Four Models

Possible IDLA Uses in Jr. Highs

1. The High School Model

Take a class not available on your campus Make up lost credit Amend a scheduling conflict Earn concurrent college [HS] credit Prepare for the ISAT [ACT, SAT] Review for the AP exams [prepare for AP]

from TFHS Registration Guide 05-06 p.55 [shows amendments]

Reasons to take IDLA courses include:(i.e. reasons TFSD will pay for the course)

1. The High School Model

Resources Needed:1. A computer at the back

of a teacher’s room to be used during a class

or2. A mini computer lab

with an adult assistant3. The Autonomous

Learner Model

Type of Credit:1. Elective: to offer a

course not available on campus

2. Core: Taken in the summer at parent’s cost so they can make room in their schedules for more on-line electives during the school year

3. Core: Taken in the school year because the advanced level is not offered at the school

2. The School Mentor Model

Resources Needed:

1. A computer

2. School mentor

3. One period not scheduled

4. Alternate work when the on-line course is finished

Type of Credit:

1. Core: Parents pay This may be through IDLA or HS credit given through on-line universities

3. The Compacting Model

After students are given a short time to study the next chapter, they are given a test to see if they have reached mastery. If so, they can work on the on-line course.

3. The Compacting Model

Resources Needed:

1. A computer in the Core Classroom

2. The Autonomous Learner Model

Type of Credit:1. Elective: a course that

allows investigation into a subject of interest to the student and requires application of skills learned in the compacted class

2. Core: an advanced course, the same subject as the compacted class, that builds on the skills learned in class

4. The Team Learning Model

1. To be with other GT studentsWhere intensity is accepted and valued

2. To Allow Content Acceleration Breadth: going faster means more content covered

3. To Allow Content Enrichment Depth: going faster means many details about one idea are explored

A team of 3-5 students take the same IDLA class at the same time. Created to meet these needs:

4. To Promote Social SkillsAllowing students to work as a team and develop synergy, feeding off each other’s ideas

5. To Teach Leadership SkillsUnderstanding roles and working towards goals (7 Habits by S. Covey)

6. To Teach The Positive Aspects of Competition

4. The Team Learning Model

4. The Team Learning Model

Resources Needed:

1. A bank of computers

2. An adult assistant

3. Possibly lab materials

Type of Credit:

1. An elective course for which each team member has a high interest