Upload
evan-abbey
View
515
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Presentation given at Iowa Association of Alternative Education's Risky Business conference - 9/28/09
Citation preview
Online Education for Students
At-Risk
My Hopes
• Introduce myself
• Spark discussion
• Provide information
• Share a vision
HelloMy Name Is:
Schwinkie!
One Student’s Story
What if we did it ourselves?with our colleagues?
“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
What is Online Learning?
Class with a cohort of students & a local coach
Independent study
Replacement unit modules
Repository to accompany the classroom
How does online learning support schools?
• Flexible programming
• Rigorous content
• Rewards effort
• Option for students with IEPs, behavioral plans
• Could transfer from school to school
• Credit recovery, drop-out recovery
What can online learning offer struggling students?
• Any time, place, or pace
• Engages with technology
• Connects with a larger world
• Allows anonymity in the classroom
• Gives students a level playing field
• 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.
You are the key!
How do you make the leap?
Become an Advocate!
Get Connected!
• Susan Walkup - DE [email protected]
• Doug Harrold - IAAE [email protected]
• Arlan Thorson - ILO [email protected]
• Evan Abbey - AEA 11 [email protected]
Get trained
AEA Online Classes
&
Moodle Users Group
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
Talk with your administrators