Expanding Student Horizons. The Issues Broadband capacity doubles every year, increasingly impacting...

Expanding Student Horizons

The Issues

Broadband capacity doubles every year, increasingly impacting students’ lives

We must ensure that rural schools have every opportunity to be competitive–With access–With quality content–With support

Rural Distance Education Survey

Policymakers must help increase rural districts’ effective use of distance education

This led to Act 1280 of 2013

Act 1280 of 2013The Digital Learning Act

The Digital Learning Act

Beginning with the entering ninth grade class of the 2014-2015 school year, each high school student shall be required to take at least one (1) digital learning course for credit to graduate.

APSRC Plan for Digital LearningBased on research from the National Research Center on Rural Education Support APSRC based all of our planning around addressing these issues:

• Creation of a comprehensive curriculum• The need to address the small numbers

of students in specific coursework• Fiscal restraints

Issues and OutcomesIssue Outcome

Policy on Digital Learning Act 1280 of 2013

Creation of a comprehensive curriculum

Developing the eResources Digital Learning Portal with over 1500 courses available

Need to address the small numbers of students in specific coursework

Wide variety of providers and courses

Assistance with Remediation and Credit Recovery

Digital offerings specifically designed for nontraditional learners

Fiscal Restraints Grant program to assist in paying for course costs initially

Final Outcome…

eResources Digital Learning Portal

eResources Digital Learning Portal

• Hundreds of teacher-led and teacher-facilitated courses

• High quality courses from nationally recognized digital providers

• Available to any student• 5th through 12th grade courses• Meets and exceeds the requirements of Act 1280

eResources Digital Course Providers

AventaBrigham Young UniversityEdison LearningFlorida Virtual SchoolK12Northwestern UniversityUniversity of Nebraska

How are schools using digital courses?

Advanced Placement Courses Enriching local curriculum Remediation Homebound students Homeschooled students Expelled students

eResources Digital Learning Portal

www.elearning-resources.net

Questions?Barbara Hunter CoxDirector of Teaching and LearningAPSRCbhuntercox@apsrc.net

Brook SingletaryInstructional Technology SpecialistAPSRCbsingletary@apsrc.net

501-492-4300