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Session #5: An International Perspective > Australia, Canada, and England SESSION ##6: Gifted Learning:
 * represented - WHO in Figi, India,
 * trends: dual credits, state requirements to graduate (must have an on line class), payments to teachers linked to student performance
 * Turkey: companies invest in on line content
 * South Korea: Nation wide virtual schools for any child
 * Singaprore: blended environment - school closed 4 weeks a year for on line learning only called Elearning Weeks otherwise physically there
 * Mexico: all content digitalized and all teachers have laptops
 * China: all content digitalized
 * Canada: geography challenges us so technology is the answer, each province has different involvement and different regulations, district based, BC has distributed learning supported by legistature and plicy, STUDENT SUCCESS=ENGAGEMENT+AVHIEVEMENT+SATISFACTION, one in ten students are involved in online learning
 * England: declining enrollment but bulge in teens, funding for all schools, home access program with laptop and internet, Goal is ematurity with technology confident schools, engage and empower families, leadership connections, world class sustainable system
 * Australia: Alice Springs School on the Air - radio based lessons, population is doubling, Learning Federation is managing national resource pool aligned with Australian standards, the Australian story: [|http://www.scil.nsn.du.au] - service rural schols, mostly lower level, infrastructure, varies, federal funds
 * India: challenges - 70% rural, only 3.7% internet access, 29 different languages, costly hardware, some blended initiatives - government distance learning, free one stop educationa portal, accessibility to 700 citites, on line courses, embedded testing
 * WHO in Figi: challenge - varying sizes, low bandwith, lack of IT support, low teacher education, lack of electricity, lack of fiber optic connectivity
 * online differentiation and Web 2.0
 * use of Bb
 * courses are created by teachers - NOT packaged
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 * there are gifted myths
 * gifted students need well trained teachers
 * gifted students need to struggles with their own learning
 * gifted student need to work with their intellectual peers
 * need to have organizational stuctures to meet gifted needs
 * gifted on line should integrate rigor and complexity, should have challenging content, should have student connect with others like them, should have the capability of sharing ideas and products
 * Web 2.0 is their journey tool: wiki, blog, webcasting, voice thread
 * [|http://mywebinspiration.com]
 * [|www.curriki.org]

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ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ONLINE LEARNING
 * Colorado – hosted by CO state authorizers
 * Services students from outside too
 * State Policy includes : QUALITY STANDARDS” for online programs. Use aps for multi district which serves more than 10 students from outside the district, used for certification, use for reports, addresses safety, guidance, community, and other critical issues in statute.
 * Authorizing – look for % in proposal and 2 years later. Has it changes. How hold accountable? Look at growths scores.
 * CO Cohorts: 1 – kids enrolling in March for the next year, 2 – kids enrolling on line in Aug and Sept for that year 3 – enrolled after Oct.
 * Goals should be able to be adjusted
 * ** Q:Virtual schools – Are they on a traditional school calendar? What about testing windows? What is the impact on the entire district calendar? **
 * Q:How do we hold virtual schools accountable? How assess? Create alternative assess?
 * In CO: end of year online schools telling her that they ended up where they had not planned to go.
 * Caution- be careful if you are thinking turning curriculum over to vendors
 * ** Digital/virtual – use curriculum as a framework **
 * ** Need own content developers **
 * Q: Look at our own cyber kids now. What courses do they need? Begin developing these.
 * Q: How do we evaluate the content for quality?
 * What will be the role of the coordinator of instructional technology? What is the role of the principals?
 * Hunt for map gaps.
 * Q: Are virtual schools clearinghouses for at risk kids?
 * Q: Who orients the student and the parents when first enrolling whether begin year or later?
 * When can you enroll a student in an online course? Anytime?

