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Title: Florida Virtual School


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Florida Virtual School
  • where every student has a front row seat

Bruce Friend Chief Academic Officer
http//www.flvs.net
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The e-learning Promise
  • In our current system,
  • time is the constant and achievement the
    variable.
  • Achievement should be the constant
  • and time the variable.

We have it backwards.
In Learning a Living A SCANS Report.
Secretarys Commission on Achieving Necessary
Skills. Washington, D.C. U.S. Department of
Labor, 1992.
3
Assumptions, Trends, Observations of Online
Education
  • "Computers in the future may weigh no more than
    1.5 tons." -Popular Mechanics, 1949
  • "I think there is a world market for maybe five
    computers." --Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM,
    1943
  • "Everything that can be invented has been
    invented." --Charles H. Duell, Commissioner,
    U.S. Office of Patents, 1899.
  • "640K ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill
    Gates, 1981

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Assumptions, Trends, Observations of Online
Education
  • Online learning opportunities will continue to
    increase. Parents/students demand choice, school
    reform, meeting the needs of students.
  • Will online replace traditional teaching /
    teachers?
  • Will teachers earn certification in online
    instruction? Will online instruction become a
    part of teacher training?
  • Will online solve school overcrowding issues?
  • Does online learning limit student-teacher
    communication?

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Top Ten Technology Breakthroughs for Schools
  • Wireless Networking
  • Handheld Devices
  • Digital Video
  • ASPs
  • Virtual Schooling
  • For the first time since the adoption of
    schooling as we know it, students and parent have
    real choices
  • The notion of what it means to be a literate
    person will also be impacted by the virtual
    schooling revolution.
  • Technology and Learning
  • November, 2001

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Why Online?
  • Flexible schedule
  • Enhanced course selection
  • Critical graduation credit
  • Authentic instruction for homeschool student
  • Accommodates alternative learning styles
  • Grade forgiveness
  • Additional credits

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What is FLVS?
  • First state funded virtual high school
  • An innovative plan to increase opportunities for
  • Homeschool students
  • Minority students
  • Rural schools
  • Low-performing schools

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FLVS History
  • FLVS created out of a partnership between
    two districts with help from the FL. Dept. of
    Education
  • FLVS began having a state-wide presence
  • USDLA Award for Excellence in Distance Learning
    Most Outstanding Achievement by an Individual
  • Greatly expanded course offerings and
    state-wide staff. Received CADE award
  • Earned SACS CITA Accreditation. Established
    a national and international presence USDLA
    Award for Excellence in Distance Learning
  • 2002 Developing middle school and adult education
    (GED) courses

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What makes us unique...
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Enrollment History
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If you build it, will they come..
  • Summer 2002 Registration Opportunity
  • 10,000 registrations in one week

Fall 2002 Registration 8,000 registrations in
one day
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Student Success is a shared responsibility
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The Best Thing About FLVS
I am enjoying this class a great deal. It is
filled with lots of information. The thing I like
about FLVS is the encouraging teachers. They are
great and it is easy to work with them and they
seem to really want to help me.
--Student
Florida Virtual School has been and continues
to be a most rewarding experience for my wife and
I as parents. I am very pleased with your
instructional staff. I actually have found myself
MORE involved with my son Stephen than when he
was in traditional public school. - Parent
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Future Audiences
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Other states
  • Other countries
  • Adult education
  • GED
  • Professional development
  • Professional services

15
FLVS Critical Success Factors
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Course Design
  • Support from the stakeholders
  • Identifying, reaching, and focusing in on your
    audience

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Florida Virtual School
  • where every student has a front row seat

Bruce Friend Chief Academic Officer
http//www.flvs.net
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