SUSD ONLINE LEARNING

TASKFORCEDr. Althe Allen, Executive Director Secondary

SchoolsMr. Kyle Ross, Chaparral AP

Welcome

Dr. Althe AllenExecutive Director Secondary SchoolsAnd Excelling Teaching and Learning

Subcommittee Reports

Next Steps/Timeline

Today’s Topics:

An Online Learning Philosophy that can be communicated and shared across the district with all stakeholders A communication plan to accompany the philosophy

A framework that describes the elements needed in “SUSD Online Learning”

A three-year action plan for the development and implementation of “SUSD Online Learning” for K-12 students; The Action Plan, Summary Document and Task Force

materials will be submitted/presented to the Governing Board.

Goals/Outcomes of TaskForce:

Philosophy SubcommitteeGayl Howell

A variety of methods were used for our meetings

Brainstorming through our philosophy Wiki page

DimDim ~ which made me feel DimDumb

Face to face ~ Our most productive

Philosophy Subcommittee Report

Philosophy Committee’s Greatest Challenge

To have a clear understanding of where the District is truly going with on-line learning.

•Is the focus to be credit recovery?•Is the focus to be both credit recovery and acceleration?•Are the courses to be created and taught by our teachers?•Are we purchasing an on-line product on which our teachers will

put a new face”?•How is the content to be presented: on-line, teleconferencing, or

hybrid?

These questions plagued the philosophy committee

Ultimately we decided to create a general philosophy statement

The statement pulled together language from other philosophy statements that we felt would be pertinent to include

We created a name for our on-line learning center (OLC) ~ imagining that SUSD would have a “home hub” for on-line learning

Through much brainstorming we came up with the following statement:

Philosophy Results

SUSD's Online Learning Center (OLC) is committed to helping students achieve academic excellence by extending beyond traditional classroom walls. Dynamic and innovative courses taught by our highly qualified teachers foster a unique sense of community, dialogue and interaction. Courses provide students with rigorous learning outcomes that parallel the traditional interactive classroom while allowing educational access to all students.

SUSD On-Line Philosophy

Critical Elements SubcommitteeDawn Ewan Thompson

Research SubcommitteeTom Clark

May 18 Subcommittee Reports to Group

Plan for summer curriculum development

Summer 2010 Development of pilot courses

Fall 2010 Finalize 3-year action plan and pilot courses

November 2010 Presentation to Leadership Team and/or

Board to include 3-year action plan and initial on

line course offerings for Spring Semester 2011

Timeline for Summer-Fall 2010

QUESTIONS?