Webinar Blended Approach for Student

Learning 12/10/2010

Competitive Options

•11 PA Operating Charter Schools• 21st Century, Achievement House, Agora, Central PA, CCA, PA Cyber, PA

Distance Learning, PA Leadership CS, PA Learners Online Regional Cyber, PA Virtual CS, Susquehanna Cyber Charter

•Outsourcing Education India and Pakistan

• Growing Stars, Career Launcher, TutorVista, Educomp Solutions Limited

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Reasons & Benefits

• Flexibility-Attend-anytime, anywhere Accessible 24/7

• Reduce Social Pressures

• Learn at their own pace

• Broad Spectrum of Content

Over 4 Million and growing 30% increase /yr

Why do we do it?

Parent and Student Perspective

Schools• Provides equity of access

• Expands educational opportunities

•True differentiated learning

•Global Opportunities

•Support achievement for all

•75% of colleges offer online

• Medium student embrace• Makes a better teacher

OpportunitiesStudents & Teachers

• Alternative Cyber Charter

• Hybrid Class

• Gifted Education

• Special Needs/Homebound

• Alternative Education

• Credit Recovery

• Tutoring

Over 4 Million and growing 30% increase /yr

Why do we do it?

• Summer School

• Supplemental Instruction

• Indepentent Study

• AP Courses & Elective Courses

• Schedule Conflicts

• PD Courses for Teachers

• Tutoring

Bedford Virtual Academy

•Blended Schools •Education 2020

• Virtual Drive of America

• Ed Options

• Aztec Software

• Advanced Academics

• Keystone National High School

• Aventa Learning

• Learning Lamp

• Lincoln Interactive

• Learning Springs

• Pearson Digital Learning

ONLINE LEARNING ACADEMY

•Blended Schools

24/7 Learning

•Education 2020

Education 2020 •Course Structure

• Vocabulary

• Video Lecture

• Online Content

• Journal Activity

• Simulation Labs using explore learning gizmos

• Practice Homework

• Quiz/Exam

E2020

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Virtual Academy

Amanda Miller

Parents

Administrators

Teachers Guidance Counselors

StudentsCyber Educator

What does it look like?

Who does its?

Virtual Adacemy

Traditional Courses

Online Courses

Blend of Both

Spectrum of Course Choices

In 2009-10, the Bedford Area Virtual Academy (BAVA) saved $350,160 that could have been paid to cyber schools. The districts projected savings over the

educational career of each student totals $1,305,322. This takes into consideration without the BAVA a student would have finished their education in

a PA cyber school.

Online Learning1119 Blended Student Users

175 10th Graders Driver’s Education online course

3 students with Special Needs

4 Senior students Credit Recovery

55 Students at home Online

4 Alternative Education

1119 Blended Student Users

175 10th Graders Driver’s Education online course

3 students with Special Needs

4 Senior students Credit Recovery

55 Students at home Online

4 Alternative Education

In 2010 to date, the Bedford Area Virtual Academy (BAVA) saved about 1/2 million dollars that could have been paid to cyber schools. The districts

projected savings over the educational career of each student totals $1.7 Million. This takes into consideration without the BAVA a student would have finished

their education in a PA cyber school.

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