10/18/20151 learner centric elearning debi crabtree hamilton county virtual school chattanooga,...

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Learner Centric eLearning

Debi Crabtree Hamilton County Virtual

School Chattanooga, Tennessee

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Brief history

District-led virtual school Have served up to 30 districts statewide

concurrently Retain flexibility Address many needs: credit recovery,

teacher shortages, issues of equity, flexible scheduling, AP, student transfers . . .

Two examples . . . Marion/Wilson

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National Educational Technology Plan 2010 “The model of the 21st century learning

described in this plan calls for engaging and empowering learning experiences for all learners.”

Individualization of this type only possible with the use of technology

Many virtual programs too closely mirror F2F

Flexibility, individualization, engaging courseware = new model of learner-centered e-learning.

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Regular Summer Program Engaging courseware from

CompassLearning Odyssey Robust diagnostic testing Regular credit recovery learning

paths aligned to standards with ability to test out of content already mastered

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New summer program

Title I Elementary and Middle Schools Minimum of 20 of lowest performing

students in the school Could address both Math & LA Computer lab with machines running

Windows XP or later or Mac Lab facilitator - training required Purchase lunch and snacks Bus transportation Email and small refundable registration

fee

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Nine schools

3 Elementary Schools 6 Middle Schools 83% successfully completed their

courses 64% received refunds (met

attendance requirement and successfully completed)

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The numbers 227 Course completions 12 Withdrawals 190 Successful completions of this

program 137 Unique students 62% Male, 33% Female 74% African American, 24% White,

.01% Hispanic How did we do it?

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Creating the learning paths

Schools provided TCAP data and reading levels of students

Based on this data, learning paths were created

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Teacher training

Monitoring student progress Making adjustments to learning

paths as needed Creating assignments to remediate

learning gaps Meeting the student at his/her

instructional level Allowing the student to experience

success

Communication

Weekly Communication with Student

Lab Visits Parent Communication Weekly Progress Reports Final Grade Report

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Communication and student supportComplete Report

Complete report

Hide studentHereYesIndeedOkayHere weGoyes

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Survey results

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Survey results

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Survey results

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Next Steps

Skype Wiki assets Hardware needs and tech support Training and support for LFs Blended Learning

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Questions?

Debi Crabtree

crabtree_d@hcde.org

Twitter: @debid