Expanding Student Opportunities with E-Learning

From the President and CEO of International Association for K-12 ONline Learning (iNACOL), Susan Patrick.

Superintendents use this organization to help drive new ways of reaching students.

The three I's from the Italian consortium
I - innovation
I - individualization
I - inner Operability (Data and Content)

Goal: Global perspective from some overseas models.

Growth Perspective on Online Learning - Building a Case for Online Learning
1. See the work of the World Future Society - Rank Top 10 Bfeakthroughs (Excellent ideas for project-based learning and rigor) - one of these is virtual learning.
2. Digital curriculum banks to reach students and teach online (Canada / Mexico).
3. 15 million students in Turkey are taking online classes.
4. How can we use online learning to add AP and dual credit?
5. China is attempting to reach 1 million more students via online and accessing the best content for curriculum from around the world...they are accessing English courses, US History, ELL courses from anywhere...
6. Singapore is using Second Life to form communities with teachers.

Can we make Gold Standard Online Courses that are Open and Available to students in any state?
34 states have virtual schools.
Virtual schools can bridge those gaps in curricular areas where teachers are not highly-qualified.
Virtual Virgina has AP coursework

Could our students who travel to China take virtual courses back in the US? Can we make a partnership with Indiana Online Academy? Another state?

Grants are available for cooperation for districts to build online courses: Federal stimulus funding for the sustaining and scale up. Ties to innovation piece for the "Race to the Top" Funding.

Omaha Public Schools uses online courses for credit recovery. They have a model: "Monterrey"??? Is this an open source?

Can the TAP model provide master teachers who can develop online course work?