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Providing Options and Opportunities. GaDOE Instructional Technology Goal. Improve and continue to develop/implement world class instructional technology to support student achievement and professional learning. Strategies to Achieve Goal. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Providing Options and Opportunities
GaDOE Instructional Technology Goal
Improve and continue to develop/implement world class instructional technology to support student
achievement and professional learning
Strategies to Achieve Goal
Strategy 60: Provide a variety of online and 21st Century technology enhanced learning opportunities to increase student achievement.
Strategy 61: Provide extensive educational resources that support the implementation of the GPS
Strategy 62: Provide and implement a variety of 21st century technology enhanced learning opportunities to support professional learning for all educators. Build online professional development opportunities and support materials
Georgia Virtual School Mission
The mission of Georgia Virtual School is to develop and deliver standards-based, online resources to expand students' educational
opportunities and 21st century skills.
Since its inception in 2005, GAVS has accomplished the following:
Over the past 3 years, Offered options and opportunities to 8000 students. Offered summer school options to 1500 students. Offered AP options to 2200 students.
Offered opportunities to students in Georgia’s state schools for the Deaf and Blind.
Provided opportunities for students who are hospital homebound. Over 400 students have taken Latin through GAVS and, of those, 17
students have won awards on the National Latin Exam..
Enrollment Trends
• SY 05-06 - 3517 segments enrolled (2290 state funded)
• SY 06-07 - 5957 segments enrolled (4033 state funded)
• SY 07-08 – 7437 segments enrolled (6646 state funded)
•High demand courses:• Latin• Japanese• Spanish• Algebra I• Personal Fitness• AP Psychology
A segment equals ½ Carnegie unit of enrollment.
GAVS serves 376 schools in 157 GA school districts.
We have added Clinch County and Gordon County
Advanced Placement Enrollment
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400
Fall 05 Spring 06 Fall 06 Spring 07
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Indicators of Student Success
• End of Course Test Scores• AP Exam Scores• Course Completion Rates• Average Grades
EOCT Scores
CourseGAVS % Pass
Fall 2006State % Pass
Fall 2006 GAVS % Pass Spring 2007
State % Pass Spring 2007
Algebra I 64% 56% 75% 65%
Geometry 71% 63% 95% 63%
Physical Science
83% 59% 85% 62%
Biology 89% 52% 82% 58%
US History 73% 64% 80% 71%
Economics 67% 59% 77% 67%
9th Lit/Comp 83% 60% 95% 68%
American Lit/Comp
83% 77% 100% 81%
EOCT Scores
CourseGAVS % Pass Summer 2007
State % Pass Summer 2007
Algebra I 86% 50%
Geometry 79% 49%
Physical Science 71% 49%
Biology 93% 37%
US History 89% 57%
Economics 75% 38%
9th Lit/Comp 94% 50%
American Lit/Comp
89% 65%
Who Can Enroll? High School Level Courses
1. Public School Students – 1st Priority
2. Private & Home School Students
3. M.S. students may take H.S. courses – credit is up to local school.
Middle School Courses (Beginning Summer)
Registration• Registration is paperless!• Students apply online –
www.gavirtualschool.org • Local school approves or denies
Spring 2007
Registration:
• Currently Open (Also open for Summer, Fall and Spring 2009)
Sessions Dates:
#1 - Jan 7 – May 9
#2 (Mini) – Mar 10 – May 9
Types of Enrollments Tuition-based
Limited only by teacher capacity $300 per ½ unit or $600 per unit
School will pay State Allocated Funds (FTE)
Students may only take 1 unit of credit total per semester for FTE funding unless hospital homebound.
Only the state portion of the FTE is diverted.
Schedules & Courses
Fall / Spring / Summer offerings Semester & block courses available More than 78 unique core and
elective courses 20 AP course offerings (more on the
way)Reference our website for the most current offerings.
www.gavirtualschool.org
Local School Facilitators
Make sure course is appropriate for student schedule.
Approve the course. Act as school liaison between GAVS and
students when necessary. Initiate withdrawals when appropriate. Retrieve grades for transcribing. Designate funding source.
Training for Facilitators (Both GAVS and CR)
Online facilitator training available through the GAVS website
Additional training provided through Elluminate sessions
Phone support also available for facilitators and school administrators
Pyramid of Interventions
GAVS Credit Recovery Program Created by the Division of School and Leader
Quality and GAVS – Spring 2007 Seventeen total courses in the program Funded for 10,000 enrollments in 2008
GAVS Credit Recovery
ProgramHow does CR fit into education? Students on track Meets Georgia Student Achievement Pyramid
of Interventions—Tier 2 Preplanned interventions Standard interventions protocols Specific academic intervention for students
who missing core academic skills
All courses meet Georgia Performance Standards.
Teacher-less instruction, any time, any pace curriculum
Expanded completion time-frame Any time registration No seat time requirement Free of charge to school districts
GAVS Credit Recovery Program
GAVS Credit Recovery Program Can be used by all Georgia public high
schools Students may only enroll in one Credit
Recovery course at a time. No limit on the number of courses taken Registration integrated with the GAVS
registration system – new credit recovery version is coming.
Credit recovery facilitators at each school can enroll students.
Students must create and verify their GAVS account.
Courses become available 24-48 hours after enrollment.
GAVS Credit Recovery Program
GAVS Credit Recovery Program Each school must (GaDOE Policy):
Agree to use the course for credit recovery, not for first time credit.
Provide a local CR monitor or facilitator.Agree to post a second grade on transcript.Provide EOCT in appropriate courses.Require the completion of post tests for each
unit in the course.
GAVS Credit Recovery Program
Challenges• Student selection• Effective implementation• Variety of local system policies
Implementation Ideas• After School• Intersession Program• Independent Study• Summer School Program• Instructional focus time during school day
Expanding Opportunities
• Middle School Courses• Middle School Math Remediation resource• 8th Grade Technology Literacy Assessment• AP Practice Exams
Building the Community
Students Online Open Houses College Nights School Clubs
Teachers Coffee Talks Elluminate Series Face to Face Retreats
Endorsement in Online Learning
Professional Standards Commission
Three CoursesIntroduction to Virtual Learning and Teaching
Teaching Strategies for Online Learning
Elements and Design Trends in Virtual Course Development
Contacts Credit Recovery
Jay Heap – jay.heap@doe.k12.ga.us Middle School
Kelly Pierce – Kelly.pierce@doe.k12.ga.us AP Initiatives
Rebecca Earnshaw – rebecca.earnshaw@doe.k12.ga.us
Questions and Contact Info
Please feel free to ask any questions.
Michael Richards, Instructional Leader
michael.richards@doe.k12.ga.us
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