Online LearningGifted Advisory Council

Wendy KraftSupervisor of Online LearningNew Hanover County Schools

September 21, 2015

What is NCVPS?

150+ web-based courses

Aligned to Common Core/NC Standards

Facilitated by NC Certified teachers

Classmates from across the state

2nd largest provider of online courses in nation

Why Online Learning?

Schedule conflicts

Unique courses not offered on campus

Off-campus coursework

Middle school students desiring high school credits and/or online learning opportunities

NHCS Virtual Academy

Systematic support structure

• communication• goal setting• intervention• coaching/progress monitoring• mini-lessons

Implemented at every middle & high school 2015-2016

Last Year’s Celebrations!

Middle School Success

Year# of

Enrollments

Pass Rate

B or Higher

On-Level Honors

2014-15

468 99% 95% 414 54

2013-14 349 97% 85% 300 49

NCVPS in our Middle Schools• High School Credit Opportunities

• Earn credit towards graduation but does not contribute towards GPA• Specific state approved courses• Logistics:

• Must access courses as part of daily school schedule• Blended/Compacted Model

• Middle School Content Opportunities• Success 101• Art Appreciation• Creative Writing• Digital Photography

Blended/Compacted ModelPurpose: To provide high achieving 8th graders access to high school content courses, while providing layers of support and enrichment opportunities to enhance student learning.

BLENDEDOur 8th grade partnering teachers will provide weekly enrichments with the goal of:• Blending the 8th grade and high school concepts to help students make

connections• Providing learning experiences using multiple modalities (labs,

discussions, etc)• Differentiating learning for students COMPACTEDOur 8th grade partnering teachers will be scheduled as the 8th grade teacher of record (for their respective content area) for the entire year. They will use an alternate pacing guide to ensure that:• Blended Semester: students are experiencing 8th grade content as it

aligns to the high school content delivered via NCVPS (see resources for labs, discussions, etc)

• Compacted Semester: students are experiencing all of the 8th grade content that won’t be covered in the Blended semester

Blended/Compacted Model - Science

8th Grad

e EOG

This NCVPS course is not subject to NC Final Exams.

Fall SpringTeacher of

Record8th grade Science Teacher

FocusBlending 8th grade content as it aligns with E/E content

Compacting 8th grade content that wasn’t covered in fall semester

FallTeacher of

RecordNCVPS E/E

Teacher

Focus Teaching E/E content

Blended/Compacted Model – Social Studies

This NCVPS course is not subject to NC Final Exams.

Fall SpringTeacher of

Record8th grade Social Studies Teacher

FocusCompacting 8th grade content that won’t be

covered in spring semester

Blending 8th grade content as it aligns with American

History 2 content

SpringTeacher of

RecordNCVPS

American History 2 Teacher

FocusTeaching American History 2 content

8th NC

Final Exam

NCVPS in our High Schools

Scheduling• On-Campus• Off-Campus

Off-Site Learning • Access an entire semester off campus

Online Summer School• Acceleration and Credit Recovery

Video-Conferencing & Online Courses

Parent Involvement

Check Grades

Ask Questions Email/Call Teacher

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Next StepsDecember 2012…

The NC State Board of Education voted to require that beginning

with the graduating class of 2020,

all students must successfully complete at least ONE online course prior to graduation.

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for our students!