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Rachel Kennell

virtual schools k-12 pros - Google Search - 1 views

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Virtual statistics K-12

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  • Victoria Zuber on 20 Sep 11
     
    This is just a link to a Google search. Not usable for research.
  • anonymous on 20 Sep 11
     
    Description: Google Search
Victoria Zuber

K12 | Online Public School, Online High School, Online Private School, Homeschooling, a... - 2 views

www.k12.com

virtual

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  • Victoria Zuber on 15 Sep 11
     
    k-12 school enrollment
  • Victoria Zuber on 20 Sep 11
     
    Another enrollment site for virtual education.
  • anonymous on 20 Sep 11
     
    Description: This website is a site for enrollment.
Rachel Kennell

iNACOL - International Association for K-12 Online Learning - 2 views

www.inacol.org

Virtual statistics K-12 technology

shared by Rachel Kennell on 15 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Victoria Zuber on 20 Sep 11
     
    While this site is another place to sign up for virtual education, it also has a link for research which provides numerous other links to provide reassurance and other information. In my opinion this would be a good place to retract research from.
  • anonymous on 20 Sep 11
     
    Description: This website is a place to sign up for a form of virtual schooling. There are also various links of research linking to other websites that discuss different virtual learning information.
Victoria Zuber

Online Learning: The Pros And Cons Of K-12 Computer Courses - 6 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...ng-pros-and-cons_n_848362.html

shared by Victoria Zuber on 15 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • Proponents of online classes say they are a cost-effective alternative to traditional instruction that provide students more flexibility in their learning, as well as access to a greater variety of options
    • Victoria Zuber
      Victoria Zuber on 22 Sep 11
       
      Having a variety of class options would make learning more interesting for students because they would get to choose some of the classes taken.
  • In Florida, thousands of students now rely solely on computers instead of teachers for their daily virtual lessons
    • Victoria Zuber
      Victoria Zuber on 22 Sep 11
       
      This is a downfall because students need more face-to-face interaction so that these next generations aren't considered igenerations as well as us.
    • Kayla Geiger
      Kayla Geiger on 22 Sep 11
       
      This comment could seem bias coming from the Author, however, because school are relying on technology to teach students. Based on this authors other comments they seem to be valid and unbiased toward the subject.
    • Rachel Kennell
      Rachel Kennell on 22 Sep 11
       
      Is being an igeneration such a bad thing? Couldn't it be argued that more technological students will make more successful business people in the future?
    • Heather Hardman
      Heather Hardman on 22 Sep 11
       
      Using computers are a pretty good idea but then it is technology and it does not always help with the students learning ability. The face-to-face interaction with the teacher is needed in some lessons that are sometimes hard to work on with out extra help.
  • The analysis did find that students in online conditions performed modestly better, on average, than those learning the same material through traditional face-to-face instruction.
    • Victoria Zuber
      Victoria Zuber on 22 Sep 11
       
      This is interesting to note because previously it was stated that there was no factual information of whether or not these online schools were affective.
    • Rachel Kennell
      Rachel Kennell on 22 Sep 11
       
      Which site is more reliable?
    • Heather Hardman
      Heather Hardman on 22 Sep 11
       
      Students may perform better though online classes but they may not be able to retain that information very well with out having the repetition.
  • Victoria Zuber on 20 Sep 11
     
    This site may be useful however when looking through this site it is important to note whether something is a blog post or factual.
  • anonymous on 20 Sep 11
     
    Description: This website is simply a pro/con list of online computer courses.
Kayla Geiger

virtualschools.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 1 views

www.wested.org/...virtualschools.pdf

Virtual Trends Issues school

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  • Victoria Zuber on 20 Sep 11
     
    This link is a good tool because it shows many graphs that help explain what all is included in Virtual Education and how it is different from a public school.
  • anonymous on 20 Sep 11
     
    Description: This website shows how public schools and online schools differ.
  • Victoria Zuber on 22 Sep 11
     
    Local education agency-based. A large number of local public schools and school districts have created their own virtual schools, mainly to serve their own supplemental or alternative education needs and to reach out to home school populations. They usually employ their own regular certified K-12 teachers, either within the regular course of instruction, or "on the side." - Creating their own online schools may be beneficial for some people in the school district because some students get bullied however don't want to move. Also allows the school district to keep the test scores of those students who choose to do online schooling.
Victoria Zuber

