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Career and Technology Education Update – 2007

Agenda/Topics To Be Covered

• Overview

• SC Virtual School

• Summary

Overview

• Anthony L. Dillon – Education Associate (SC Dept. of Education)

• Tracy Sanders – SC Virtual School Instructor

– Nationally Board Certified

– Master Teacher for Intel’s Teach to the Future Program

– MOS (Microsoft Office Specialist) Certified

– IC3 Certified

SC Virtual School

• Why Has the SCVS Emerged as a Solution?

• Online courses reach students who need:

– Academic courses their schools cannot provide

– To retake courses needed for graduation

– Access to courses because of physical disabilities

– Access to courses because of other reasons for being out of school (behavior, medical, travel, etc.)

Phase ISCVS Pilot Sites, Course Offerings, and Enrollment

Pilot sites and number of courses offered

• Richland 1 - 2 • Lexington 1 – 5 • Richland 2 – 18• Horry – 2 • York 3 - 6 • OSEBA – 4 • Beaufort – 9 • Greenville - CR

Summer Session:Total Students=128028 Courses Offered

Fall Session:Total Students = 64121 Courses Offered

16 Teachers

Total Number of Students Participating in Phase I = 1921

Fall 2006 Courses Number of Students Sessions

SAT PREP 129 4

Spanish I 72 3

English IV 59 4

Algebra I 38 2

Chemistry 36 3

English III 35 2

Government 30 2

Algebra II 26 2

Geography 24 2

US History I 20 1

English I 16 1

English II 14 1

English I 13 1

Economics 9 1

Spanish II 8 1

Statistics 4 1

US History II 3 1

Credit Recovery 105 12

Total number for fall 641 44

Additional Courses Offered in the Spring 2007

CP Physics, Intermediate, General

AP Physics B &C

Environmental Science

AP Economics

AP Environmental Science

Psychology

Keyboarding

Computer Applications

Web Page Design

Phase II

Credit Recovery PilotAs of January 2007 – Courses Listed Below Began:

• Algebra I A/B

• Algebra II A/B

• English 9 A/B

• English 10 A/B

• Physical Science A/B

• Geography A/B

• American History I

• Chemistry A/B

• Life Science A/B

• English 7 A/B

• English 8 A/B

• Government A/B

• American History II

• Biology

Adult EducationAs of January 2007 Began:

– WorkKeys Career Readiness Certificate

– GED Diploma Preparation

– English as A Second Language

– Exit Exam Preparation

– HSAP

Career and Technology Courses: Began As of January 2007

• Business and Marketing courses

– Keyboarding

– Computer Applications

– Web Page Design

• Using Dreamweaver

Virtual Student Enrollments:

• SPRING 2007 (3 courses)

• Keyboarding = 19 students (Instructor: Tracy Sanders)

• Computer Applications = 14 students (Instructor: Tracy Sanders)

• Web Page Design = 20 students (Instructor: Anne Mace)

• SUMMER 2007 (8 courses)

• Keyboarding = 109 students (4 courses)

• Computer Applications = 63 students (2 courses)

• Web Page Design = 35 students (2 courses)

Courses already purchased for 2007

• SC DOE (CATE) would like to expand online offerings each year with

approximately 3 to 5 courses.

• Purchase cost per course from private industry is approximately $35,000 to

$50,000

• Would like to actually develop courses in conjunction with local school

districts and universities.

Preliminary Intentions - Keyboarding:

• Schools and Districts want support for over abundance of keyboarding courses in middle schools and high schools.

• To help meet current state requirements required of students who have transferred from other states

– Example: Military Families, Job Transfers

Additional CATE Courses being considered…• Accounting• Marketing• Global Markets• Virtual Enterprise• IC3 Certification• MOS Certification• Etc.

– We need recommendations of additional courses that are already in an e-book format, and available to load into a Blackboard cartridge for delivery through the SC Virtual School

Specific Needs:

• Schools and Districts should make recommendations based on such needs as:

– 1. Lack of Teachers for Specific Subjects

– 2. Abundance of Students Requesting Specific Subjects and Courses.

– 3. Home bound special needs request.

– 4. Other Special Circumstances

CATE Virtual Course Requirements:• Need a location capable of delivery on a Blackboard environment.

• Courses can only support 20 to 25 students at a time.

• Online Teachers must still be certified and considered “highly qualified”.

Technical Requirements:• A. Students Need the Following:

– Computer Access– Internet Service Provider– Email Account– Java Capable Browser

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or 6.0 for WIN• Internet Explorer 5.1 or 5.2 for MAC• Netscape Communicator 6.2 or 7.1 for WIN• Netscape Communicator 7.1 or Safari for MAC

Policy and Guidelines Issues

• Statewide policies are in development for:

– Staff structure and approval processes for online students– Training and evaluation for teachers of online courses– Seat-time restrictions– Assessment issues– Funding– Accreditation– Internet safety and filtering– Course development

Student Registration Area

Agreement Forms

Details of Agreement:

• A. Students must register thru their home school and get approval from their guidance counselor.

• B. Participation is on a daily basis and each student should spend 1 to 2 hours daily for up to 6 to 10 hours weekly to obtain one Carnegie Unit.

• C. All students will NOT be able to participate because of limited space and requirements per course. (20-25 students)

Course Registration

SCVS Information

Communication with Teachers, Parents, & Students

Elluminate Live

Elluminate

• Find out more about web conferencing at the following link.

– https://elearning.ed.sc.gov

• Click on the Conference Center TAB

To Be A Virtual Instructor:

• Visit Official Website:

– http://blackboard.ed.sc.gov

– Select Teachers (TAB)

– Select Teacher Application (LINK)

– Complete Application and Submit

• Include Resume, 3 References and Copy of SC Certification

Official Website and Contact Person:

http://blackboard.ed.sc.gov

Dee Appleby

Office of Technology

dappleby@ed.sc.gov

Contact Information:

• Anthony L. Dillon

SC Department of Education

1429 Senate Street (Room 922)

Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: 803-734-7168

Email: tdillon@ed.sc.gov

Contact Information:

• Tracy Sanders

– Oconee County Schools

– Walhalla Middle School

– 177 Razorback Lane

– Walhalla, SC 29691

– Phone: 864-638-4575

– Email: tsanders@oconee.k12.sc.us

Thank You

• Questions and Answers