parents of online charter school students: notable practices
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This PPT will be presented at iNACOL's Virtual School Symposium 2013. It concerns a study of parents and guardians who were the learning coaches for their own children enrolled in a cyber charter school. The study revealed important behaviors and beliefs these coaches practiced and the challenges they faced. It concludes with opportunities to improve support for these educational facilitators.TRANSCRIPT
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Parents of Online Charter School Students:
Notable Practices and Support
By: Lisa Hasler Waters, Ph.D.iNACOL, Blending and Online Learning Symposium,
Orlando, FL: 2013
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BackgroundWhat do we knowWhat I learnedNotable PracticesChallengesWhat can we do?
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traditional virtual home
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What do we knowParent Role Description
Organizer Plan daily schedules, lessons, activities; collect materials
Instructor Provide 1-1 instruction, tutor, share educational experiences, construct knowledge with student
Motivator Motivate children to progress and persist through problems
Manager Keep track of student progress, manage time, discipline, monitor
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Encourage - Reinforce - Model - Instruct
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instruction academic outcomes
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“I try to mirror them as much as possible”
“We try to relate things they were learning with real life things”
“It [learning] doesn’t have to be s e p a r a t e d
from daily life”
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“It took some adjustment
on my part”
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“…first we’ll try online searches”
“Teachers are the go-to person”
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Learning permeates the dayLearning is relevant
Learning is not separated from daily life!
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“I often feel overwhelmed! ”
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“It’s challenging wearing two hats”
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“Training is remedial”
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“It’s frustrating when they (teachers)
aren’t available ”
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What can we do?
Reduce & simplify administrative duties
Provide student guidance and motivation strategies
Differentiate training and support
Embed teacher experts and go mobile
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There is more we can doStudy roles of
teachers and learning coaches
Investigate more deeply the quality of support they provide to their students
Investigate student voices
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