Archive for the ‘K-12’ Category

Virtual schooling growing at K-12 level

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As a seventh-grader, Kelsey-Anne Hizer was getting mostly D’s and F’s and felt the teachers at her Ocala middle school were not giving her the help she needed.Read the Full Article

Virtual schooling growing at K-12 level

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As a seventh-grader, Kelsey-Anne Hizer was getting mostly D’s and F’s and felt the teachers at her Ocala middle school were not giving her the help she needed.Read the Full Article

Special Report: eSchools Work!

May 17, 2007—In spite of what you might have heard or read in the general press lately, the evidence is in, and it’s overwhelming: eSchools work!Read the Full Article

Special Report: eSchools Work!

May 17, 2007—In spite of what you might have heard or read in the general press lately, the evidence is in, and it’s overwhelming: eSchools work!Read the Full Article

Supporting Student Teaching Through Virtual Classrooms

n the face of increasing difficulty placing teacher candidates in schools for their practicum, using a cyber practicum offers several advantagesRead the Full Article

Supporting Student Teaching Through Virtual Classrooms

n the face of increasing difficulty placing teacher candidates in schools for their practicum, using a cyber practicum offers several advantagesRead the Full Article

Should K-12 Teachers Develop Learning Objects? Evidence from the Field with K-12 Students

The emergence of learning objects for teachers as a focus of educational concentration is relatively new and much of the discussion has not been based on the actual development of objects, but different definitions, learning theories, properties and standards or decorative packages of learning objects (LOs). Read the Full Article

Should K-12 Teachers Develop Learning Objects? Evidence from the Field with K-12 Students

The emergence of learning objects for teachers as a focus of educational concentration is relatively new and much of the discussion has not been based on the actual development of objects, but different definitions, learning theories, properties and standards or decorative packages of learning objects (LOs). Read the Full Article

Nevada’s First Statewide Virtual Charter School to Serve Grade 4-11

RENO, Nev., March 22 /PRNewswire/ — Nevada students will have an exciting new public school alternative this fall that delivers exceptional schooling to students in a unique distance education “school without walls.” Nevada Connections Academy (NCA), Nevada’s first statewide virtual charter school for students in grades 4-12, was authorized by the Nevada State Board of […]

Nevada’s First Statewide Virtual Charter School to Serve Grade 4-11

RENO, Nev., March 22 /PRNewswire/ — Nevada students will have an exciting new public school alternative this fall that delivers exceptional schooling to students in a unique distance education “school without walls.” Nevada Connections Academy (NCA), Nevada’s first statewide virtual charter school for students in grades 4-12, was authorized by the Nevada State Board of […]