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With virtual platform, Alaska high school reverses decline
February 1, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
When Virtual High School Global Consortium, a non-profit organization specializing in collaborative online education and professional development, offered 25 students spots at a reduced price in exchange for one Advanced Placement teacher, Petersburg saw it a as an opportunity to be able to offer their students more diverse classes.
Now Petersburg offer engineering, architecture, art history, and veterinary science, among other classes. Sue Hardin, the school’s English and Spanish teacher, says that she facilitates advanced placement classes for student in some Northeastern schools, as well as that Oklahoma, Washington State, Switzerland, Venezuela and even China.
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Virtual Schools Remain in Session During Winter Storm
January 21, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
Online schools like those offered by Washington Online School Network are a good choice for students looking for a personalized program that lets them complete their studies at their own speed and in their own setting, such as home-schooled-students, advanced learners, students with health or physical challenges, or those needing a flexible schedule in order to work or pursue outside interests. Washington Online School Network complies with all Washington graduation requirements and offers a full middle and high school curriculum, including electives and college preparatory courses.
“One benefit of attending an online school like those in Washington Online School Network is its flexibility. Our students can do their work any time and any place that works for them,” said Jeffrey A. Elliott, Advanced Academics president. “While bad weather closes brick-and-mortar schools and learning labs, our students can continue their studies uninterrupted.”
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Playing school with scantrons
January 16, 2012 By admin Leave a Comment
There are virtual schools that play school with virtual scantrons. According to the U.S. Department of Education, “Technology ushers in fundamental structural changes that can be integral to achieving significant improvements in productivity.”
Read on and you learn that unlike those gosh darn teachers, technology is there, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to accelerate your child’s learning. Even better, in the virtual world of learning, you only pay for results. Just think of it. If kids never finish a course in a virtual school, it would not cost taxpayers a dime! Florida Virtual Schools, in partnership with Pearson Education, expects to make $20,000,000 in the next five years—so they can afford to offer clients a “virtual success guarantee” that “80 percent of your students will achieve a passing grade — or your money back for those students that do not!”
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