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Online Education for Students At-Risk

Online Learning for Iowa's Learners At-Risk

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Presentation given at Iowa Association of Alternative Education's Risky Business conference - 9/28/09

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Online Education for Students

At-Risk

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My Hopes

• Introduce myself

• Spark discussion

• Provide information

• Share a vision

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HelloMy Name Is:

Schwinkie!

One Student’s Story

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What if we did it ourselves?with our colleagues?

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“If I could offer my students the option of online learning, I know I could really make a difference.

And trust me, I’d go to the end of the earth to make a difference for them.”

- Geoff Peak, New Horizons

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What is Online Learning?

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Class with a cohort of students & a local coach

Independent study

Replacement unit modules

Repository to accompany the classroom

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How does online learning support schools?

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• Flexible programming

• Rigorous content

• Rewards effort

• Option for students with IEPs, behavioral plans

• Could transfer from school to school

• Credit recovery, drop-out recovery

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What can online learning offer struggling students?

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• Any time, place, or pace

• Engages with technology

• Connects with a larger world

• Allows anonymity in the classroom

• Gives students a level playing field

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• Nationwide = Completion rate jumps 26%

• Florida = Completion rate jumps 35%

• Annapolis, MD CSD = After instituting training/mentoring for online learning classroom facilitators, completion rate

jumped to 96% for at-risk students.

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You are the key!

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How do you make the leap?

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Become an Advocate!

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Get Connected!

• Susan Walkup - DE [email protected]

• Doug Harrold - IAAE [email protected]

• Arlan Thorson - ILO [email protected]

• Evan Abbey - AEA 11 [email protected]

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Get trained

AEA Online Classes

&

Moodle Users Group

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Get informed:

• iNACOLhttp://www.inacol.org/

• Illinois online researchhttp://www.ion.illinois.edu/resources/

• Evan’s researchhttp://delicious.com/eabbey/e-learning

• Evan’s bloghttp://eabbey.blogspot.com

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Talk with your administrators

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Evan Abbey

Coordinator of Online Learning

Heartland AEA 11

[email protected]