K12 - Review of an Educational Alternative for Figure Skaters K12 Online Distance Schoo... - 3 views

figureskating.about.com/...k12.htm

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  • The quality of the K12 school curriculum is very high.
    • Victoria Zuber
      Victoria Zuber on 22 Sep 11
       
      This could be an opinion rather than a fact.
  • Students are provided with a computer, textbooks, workbooks, and supplies.
    • Victoria Zuber
      Victoria Zuber on 22 Sep 11
       
      This is something important to note, however it doesn't state what the cost would be.
    • Rachel Kennell
      Rachel Kennell on 22 Sep 11
       
      Is it true for all schools or just the one on this website?
  • There is no doubt that the content of the K12 program is excellent
    • Victoria Zuber
      Victoria Zuber on 22 Sep 11
       
      This is clearly an opinion not factual.
    • Kayla Geiger
      Kayla Geiger on 22 Sep 11
       
      I think that this author is using way too many opinions and not fact. I do not know how reliable this author is.
  • Victoria Zuber on 20 Sep 11
     
    This may be a reliable source if we were concentrating on why virtual schooling is good for one set group of people, figure skaters. However I don't think this is the kind of information we need for this project.
  • anonymous on 20 Sep 11
     
    Description: This link is a description of a K-12 online alternative for figure skaters. It shows pros/cons of how this education plan would be good/bad for figure skaters and their families from a 'traveling' perspective.
Scott Schnipke

National Center for Education Information - 2 views

www.ncei.com/Alt-Teacher-Cert.htm

AL Overview

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  • What officially began in the early 1980s as ways to ward off projected shortages of teachers, alternative routes to teacher certification have become major players in the production of highly qualified teachers.
  • Clearly, alternative routes to teaching are bringing non-traditional populations of people into the teaching profession who want to help young people develop and teach where the demands for teachers are greatest.
  • Few innovations in American education have spawned more controversy and debate than the alternative teacher certification movement, and few have ultimately resulted in more positive changes.
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  • The most significant variable in driving the alternative teacher certification movement forward is this changing market for teaching.
  • Good alternative teacher certification programs are market-driven. The programs are designed specifically to meet the demand for teachers in geographic areas and in subject areas where the demand for teachers is greatest. Prospective teachers are recruited to meet those specific demands
  • Nearly all of the states now have some type of alternative to going back to college and majoring in education in order to become a teacher.
  • The bottom line is the nation is hiring -- and is projected to need to hire -- approximately 45,000 newly minted teachers per year.
  • While criticisms of alternative teacher certification continue among a small band of educational researchers, the criticisms are based more on lack of definition, faulty data and biases than on actual facts.
  • The bottom line is there is a demand for high quality teachers in certain subject areas in select parts of this country. There is a huge population of non-traditional candidates -- life experienced adults from many walks of life -- who want to meet that demand.
  • Alternative routes to teacher certification are having a major impact on many aspects of the teaching occupation in the United States. More men, more non-whites, more mature, life-experienced, educated individuals are teaching in the nation’s K-12 schools as a result of a proliferation of alternative routes to teacher certification throughout the country.
  • Scott Schnipke on 15 Sep 11
     
    AL overview
Brianna Shaw

Teacher Licensure: The Disadvantages of Alternate Route Teachers - 1 views

www.brighthub.com/...11211.aspx

AL ALCons

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  • rarely realize exactly what they are getting themselves into
  • demanding and a stressful occupation
  • 180-190 days a year, but teachers work at night, on weekends, on holidays. During the summer, teachers evaluate the previous school year and prepare for the forthcoming year, developing materials and curriculum
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  • many programs do not require teachers to complete any sort of student teaching.
  • Without student teaching, teachers have not had the opportunity to observe other more experienced teachers or to observe how teachers handle discipline
  • (IEPS, rosters, reports, testing info, bell schedules
  • Brianna Shaw on 22 Sep 11
     
    Soooooo I LOVE THIS PAGE!!!!! I think it is very useful for our report and we should refer back to this page for a way to bring-out our opinions.
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