Virtual School Movement

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Poway Unified School District
www.powayusd.com
One Districts Story.. A Virtual School
Implementation Model
Aligning, Designing, and Professional
Development
Dr. Kathy Hayden Associate Professor Educational
Technology Cal State University San Marcos
Stacey Campo Instructional Integration
Specialist Poway Unified School District
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• In 2009, 45 of the 50 U.S. states, plus
  Washington DC, had some form of virtual education
  available to K-12 students
• Online programs run by a single district, for
  students in that district, represent an emerging
  category of online learning activity
  (Watson, Gemin, Ryan
  Wicks)

In 2014, it is predicted that 25 of high school
courses will be taught online.
(Christensen,
2008)
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Overview

• Strategic Plan
• Partnerships, Summit and Stakeholders Engagement
• Building and Implementing Professional
  Development
• Virtual High Initiative
• Recommendations
• Next Steps

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Phases
Virtual Courses - School
Professional Development
Technology Integration Plan
Blackboard (LMS)
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21 Prior PUSD Courses Site-Based /
Teacher-Developed
College Algebra
World Literature
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Polling Question

• Does your institution offer online courses to
  your students?
• If you offer online courses, is there an
  alignment process for course development?

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PUSD Technology Integration Plan
Articulating the Vision

• A district goal is that every student is using
  technology to engage in learning customized to
  their needs, master rigorous content which
  develops 21st Century Literacy Skills and
  culminates in college readiness

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Articulating the Vision

• shared knowledge of principles of effective
  learning
• multiple opportunities for active engagement,
  inquiry and problem solving
• relevant, real world experiences

• Broaden relationships to support academic
  success within the school as well as with the
  global community.

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Summit Feedback

• The On-Line Learning summit participants
  recognized that a successful launch of a PUSD
  Virtual High School would require
• On-going staff development in online pedagogy
• Support Teacher Union / Administrators /
  Counselors
• Curriculum alignment with PUSD and CA standards
• Technical support
• Sufficient, sustainable technical resources

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Benefits Systemwide
Online Courses Will

• Meet district Technology Integration Plan
• Provide options/flexibility for student learning
• Build capacity towards customization of learning
• Attract/retain students
• Shift teacher pedagogy
• Extend learning to an anytime, anywhere model

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Competition
PUSD
Oceanside, Grossmont, Ramona, and San Diego
Unified all developing online schools
KH
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Technology Integration/21st Century Learning
EnvironmentProfessional Capacity
Building Modeling and Embedding Principles of
Effective Learning and Teaching
Tier I Basic Integration Application of Level I
resources around principles of effective teaching
and learning and 21st century literacy skills.
Inquiry-Based, Problem-Solving Curriculum 21st
Century Literacy Skills Standards
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Professional Development

• Directly engage staff
• Leverage technology
• Alternative evaluation

Teaching and Learning Cooperatives (TLCs)
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Partnership Poway USD California State
University

• Distinguished Professor in Residence Grant
• 360 hours of support
• Professional expertise experience

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Polling

• Do you think teachers should be certified to
  teach online?

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Approval for 3-District Wide
New Delivery Model
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iNACOL The International Association for K-12
Online Learning

• Mission iNACOL strives to ensure all students
  have access to world-class education and quality
  online learning opportunities that prepare them
  for a lifetime for success.
• Vision Online learning is a powerful innovation
  that expands education opportunities. iNACOL
  supports access to high-quality online learning
  for all students.

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www.powayusd.com/pusdvs
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• Discussion Forum
• Creating Student Community
• Personal Expression
• Critical Thinking

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• Communication
• Scaffolding for success
• Constant communication in multiple mediums

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• Simulations
• Real-world thinking
• Decision-making
• Authentic Learning

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Gathering Feedback Listening

• Survey of PD Experience
• Survey of the Learning Experience
• Survey for Future Needs
• Student Focus Group

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Survey Administrators Counselors
What are the Needs?
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Path to Growth
PUSD Virtual School
Outside the Existing Structure
Implemented Staff Development Model Developed
Rubric Aligning Current Courses to
Rubric Designed Four New Online Courses
Pilot
2011
We are here
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Recommendations

• Plan for quality course delivery
• Effective teaching strategies for online learning
  are different from face-to-face
• Teachers who teach online should have experience
  as an online learner
• Develop an online professional learning community
• Modeling is important!

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Next Steps Legislative Update AB 2027
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• disruptive innovation does not take root
  through a direct attack on the existing system.
  Instead, it must go around and underneath the
  system. This is how disruption drives
  affordability, accessibility, capability, and
  responsiveness.
• Disrupting Class

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Questions?
Stacey Campo, M. Ed Instructional Technology
Specialist Poway Unified School
District scampo_at_powayusd.com
Katherine Hayden, Ed. D California State
University, San Marcos khayden_at_csusm.edu