iowa learning online conference presentation
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Expanding Your Resources
What is ILO? An Iowa Department of Education initiative Originally, designed to provide schools with more gen-ed courses Currently, pursuing more resources to help schools with struggling learners
Four Resources: Provide free, semester-based online courses
o Anatomy o Physics o Chemistry o General Biology o Calculus
o Pre-Calculus o American History o World History o English 9 and 10 o American Government
Assist Iowa AP Online Academy provide free courses o AP Calculus AB o AP Chemistry o AP English Language o & Composition
o AP English Literature o & Composition o AP Physics B o AP Statistics o AP U.S. History
Broker sale of courses for schools o Algebra I & II o American History o American Literature o AP Music Theory o Biology o British and World Literature o Chemistry o Chinese I & II o Critical Reading and
Effective Writing o Earth Science o Economics o Fundamental Math o Geography and World
Cultures o Geometry
o German I & II o Introduction to English
Literature and Composition o Introductory Algebra o Physical Education Online
S-1 o Physical Science o Physics o Pre-calculus o Reading Skills and
Strategies o Skills for Health o Spanish I-IV o U.S. Government and
Politics o World History
Assistance to schools while building regional class-sharing consortia To expand course offerings, stretch budget dollars, and fill up smaller classes
ARRA, EdTech Stimulus Money, $2.7 million Evan Abbey, Project Manager [email protected]
Nancy Movall, Grant Manager [email protected]
Prepare teachers to teach online Prepare teachers to build online units/courses Build an online resource sharing repository
Gwen Nagel, Director of ILO
[email protected] 515.281.7806
Arlan Thorson, ILO School Liaison [email protected]
515.238.4765