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© 2006 Virtual High School. All rights reserved.

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An inside look atAn inside look atVirtual High School CoursesVirtual High School Courses

Donna E. ScribnerVirtual High School: www.goVHS.org

TeleCoop Conference, April 2007


Virtual Education TodayK – 12 Growth

June, 2005: 21 states have STATEWIDE online learning programs

June, 2006: 24 states have STATEWIDE online learning programs and an additional 14 states have policies about virtual schooling or programs

Currently: > 50% of all school districts offer online coursework – 30% increase from 2004


Virtual Education TodayK – 12 Students Enrolled

2000 – 2001: approximately 40,000 – 50,000

2002 – 2003: approximately 328,000

2005 – 2006: > 500,000

Project Growth rate: 30% per year


A non-profit collaborative: 10+ years of experience

Originally funded by the Federal DOE through a 7.8M tech. grant – five years of research & development

Entirely self-supporting through school memberships & PD fees

VHS, Inc.


400+ Schools; 29 States


30 Countries


Considerations

Instructor Facilitated

Independent


Scheduled

Considerations, con.

Self-paced


Asynchronous


Synchronous



Student-to-student & teacher-to-studentInteractions

Student-teacherinteractions only



Internet time: 24/7

School-in-session time


Courses are Scheduled Asynchronous, Web-based 15 week semester-based schedule Unit begins Wednesday and ends Tuesday Teachers and students different time zones Students access course any time, any place, any computer

VHS courses are credit-bearing Recommend course scheduled part students’ day No more than 25 students per course Students work with Site Coordinator/Coach Teachers and students communicate in the classroom

Delivery


VHS Model


VHS-School Partnership

• Expands curriculum offerings

• Helps meet individual students’ interests and learning

• Solves scheduling conflicts – flex w/ asynchronous online courses

• Provides student & teacher global collaboration

• Give students a competitive advantage for college


101 Ways to Write a Short Story

AP Biology AP Economics AP Calculus AB/BC AP Statistics Astronomy: Stars

and the Cosmos Pre-AP Calculus

Screenwriting Fund. Art and the Internet Folklore and Literature of

Myth, Magic and Ritual The Holocaust Intro. to Programming in

VBasic Pre-AP English Essay Basic Mandarin Chinese

Curriculum: 225+ courses


The Tour: Digital Geography


Digital Geography


Explore


Lessons


Wikki


Multimedia


Basic Mandarin Chinese


Explore


Multimedia


Audio Files


Explore


Satisfaction with VHS course quality: 92% superintendents 100% principals 98% Site Coordinators

Course features, teacher satisfaction: 92%: engagement in course work 78%: collaborative learning 97%: 21st century skills development

The Result: Surveys


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