity in American Lit.

    Math•  Algebra 1A •  Algebra 1B •  Geometry A •  Geometry B •  Algebra 2 w/Trig A •  Algebra 2 w/Trig B •  Pre-Calculus A •  Pre-Calculus B    

Science•  Biology A •  Biology B     Social Studies•  World History A •  World History B •  US History A •  US History B •  Washington State History•  Government    Health & Fitness•  Health•  LifeTime Fitness A (PE 1) •  LifeTime Fitness B (PE 2)   NEW: WASL PREP w/COE•  Math•  Reading•  Writing

OnlineHS Enrollment• OnlineHS is offered through the Everett Schools. • Five (5) courses are considered full-time.• Full-time students are expected to spend a

minimum of twenty-five hours per week on their coursework.

• Students attending OnlineHS as their only school may enroll in up to five courses with no tuition fee.

• Students may be enrolled at OnlineHS and a resident building school with no tuition fee charged, as long as the combined number of courses between OnlineHS and a resident building school does not exceed six classes.

• Students who are enrolled full-time in a resident building school, or other educational program, are required to pay tuition unless inter-district shared FTE agreement.

FTE- INTERDISTRICT AGREEMENT

• Each district should have school board policy that governs choice and inter-district agreements.

• Districts can share a student through an inter-district shared FTE agreement as long as the student is not counted for more than 1.0 FTE.

• Students who are enrolled in a Private school will be charged a tuition fee for course(s) taken, unless the course(s) selected are not offered at your school.

• If applicable, OnlineHS tuition fee is $200.00 for each one semester (.5 credit) course.

• Tuition fees are nonrefundable. • Students are required to inform OnlineHS of all

courses taken at other educational facilities.

Why this option for students?• Students: On-Time Graduation• District: Annual Yearly Progress (AYP)• Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL)

OnlineHS WASL prep courses w/ COE• Washington state students may enroll full-time for free. • Courses are available 24/7 from any Internet-

connected computer. • Content is rich, rigorous and engaging. • All courses are taught by WA State certified, Highly

Qualified and experienced online instructors. • Contact info:

E-mail: OnlineHS@EverettSD.orgFAX: 425-385-5102

How are we doing?

ONLINE LEARNINGIS NOT

FOREVERYBODY

Are you ready for

OnlineHS?

Requirements

Personal Requirements

• Self-Motivated• Organized• Task Oriented• Good Communicator.

Technical Requirements• Computer w/Color Monitor, 40 MB HD, 64 MB

RAM, & CD-ROM– PC with Pentium processor & Windows 98 or newer– Macintosh with PowerPC processor and System X

• Internet connection– 56K modem (minimum)– DSL, cable, etc = better “experience”

• Web Browser– Internet Explorer (IE) 6.0 or later version– Netscape (Navigator) 6.1 or later version– Others (Firefox, Opera, Lynx, etc)- not supported

Required Skills

• Comfortable & competent using a computer.

• Able to use productivity tools (word processing, spreadsheets, etc)

• Experienced Internet user. Can navigate comfortably and search the Internet successfully.

• Responsible communicator.

ACCESS

How? Where? When?• ANY online computer

in the world• NO special software

required needed to access*

• Accessible through most every web browser.

• 24 hours a day, 7 days a week• Students must have an Internet

connected computer at home.

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Inside your course

Let’s take a closer look at the left margin navigation buttons

Important Course Toolbar

ANNOUNCEMENTS: check for class, scheduling information

•GO TO CLASS: THIS is your course. This is the content and material.

•YOUR TEACHER

•ASSIGNMENTS: This is where you DO your class work.

•Course Info.: course overview & outline, policies & procedures

•COMMUNICATION: Links to announcements, email, & discussion boards

•DISCUSSION BOARD: Social Area for online learning. Asynchronous Discussion

•TOOLS (6) : View Grade book

•EXTERNAL LINKS

GO To Class

Go To Class 1. Click button: “Go To Class”

2. Displayed in Units

•Click the Hyperlink to open each Unit

•Do each Unit in order

Course Assignments

Course Assignments

Assignment Sheet

Grading

First Assignment

Icon=FOLDERFolders contain itemsSee list below link

Click to open

Course AssignmentInside the assignment area:This is where you “turn-in” an assignment

1. Work OFF-line first: A. Compose your work in WORD or a word processor. B. Save it on YOUR home computer C. Copy it.

2. Copy your work into the online box/field.

3. Click “submit” to send to your teacher.

These items are graded by hand, by your instructor.You can expect that they will be corrected, scored, graded

and recorded in your Grade Book within 3 school days.

Our Teachers

• OnlineHS is NOT “Computer aided instruction”.

• All teachers are:– WA Certificated Everett Public Schools Staff– Highly Qualified Subject area experts– Trained specifically in online learning

• Interact with them.

Attributes of an Online Teacher

• Subject matter expert• Interested in student success in an

alternative method• Excellent communicator• Able to build rapport & connect

with individuals• Comfortable using technology• Responds to email w/in 24 hours• Posts announcements weekly• Corrects/Scores & enters grades

for on-time assignments within 3 school days

• Maintains an active presence in the Discussion areas

COMMUNICATION

Communication

Electronic• An Online class

means online tools• That tool is

“messaging” or email

• NOT phone*• NOT drop-in*

Internal Email: “Messaging”

Everett hosted courses only at this time

WHAT TO EXPECT with Online Learning

What to Expect: What will students What will students do?do?

• Log-in to site daily: http://www.OnlineHS.net

• Check announcements & messages.• Access current unit.

– Instructional sound lessons:• Instruction, practice, evaluate

• Complete assignments.• Communicate with your teacher using

messages or email

What to Expect: Work

• Some classes require a lot of reading and writing.– Before starting, see what needs to be done

and plan accordingly.

• Online Learning EXPECTS and REQUIRES students to work independently.

What to Expect: Grades & Credits

• Standards, resubmission, retakes• When successfully completed, students

will earn 0.5 credit for each course completed.

• Transcript will reflect regular Everett School District course code corresponding to course.

Local Curriculum for Success

• Built on important skills as measured by WASL• Reading strands & targets• Mathematics strands & targets• Expository & Persuasive writing• Classroom based assessments

– Formative– Summative

• Highest quality alignment with state standards

BE REALISTIC• Does the family have time

for the STUDENT to dedicate to online learning?

• Can the home computer be tied-up by the STUDENT?

• Is the STUDENT committed to working diligently every day.

• Can the STUDENT meet the demands of a 90 hour course in 45 days?

IS ONLINE LEARNINGFOR YOU?

Off We Go!

Demo Disk

• Course sampling demonstration

Questions..?

Thank you!