Education Technology, Online Education

A Human-Centered Vision for Quality Virtual Learning

August 1, 2022

A Human-Centered Vision for Quality Virtual Learning
Count educators, students and their families among those who struggled over the last two years, as K-12 schools became the epicenter of turmoil in local communities. Districts faced more scrutiny than ever — with the media tracking remote learning and safety measures as closely as rising COVID-19 cases and with parents gaining a daily window into what their students were (or weren’t) learning. Districts also dealt with the operational and instructional hurdles of “emergency room-to-Zoom” and keeping staff and students healthy, two challenges they had never faced before

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Odysseyware

Based in Chandler, Arizona, ODYSSEYWARE® is a leading provider of online curriculum and eLearning solutions for charter, public, and virtual schools in grades K-12. The comprehensive and rigorous curriculum was created with flexibility in mind and is designed to meet the academic needs of a diverse mix of students. It has proven itself effective not only as a primary curriculum, but as a solution for credit recovery, alternative, and special needs students, as well as in a blended learning environment. Used in more than 900 school districts across the country, ODYSSEYWARE provides online core courses, as well as a variety of electives, skills and placement testing, accelerated courses, and GED preparation.

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DECODING ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION

whitePaper | March 31, 2023

California’s “alternative schools” are publicly funded schools designed to provide a different educational setting from traditional public schools. Students placed in alternative schools include students who have faced discipline such as expulsion or suspensions of ten or more days in a school year; students impacted by incarceration and probation contact; students with histories of missing school; and students in need of credit recovery. Alternative schools may also enroll high concentrations of students with disabilities, students with experiences in the foster system, and students who have experienced homelessness

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Instructional Models Doing the Right Things Right

whitePaper | November 25, 2022

Adopting, adapting, or creating an instructional model could be the key to boosting instructional consistency while also encouraging teacher creativity. That may sound like an easy sell, but the process is rife with opportunities for crossed signals and misaligned ambitions. Whether you’re a superintendent or a teacher who wants to see some things change, learning the basics of group dynamics will keep your project moving forward.

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What Matters and What Works in Literacy Instruction

whitePaper | September 15, 2022

To transform students into skilled readers, schools must understand the science of reading and align their literacy instruction to it. The science of reading is a cumulation of research in the fields of education, psychology, linguistics, and neuroscience. This paves the way for what students need to learn a

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Online learning, teaching and education continuity planning for schools

whitePaper | March 13, 2020

An online learning plan covers the teaching strategies, communication rules, devices, solutions, and policies supporting online or blended learning in the school community. Keep the plan as simple as possible, but make the expectations clear for learners, teachers and guardians as to how to learn and teach online. An IB World School has agreed to share their online learning plan as an example of what to consider when creating one. This plan is updated regularly, as is common for schools using online learning under emergency circumstances.

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how to go mobile

whitePaper | October 14, 2022

A white paper about why mobile learning is different from traditional learning, and what things must be kept in mind while curating content for mobile learning.

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FINRA E-Learning Courses

whitePaper | April 27, 2023

FINRA develops a wide range of e-learning courses for registered representatives, supervisors, operations staff, compliance personnel and other employees. These online courses uniquely blend FINRA’s knowledge of securities rules and regulations with the industry’s expertise on how those rules are practically applied on the job.

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Spotlight

Odysseyware

Based in Chandler, Arizona, ODYSSEYWARE® is a leading provider of online curriculum and eLearning solutions for charter, public, and virtual schools in grades K-12. The comprehensive and rigorous curriculum was created with flexibility in mind and is designed to meet the academic needs of a diverse mix of students. It has proven itself effective not only as a primary curriculum, but as a solution for credit recovery, alternative, and special needs students, as well as in a blended learning environment. Used in more than 900 school districts across the country, ODYSSEYWARE provides online core courses, as well as a variety of electives, skills and placement testing, accelerated courses, and GED preparation.

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