Expanding Course Offeringsin Small Schools

Mike Carroll, SuperintendentRinda Montgomery Conwell,

Assistant SuperintendentNorth Central ESD

By PresenterMedia.com

• Bringing a world of opportunity to every classroom.

•Expanding Course Offerings in Small Schools

The Frontier Learning NetworkWhat has been the evolution of alternative distance delivery models?

Introduction

Courses

Participation

Platforms

Technology

Course OfferingsWhat types of courses are being offered at a distance?

Course DeliveryWhat does the student experience look like?

Tools for Distance InteractionWhat is the range of Web 2.0 technology tools for student distance learning?

Joining the ConsortiumWhat are the components of strong partnership for student success?

•INTRODUCTIONTHE FRONTIER LEARNING NETWORK

•Phase One• Planning to address the educational needs of rural

students in Gilliam, Sherman, and Wheeler Counties•Phase Two

• Funding authorization, services with itinerant teachers, mobile classrooms, adult learning options

•Phase Three• Telecommunications infrastructure adapted,

expanded to include interactive video conferencing•Phase Four

• Incorporation of multi-platform Web 2.0 delivery options and expansion of membership to other areas.

Evolving Distance Education•FLN History 1995-2010

Architecture, design, manufacturing, assembly, engineering, mining, construction

•CareersWhich careers and companies use immersive environments?

EMT, firefighting, law enforcement, the military, border patrol, the courts system

Medicine, science, technology, computers, programming, graphic design

Education, libraries, museums, performing arts, cinema, Sony, Warner Brothers

Embassies, tourism centers, government agencies

Advertising, conferences, professional development, collaboration coordination, job fairs

•COURSE OFFERINGS

Computers

•Course OfferingsThe Frontier Learning Network

Core Curriculum Grades 3-12

Business Education

Natural Resources

Health Sciences

Emerging Technologies for Collaboration

Dual-Credit

Student Projects

•Additional ServicesThe Frontier Learning Network

Introduction to Immersive Environments

Virtual Field Trips

National Educational Technology Standards for Students

Semester- and Year-Long Courses

Web 2.0 and 3.0 Tools

Teacher Training

Professional Development Units

Web 2.0 and 3.0 Tools

Leadership Coaching

•COURSE DELIVERY

• Synchronous• Phone• Video Conference• Site Visits• GoogleApps• ShareWare for

Collaboration• Immersive Environments

• Asynchronous• Email• Text Messages• Learning Management

System• GoogleApps• Archived Instructional

Videos• Immersive Environments

•Course DeliveryMulti-Platform Hybrid Environments

•TOOLS FOR DISTANCE INTERACTION

Personal Mobile Devices

•Tools for Distance EducationThe Frontier Learning Network

Computer Designed for Immersive Environments

High-Speed Internet Access

Access to Online Free and Subscription Programs

Learning Management System

Immersive Environment

•JOINING THE CONSORTIUM

Dedicated Teachers

Collaborative

Immersive Technology

Adventurous Students

Project-Based

Visionary Leadership

•FLN PartnersThe Frontier Learning Network

FLN Partners can be located anywhere in the world. But these six features identify the partner classrooms, schools, and districts which work together effectively to bring quality 21st-Century learning experiences to our students.

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• Mike Carroll• Superintendent• mcarroll@ncesd.k12.or.us• 541-384-2732

• Rinda Montgomery Conwell• Assistant Superintendent• rmconwell@ncesd.k12.or.us• Skype, FaceBook, Twitter as

RindaMC• 541-384-2732• Second Life: MLani

Montgomery• Skoolaborate: Rini Hathaway• www.rinda.org

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