Not Your Traditional Teacher

Quite simply, what’s wrong is that the world has changed and schools have not.

-Teaching the Digital Generation

Flexibility Paradigm of education

Equity of education can and does exist outside the “Brick-and-mortar” school setting

Accessibility to StudentsInstruction, Direction, and Clarification for students and parents can and does occur outside of the traditional school hours (and weekends)

Hours of OperationVirtual Office HoursSchool Cell Phones for Instructor‘Constant’ online presence

The Online Instructor

Highly Qualified Content Area Teachers

Different HatsAcademic Counselor

-Transcript analysis-Course assignment – recovery credit and original credit-Student Issues

Truancy SpecialistDaily contact with student and parents/guardians about progress

Response to Intervention

Individualized student instruction and remediation to supplement E2020 curriculum

Handyman(or woman) and a Jack-of-all-Trades

Suitable Technology Skills

Ability to ‘Think Outside the Box’

In an untraditional setting sometimes untraditional thinking and solutions need to be applied

What Else Helps?

• Curriculum and Pacing Guides Drive Instruction

• 25 to 40 students all on the “same page”

• Students taking 6-8 different classes concurrently

• Needs of many can outweigh the needs of one

• Outside of classroom time focused on planning lessons and grading

Traditional, Brick and MortarClassrooms

Student need drives Instruction

Every student is on a ‘Different Page’

Students focus on 1-3 classes at a time

Outside “classroom time” may focus around troubleshooting, uploading additional instructional videos, email help, phone calls (same as during classroom hours)

Online Learning ( Our Flavor of Kool-Aid )

Typical profile of an unsuccessful student:Lack sense of ownership with their learningStudents significantly below grade level standards(In reading specifically)

Student quote, “online learning is a lot tougher than I thought it would be.”

Adjustment / transition period from Brick-and-mortar to the virtual environment

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Rosa Gonzalez

Brick-and-Mortar completion rate average of less than 3 classes a quarter in six years of traditional seat time credits for a total of 16.5 credits

Blended Environment completion rate of 10 classes a quarter through her first 2 quarters of enrollment with APS Online and is expected to graduate May, 2011.

Successful Student Story

Not Your Traditional Teacher