E-Learning Turns Toward District-Level Approaches and a Focus on Accountability

[Howard Hartman]

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	Techology Counts 2012 Virtual Shift: E-Learning Turns Toward District-Level Approaches and a Focus on Accountability As e-learning moves further into the K-12 mainstream, it is attracting greater scrutiny from educators, policymakers, researchers, and the news media. Technology Counts 2012 tackles this shift in the virtual education landscape, examining the growth of district-based programs, state legislative efforts to expand online education, and critical accountability questions facing virtual education providers, particularly for-profit companies. • Single-District Virtual Ed. Seen Growing Fastest • Blended Learning Sports Variety of Approaches (Education Week) Advertisement IT Management E-Schools Put Specific Measures for Success in Place The devil is in the details when evaluating the educational effectiveness of virtual education. (Education Week) Virtual Education Companies Face Increasing Scrutiny As online learning expands to more schools, educators and policymakers are emphasizing the importance of holding those companies accountable. (Education Week) Advertisement Gadgets and Games YouTube Channel for Teachers Offers New Resources and Challenges YouTube has launched an online channel specifically designed for teachers where users can upload, watch, and share videos for free. (Digital Education Blog) Advertisement Read the Ed-Tech Blog Check out the Digital Education blog for solutions and analysis for the technological challenges you face today. Recent Posts: Increased Accountability for Colo. Online Schools? Social Media and the Youth ‘Culture of Fear’ Advertisement Spotlight on STEM Schools and policymakers emphasize STEM as a way to prepare students for 21st century challenges, leaving teachers with their own challenge: How do you successfully engage students in these subjects? This free Spotlight offers tips on how to create effective science and math learning opportunities for students. See other Spotlights. Upcoming Webinars Differentiation: Moving Away from One Size Fits All Today, March 15, 2 p.m. ET Sponsored by DYMO/Mimio Students use technology to customize many aspects of their lives, and schools are now finding technology can also help teachers customize, or differentiate, instruction for each student. This allows teachers to be more efficient in collecting data about how a student is learning and can permit a student to access information in ways that are best suited to their individual strengths and weaknesses. Register now for this free live event. The District Goes Digital: Leveraging Online Learning for Broader Student Achievement Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 2 p.m. ET Content Provided by: K12 In this special webinar, brought to you by K12 Inc., Kim McClelland, assistant superintendent of Falcon School District 49 in Colorado Springs, will discuss how her district leveraged lessons learned from the implementation of a full-time, online virtual school to address a much broader spectrum of student needs. Learn how McClelland and her team have developed nine additional part-time and blended learning schools and programs, meeting more individualized learning needs of more students. Register now for this free live event. Upcoming Chat Learning to Identify and Understand K-12 Innovation Friday, March 23, 2012, 3p.m. ET Sponsored by: Blackboard Everywhere you turn in K-12 education these days, it seems that someone somewhere is trying to do something “innovative.” But how much of that work lives up to the word’s meaning? Our chat guests will discuss how to understand which new approaches are truly revolutionary, and which aren’t. Sign up for a reminder about this chat. Ed-Tech Events • SET Connections Special Education Technology Conference • NSBA Education Technology Site Visit: Clark County School District To search for more ed-tech events, visit our calendar of events.		Most Viewed on DD 1. In Age of Tweets, Teachers Hammer the Grammar 2. Digital Education Blog: YouTube Channel for Teachers Offers New Resources and Challenges 3. Digital Revolution Changing Lives of Students With Disabilities 4. Rethinking Testing in the Age of the iPad 5. Educators Evaluate Learning Benefits of iPad Some stories may require subscription. EDUCATION WEEK EVENTS Differentiation: Moving Away from One Size Fits All Webinar March 15, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Register now. 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