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SUSD ONLINE LEARNING
TASKFORCEDr. Althe Allen, Executive Director Secondary
SchoolsMr. Kyle Ross, Chaparral AP
An Online Learning Philosophy that can be communicated and shared across the district with all stakeholders A communication plan to accompany the philosophy
A framework that describes the elements needed in “SUSD Online Learning”
A three-year action plan for the development and implementation of “SUSD Online Learning” for K-12 students; The Action Plan, Summary Document and Task Force
materials will be submitted/presented to the Governing Board.
Goals/Outcomes of TaskForce:
A variety of methods were used for our meetings
Brainstorming through our philosophy Wiki page
DimDim ~ which made me feel DimDumb
Face to face ~ Our most productive
Philosophy Subcommittee Report
Philosophy Committee’s Greatest Challenge
To have a clear understanding of where the District is truly going with on-line learning.
•Is the focus to be credit recovery?•Is the focus to be both credit recovery and acceleration?•Are the courses to be created and taught by our teachers?•Are we purchasing an on-line product on which our teachers will
put a new face”?•How is the content to be presented: on-line, teleconferencing, or
hybrid?
These questions plagued the philosophy committee
Ultimately we decided to create a general philosophy statement
The statement pulled together language from other philosophy statements that we felt would be pertinent to include
We created a name for our on-line learning center (OLC) ~ imagining that SUSD would have a “home hub” for on-line learning
Through much brainstorming we came up with the following statement:
Philosophy Results
SUSD's Online Learning Center (OLC) is committed to helping students achieve academic excellence by extending beyond traditional classroom walls. Dynamic and innovative courses taught by our highly qualified teachers foster a unique sense of community, dialogue and interaction. Courses provide students with rigorous learning outcomes that parallel the traditional interactive classroom while allowing educational access to all students.
SUSD On-Line Philosophy
May 18 Subcommittee Reports to Group
Plan for summer curriculum development
Summer 2010 Development of pilot courses
Fall 2010 Finalize 3-year action plan and pilot courses
November 2010 Presentation to Leadership Team and/or
Board to include 3-year action plan and initial on
line course offerings for Spring Semester 2011
Timeline for Summer-Fall 2010