effective and engaging e-learning environment for Tennessee

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effective and engaging e-learning environment for
Tennessee

• Wendy Oliver
• www.e4tn.org
• In partnership with Hamilton County Department of
  Education

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iNACOL Fast Facts About Online Learning

• K12 is a 50 million market growing at 30
  annually
• 42 states have online programs
• 26/42 have state-led initiatives
• The Peak Group estimates 1 million enrollments in
  2007
• Some states require HS online credit
• 44 states in the US have online learning
• www.nacol.org

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High School Redesign, Budget Cuts Online
Learning

• Global access
• Individualized learning
• Standards driven
• Self-driven
• Technology opportunities
• HQ teacher pool

• Equity
• Student engagement
• Teacher readiness
• College readiness
• Critical thinking
• Communication
• Problem solving
• Accountability

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Overview e4TN
e4TN is a grant funded initiative that provides
Tennessee teachers the opportunity to develop
online Carnegie credit courses that are rigorous,
engaging and aligned to Tennessee standards, to
include core courses and electives such as
foreign languages.
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How Districts Use e4TN

• Summer School
• Adult education
• Advanced opportunities
• Alternative education
• Teacher shortage
• Teacher long term or short term disability
• Medical homebound
• College readiness
• Literacy
• NCLB Cohort

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How Districts Use e4TN

• Bridge achievement gap
• Teacher opportunities
• System-wide equity and access to courses
• Gifted programs or advanced students
• Transient students
• Credit recovery
• Graduation for NCLB cohort
• Advanced credit

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Personalized Infrastructure
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Teachers

• State-wide teacher pool of online trained
  teachers
• HQT
• e4TN teacher training and support
• Adjunct teachers
• Lead teacher/mentor for all instructors
• Technical help desk
• 151 maximum studentteacher 201 experienced
  teacher in vendor
• All communications recorded in online log
• Weekly teacher evaluations
• Live teacher hours
• Teacher contacts student weekly and guardian
  monthly
• Teacher responds to communication within 24 hours

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Rigorous and Engaging Curriculum

• Developing online courses for State of TN
  students by TN teachers and building a teacher
  pool
• 5 course developers
• 14 technical staff
• Rigorous and engaging curriculum
• Tennessee standards aligned Personal Finance
• Sound educational theory
• Simulations
• Constructivist
• Gagne
• Gardner

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What Courses Does e4TN Offer?

• Summer 09
• Fall 09
• Your Teachers with Our Curriculum
• Our Teachers Our Curriculum
• Using e4TN vs. Other Vendors
• Approval Process

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Geographic Implementation Specialists
Eastern Tennessee, Chris Cooper Cooper_christopher
_at_hcde.org 423-209-8827, 423-883-6821 Central
Tennessee, Pamela Lane Lane_pamela_at_hcde.org 423-20
9-8813, 423-883-6816 Western Tennessee, Vickie
Fann Fann_vickie_at_hcde.org 423-209-8820,
423-883-6820
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e4TN Leadership Team

• Dan Long Executive Director,Assessment ,
  Evaluation, Research, and e-Learning dan.long_at_stat
  e.tn.us
• 615- 253-5031
• Wendy Oliver
• Coordinator e4TN, Leadership Team
• 423. 209- 8810
• oliver_wendy_at_HCDE.ORG
• www.e4tn.org
• www.e4tn.org