expanding student horizons. the issues broadband capacity doubles every year, increasingly impacting...
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Expanding Student Horizons
The Issues
Broadband capacity doubles every year, increasingly impacting students’ lives
We must ensure that rural schools have every opportunity to be competitive–With access–With quality content–With support
Rural Distance Education Survey
Policymakers must help increase rural districts’ effective use of distance education
This led to Act 1280 of 2013
Act 1280 of 2013The Digital Learning Act
The Digital Learning Act
Beginning with the entering ninth grade class of the 2014-2015 school year, each high school student shall be required to take at least one (1) digital learning course for credit to graduate.
APSRC Plan for Digital LearningBased on research from the National Research Center on Rural Education Support APSRC based all of our planning around addressing these issues:
• Creation of a comprehensive curriculum• The need to address the small numbers
of students in specific coursework• Fiscal restraints
Issues and OutcomesIssue Outcome
Policy on Digital Learning Act 1280 of 2013
Creation of a comprehensive curriculum
Developing the eResources Digital Learning Portal with over 1500 courses available
Need to address the small numbers of students in specific coursework
Wide variety of providers and courses
Assistance with Remediation and Credit Recovery
Digital offerings specifically designed for nontraditional learners
Fiscal Restraints Grant program to assist in paying for course costs initially
Final Outcome…
eResources Digital Learning Portal
eResources Digital Learning Portal
• Hundreds of teacher-led and teacher-facilitated courses
• High quality courses from nationally recognized digital providers
• Available to any student• 5th through 12th grade courses• Meets and exceeds the requirements of Act 1280
eResources Digital Course Providers
AventaBrigham Young UniversityEdison LearningFlorida Virtual SchoolK12Northwestern UniversityUniversity of Nebraska
How are schools using digital courses?
Advanced Placement Courses Enriching local curriculum Remediation Homebound students Homeschooled students Expelled students
eResources Digital Learning Portal
www.elearning-resources.net
Questions?Barbara Hunter CoxDirector of Teaching and [email protected]
Brook SingletaryInstructional Technology [email protected]
501-492-4300