Flipping a Public Speaking Course – a competency based approach

In this Public Speaking course flipping helps the student be “emerged” into the content. This is accomplished using ‘Learning Modules’ to gain competency along with WorkPacs for practice, and ComPacs to develop their own content (speeches in this case). The … Read More

Flipping a High School Level Chemistry Course – all about the media

This fall, after teaching Introduction to Chemistry for over 20 years, it was, for the first time, taught as a flipped course. At Southern State, Introduction to Chemistry is a high school level course designed for those students who either … Read More

Virtual School Series – Georgia Virtual School (Portability and Flexibility)

The Georgia Virtual School was established in 2005. Over the past seven years, GaVS enrollment has grown from 1500 to a projected 15,000+ in 2012-13. The primary reasons for the success of GaVS is the dedicated teaching staff and the … Read More

Virtual School Series – Orange USD (Classroom Teachers Create Content)

Orange LIVE! (Learning through Interactive Virtual Education) is the virtual school of the Orange Unified School District in California. Their classes provide traditional high school students with opportunities to experience a technology-rich learning environment, gain graduation credits, and enroll in … Read More

Virtual School Series – BlendedSchools.net (Repurposed Content in the Cloud)

BlendedSchools.net is a not-for-profit company that empowers a network of schools to teach and learn online by providing K-12 curriculum, learning technologies, professional development and a professional network. BlendedSchools.net develops quality content with practicing teachers aided by instructional designers that … Read More

Virtual Schools – One Size Does NOT Fit All

In the world of K-12 education Virtual School models can vary greatly. In this webinar we will examine three. (1) Georgia Virtual (GaVS) is a statewide initiative which, requires their content to work in a larger variety of online environments, … Read More