CLASS DISRUPTED: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND ONLINE LEARNING THROUGH COMMUNITY LEARNING
 * Open HS Model: public charter, on-line, one on one, work at own pace, stand alone high school, teachers have 4 hours of office hours per day (for example to look at student achievement data), flexibility, instant feedback, open education resources, curriculum from internet, teachers are INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNERS, technology is real time, instant feedback, aligned to standards,
 * Crown Point HS: Brick and Mortar in Chicago, why they use online – supplemental content, full content, dual enrollment, every month train a percentage of the faculty
 * American Academy: uses own licensed teachers, helps with alternative education, helps public schools meet student needs by building their own or to give options
 * Use of BrainHoney as learning management system

VIRTUAL SCIENCE LABS: HANDS ON APPROACH AVENTA LEARNING
 * ** Scientific literacy **
 * ** Hands on or virtual? **
 * ** Definition of labs vary **
 * ** Inquiry or structure? **
 * ** AP requirements: anxiety? Hands on required. What we are hearing – stay put until new roll out. AP Bio first but roll out next year. May need a hands on requirement. Talk about it now. Chem next and Physics B will become 1 and 2. **
 * ** Recommendation – hands on and online – new job will not see labs as is in high schools now. Will be interfacing with computers. **
 * ** Evolution of labs: teacher input, student input, evaluation **
 * ** Assessment tools - self check, formal and informal lab reports, discussions, computer generated assessments, reflections and journals. **
 * ** STEP by step procedures., hands on structu5ed labs n- science concept, testable question, materials, procedure, results/analysis, conclusions **
 * ** Allow students to problem solve **
 * ** See websites [] [|http://videos.howstuffworks.com]**
 * **[|http://www.sciencedaily.com]**
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 * **[|http://treehugger.com]**


 * Session #4: Marketing **
 * Standards aligned **
 * Contact people via phone and talk (some jump on and other wait to see) **
 * TETN sessions: telecommunications network to talk about **
 * Conference presentations **
 * Listserves **
 * Webinars **
 * Fliers: general, counselor specific (talking points), fast facts – **
 * Posters to counselors and their regional meetings, **
 * Learning without boundaries **
 * Market – student success brings kids to classrooms **
 * Hit the road for face to face meetings: in community, invite families, visit pubic and private schools, find places that parents meet **
 * Go to Community events and set up booths **
 * Find ways to get the name out: name recognition. (sporting events???) **
 * Go to events **
 * Common marketing tools: website (engaging and constantly updated), collateral (branding), media relations, advertising, social networking **
 * Billboards **
 * Tweet and Facebook to market **
 * Professional Development **
 * Student Ambassadors: successful students to give testimony in community they also facilitate webinars for others. **
 * Let the students be the voice. **
 * Media Relations position. Contracted independently **
 * Students have a menu of options **
 * Work closely with guidance counselors **
 * Attract and inform homeschoolers **

My Opinion of CVSD Priorities (not in any particular order): //**
 * // Yvonne Wonders //**
 * **// How do we phase in? //**
 * **// What are initial teacher incentives? //**
 * **// Should we start by requiring all teachers to place their course on line? Give time? Money? One time approach. Phase in. //**
 * **// Do we need policy? Language? Contract? //**
 * **// Where is PA with Race to the Top? //**
 * **// “Brick and Click” //**
 * **// How do we assess? Student performance? Teacher performance? Products? //**
 * **// How do we use the trend of game development for education? //**
 * **// In the past technology was a add on. Now it is a “shift in delivery”. How do we shift traditional teachers' thinking thus instructional delivery? //**
 * **// Check out freereading.net //**
 * **// How can we change the Library environment? Open it up! Change the role of the librarian. Stay open later. Have student transportation. How would we manage security? //**
 * **// What about students who do not have internet access at home? //**
 * **// How can we use with talented students? //**
 * 1) contract language
 * 2) written policy and guidelines
 * 3) develop short and long term plan
 * 4) course development
 * 5) hybrid model development and pilot implementation/evaluation
 * 6) develop understanding of collaborative relationships with AIU and other districts
 * 7) develop plan to attract back cyber students and home schoolers
 * 8) develop plan for altenative education
 * 9) work with the CVSD Technology Department and new position of Coordinator of Instructional Technology to develop, implement, evaluate
 * 10) rethink: "What does a school library look like?" "What is the role of the librarian/teachers?"
 * 11) How does a CVSD teacher teach with FIRE in a cyber world?

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