Hopefully you read Friday Focus #9 and the section regarding online learning. A comment stream has begun with a great question by Dan Gudorf at the bottom of that post. You can read Dan's question, my response, and any other comments [OR WRITE YOUR OWN QUESTION OR THOUGHTS] by clicking here: http://goo.gl/Lf5sv
We will have a group discussion during Tech Tuesday on October 30th.
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Showing posts with label online learning. Show all posts
Monday, October 22, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
Friday Focus #9: 10.19.12
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not."
Levy Information
We are in need of some help as we gear up for the final push for the levy. Here are some things each of you can do to help pass the levy:
Report Card Data
Under the 'Destination Data' tab above, you will find a link to the spreadsheet from ODE with report card data. Individual schools can be found under the 'Traditional Schools' tab in the document. As indicated earlier, we hit all of our indicators and are EXCELLENT again!
Tech Tuesday
Next week's Tech Tuesday will be Digital Footprint. Carol Bader & Chris Sutter will be leading this session on Tuesday morning and afternoon. Come learn about their research on 'Digital Footprints' and what they are teaching their freshmen about online etiquette.
Also, don't forget that you can request or offer to present a Tech Tuesday topic here or you can see upcoming topics here. These links can ALWAYS be found under the Tech Tuesday tab at the top of the blog.
Hometown Opportunities
The Mercer County Community Development Group in conjunction with the Mercer County Chamber of Commerce has started an initiative called 'Hometown Opportunities'. Essentially, they are making an effort to attract our own high school graduates from Mercer County to come back and work. Members of the group include business owners, community members, and school officials. More to come soon...
In the meantime, they are sponsoring a video contest. Video submissions are eligible to win an iPad. If anyone is interested in sharing this with students, either for them to do independently, through a class, or maybe even during advisory, here is the information: http://goo.gl/V4mHq.
To sign up, they must first go to http://www.hometownopportunity.com/ and enter their name and email address.
Changing High School
The department chairs recently had a discussion regarding some changes that are on the way. The discussion centered on 'online learning' and its appropriate place in high school. We have several different options and possible avenues for bringing online learning to Celina High School and I laid out 3 of those options for our department chairs. One of those is to develop some online courses within our own staff.
Hopefully your department chairs have initiated a meeting for your department to discuss this and some other ideas that came up during our last meeting. The bottom line here is that online learning is happening all around us... We all know a college student that has gone through an online course (or we have done so ourselves). I don't perceive online courses as a replacement for the traditional brick and mortar classroom or a replacement for human teachers -- but instead, see it as a supplement to these things!
On Tuesday, October 30th, we will host an online learning discussion in place of Tech Tuesday. This optional session will focus on the reasoning behind offering online courses, ways we can offer online courses, and the positives/negatives of such an initiative.
In addition to a discussion about online learning, some other ideas for alternative course offerings were discussed. Any ideas individuals have should be brought to Jason for discussion.
We must continue to evolve in order to meet the needs of our diverse learning population.
Calendar of Events
Remember that Calendar Info can be found on the right hand sidebar of the blog... updated regularly...
Happy Birthday
10/20 Erika Draiss
10/21 Lynne Ray
10/22 CJ Puthoff
10/22 Toma Hainline
10/26 Rose Post
The Lorax (Dr. Suess)
Levy Information
We are in need of some help as we gear up for the final push for the levy. Here are some things each of you can do to help pass the levy:
- Door Hangers: We will be distributing door hangers next weekend. If you are able to distribute to a section of the community, please sign-up in the office. We are staying within the city limits for the most part, and we are trying to get as many volunteers as possible.
- Get a sign for your yard... there are still a couple left in the office.
- Talk to people. This can be the most influential method of getting YES votes. Voters need to know what the issues are and why they need to vote yes. If you have questions about the levy or any of the specifics, please feel free to ask. I know it can be uncomfortable sometimes to talk to people about political issues, but make an attempt to promote our levy whenever possible.
Report Card Data
Under the 'Destination Data' tab above, you will find a link to the spreadsheet from ODE with report card data. Individual schools can be found under the 'Traditional Schools' tab in the document. As indicated earlier, we hit all of our indicators and are EXCELLENT again!
Tech Tuesday
Next week's Tech Tuesday will be Digital Footprint. Carol Bader & Chris Sutter will be leading this session on Tuesday morning and afternoon. Come learn about their research on 'Digital Footprints' and what they are teaching their freshmen about online etiquette.
Also, don't forget that you can request or offer to present a Tech Tuesday topic here or you can see upcoming topics here. These links can ALWAYS be found under the Tech Tuesday tab at the top of the blog.
Hometown Opportunities
The Mercer County Community Development Group in conjunction with the Mercer County Chamber of Commerce has started an initiative called 'Hometown Opportunities'. Essentially, they are making an effort to attract our own high school graduates from Mercer County to come back and work. Members of the group include business owners, community members, and school officials. More to come soon...
In the meantime, they are sponsoring a video contest. Video submissions are eligible to win an iPad. If anyone is interested in sharing this with students, either for them to do independently, through a class, or maybe even during advisory, here is the information: http://goo.gl/V4mHq.
To sign up, they must first go to http://www.hometownopportunity.com/ and enter their name and email address.
Changing High School
The department chairs recently had a discussion regarding some changes that are on the way. The discussion centered on 'online learning' and its appropriate place in high school. We have several different options and possible avenues for bringing online learning to Celina High School and I laid out 3 of those options for our department chairs. One of those is to develop some online courses within our own staff.
Hopefully your department chairs have initiated a meeting for your department to discuss this and some other ideas that came up during our last meeting. The bottom line here is that online learning is happening all around us... We all know a college student that has gone through an online course (or we have done so ourselves). I don't perceive online courses as a replacement for the traditional brick and mortar classroom or a replacement for human teachers -- but instead, see it as a supplement to these things!
On Tuesday, October 30th, we will host an online learning discussion in place of Tech Tuesday. This optional session will focus on the reasoning behind offering online courses, ways we can offer online courses, and the positives/negatives of such an initiative.
In addition to a discussion about online learning, some other ideas for alternative course offerings were discussed. Any ideas individuals have should be brought to Jason for discussion.
We must continue to evolve in order to meet the needs of our diverse learning population.
Calendar of Events
Remember that Calendar Info can be found on the right hand sidebar of the blog... updated regularly...
Happy Birthday
10/20 Erika Draiss
10/21 Lynne Ray
10/22 CJ Puthoff
10/22 Toma Hainline
10/26 Rose Post
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