NASA SPR 2012 Lake Tahoe Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 11:00am Breakout Session TOPIC: “Distance Ed & Blended Learning Programs for Progress” Presented by: Patricia (Trish) Edmonson Patricia is a full time educator at Silver Stage Middle School, and serves as the Lyon County School District Online Coordinator for enrollment and tech support. Patricia has been [...]
Originally posted by the Arizona Charter Schools Association Virtual charter schools in Arizona are public schools. Legislation allowing for the creation of charter schools was passed in 1994 by the Arizona Legislature with the purpose of providing “a learning environment that will improve student achievement.” The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools is the primary regulatory authority [...]
Sen. Rich Crandall: But we are on the cutting edge. And Ted I’ve got to say it’s nice to talk about something other than recalls and redistricting. This topic right here literally moves the needle. What we find is that your kids take 180 days to learn, my kids take 180 days to learn; that’s not true and that’s exactly how state policy is. Everybody has to sit in their chair for the same amount of time. Using technology, you take the best of a brick and mortar school and the best of online digital and blend them together.