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Virtual Schools, E-Learning, Sweep The States

August 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The number of online high schools across the country continues to grow with virtual schools now operating in 12 states and five other states working on similar projects, according to Education Week’s annual School Technology Report.

The editors of the fifth edition of Technology Counts 2002: E-Defining Education, praised the growth in online classrooms, but warned that the quality of such programs must be monitored.

“E-learning is poking holes in the walls of the traditional American classroom and giving students unprecedented access to challenging course and academic material,” says Virginia B. Edwards, the editor and publisher of Education Week. “But there are still problems and unanswered questions about this way of teaching and learning. And one of the chief concerns is ensuring the quality of online courses.”

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More schools connecting with students through online classes

July 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment

“I get my own space, my own time and my own privacy to do my own homework and to get it done fast,” Cox said.

She was one of 18 students at a Relevant Academy test session last semester. This fall, it will serve up to 120, including Cox.

It’s part of an exploding trend of online education for high school students.

Lansing and Waverly offer online options for kids who have dropped out or gotten behind. Holt will start an online learning program this fall. Eaton Rapids is making an effort to target home-schoolers with a laptop-based high school curriculum.

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School Choice Offers Opportunity for the Teaching Profession

January 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment

As technology changes and evolves, the world of education and teaching will undoubtedly change. Teachers across the country must stay ahead of the curve.

Although some teachers and the unions see school choice as foreboding for the public school outlook, school choice encompasses empowerment for the parent to choose an environment that employs teachers in all arenas. A new era has been ushered in for education. Once limited to rigid traditional school terms and schedules, teachers are employed in traditional public schools, charters, private schools, religious schools, and online schools just to name a few. Educators will in turn have choices themselves when deciding when, where and how to teach kids.

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NDSCS coming to visit area schools

December 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Admissions representatives will be available to discuss the unique blend of academic programs and campus life, multiple student organizations and various methods of delivery, including traditional class settings on the Wahpeton campus, online class offerings and NDSCS-Fargo, a commuter campus providing greater flexibility.

Representatives will be at the Lake Park-Audubon High School from 8:30 to 9 a.m., the Detroit Lakes High School from 9:30 to 10 a.m., the Waubun-Ogema-White Earth High School from 10:45 a.m. to 12:22 p.m. and the Barnesville High School from 2:40 to 3:10 p.m.

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Council aims to keep youth in North Dakota

August 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The North Dakota Youth Council released a 15-page report Monday with its recommendations for how the state can improve job opportunities, entertainment, health and education.

Some of the report’s top ideas include:

  • Sustaining the ACT ND scholarship program, which provides students with up to $1,500 per academic year to attend a North Dakota college.
  • Creating a “Virtual High School for Scholars” to offer online dual credit and advanced placement opportunities.
  • Improving academic advising in both high school and college.

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