eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Key points: Online learning is critical for connecting students to opportunities Where does blended learning fit in post-pandemic classrooms? AISF does not have a certified high school but does have 11 high school-aged students who have no other options for an international education in town.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2019

As a high school principal at an international school, I want students to successful and well supported if they journey into online learning. Our students in grades 11 and 12 can take online classes for the IB Diploma Program (DP), and we partner with The Virtual High School (VHS, Inc.)

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2015

Pilot will accept 100 students into online program. The Virginia Department of Education is launching a pilot program in the fall that will allow students to earn a high school diploma without stepping inside a classroom. One hundred students will be accepted on a first-come basis.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

As a teacher of high school students at Destinations Career Academy of Colorado (CODCA), I have heard a lot of my students discuss their struggles with anxiety and depression since the start of the pandemic.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Our school has been using online learning since the mid-1990s when we became one of the first to sign up for VHS Learning. Here are four tips for success that I’ve learned along the way, and that other schools can use to get the most out of their online learning partners: 1.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Encouraging families to stay or return to their local public schools is a complex challenge that requires a multifaceted approach. Families want options for their children’s education, and these options must be of high quality. Choices in modality Although some students fell behind during the shift to remote learning, others thrived.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

As learning becomes more accessible, credit recovery programs are evolving. Online learning is playing an increasingly important part in credit recovery for students with a variety of academic needs, according to a new report from the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

When children are exposed to STEM education in elementary school, they are getting a head start on being digitally literate. Children need to be well-versed in technology before they graduate from high school. For this reason, STEM education has been continuously evolving to fit current needs.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Tim Shumway teaches high school classes from the second floor of his Anchorage home, where he has three computer screens set up on his desk so he can talk to his students, who sit in three separate classrooms, all more than 100 miles away. ” Next page: The district’s unique online learning school schedule.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Until all students are treated equally and given access to similar educational resources, we have little chance of achieving equality in K-12 schools. Ultimately, students must have the tools and resources they need not only to graduate, but to be prepared for post-high school success.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

Boston – Schools around the world and across the United States have launched partnerships with VHS Learning this year to provide their students with rich, engaging online courses in a variety of disciplines.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2020

Until all students are treated equally and given access to similar educational resources, we have little chance of achieving equality in K-12 schools. Ultimately, students must have the tools and resources they need not only to graduate, but to be prepared for post-high school success.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2024

In response to the challenges of COVID, a dissatisfaction with local in-person schools, and increasingly diverse needs of the high school student population, enrollment in US virtual schools is now over 300,000 with about 20% of students taking at least one online course.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

“It’s one of the easiest things to do to really understand what that environment looks like, feels like and behaves like,” says Kerry Rice, a professor at Boise State University who has studied effective online learning. There's not a lot of research on very young children and online learning,” Rice says. “So,

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2020

This has presented challenges for all secondary schools, but even more so for Jewish day schools with an already full day of dual curriculum courses. Westchester Hebrew High School is a Modern Orthodox co-educational high school in Westchester County, New York.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2025

On a recent Thursday morning, Michael Taubman asked his class of seniors at North Star Academys Washington Park High School: What do you think AIs role should be in your future career? What are you using AI for in your school/classroom? This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2015

The for-profit DeVry University has partnered with Connections Education to offer college courses at no cost to high school students attending International Connections Academy (iNaCA), an accredited, online private school serving students in grades K-12 worldwide. In fact, the numbers topped 1.3

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The survey, administered from March 26 to April 1—a few weeks into the pandemic, when many parts of the country were under shelter-in-place orders and nearly all students had been sent home from school—captured the experiences and struggles of 13,000 high school students who had been registered to take the ACT exam in April or June.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Boston — May 18, 2021 — VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs, is celebrating its 25 th year helping schools expand curriculum and provide engaging learning experiences for students. The nonprofit serves middle and high school students in 66 countries.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

In this guest post, Cori Schwarzrock shares her experience using blended learning models in her AP psychology course. Over the past few years, I have been involved in the implementation of blended learning in my district. I teach AP Psychology, blended and traditional, at a high school in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

And teachers found new ways to make themselves available, including one high school teacher who would leave her Zoom room open in the mornings as she prepared for class and let students drop in if they wanted to just hang out as they started their days. And the logistics of that are mind-blowing.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The program, now in over half of the Connections Academy-supported schools in the country provides tens of thousands of middle and high school students with opportunities to earn college credits and industry certifications, giving them a head start on their higher education and career journeys. bachelor’s degree programs.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In this post, Sarah Dunn , a high school math teacher, shares her favorite technology tools and online activities. How can technology and online learning materials be used effectively in a math class? In the future, I am going to explore more engaging ways for my students to enjoy the online station.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

Serving about 1,100 students in grades 6-12, our school has built up its course offerings without having to add headcount. I am my schools new online learning site coordinator, which means I serve as a liaison between my school and our nonprofit online provider, VHS Learning. and the world.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 6, 2020

Thank you, Jeff Palladino , for sharing how Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School in the Bronx, New York is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities. I especially appreciated hearing about the challenges of implementing robust, student-driven, inquiry-based learning during this time.Your school is a special place.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

This is the reason why the mute button exists.” — Marissa Fusi, High School Math Teacher, Central Union High School (Imperial, Calif.) I’m looking into whether this is now legally binding.” — Matt Cade, High School Biology Teacher at Takapuna Grammar School (Auckland, New Zealand) 6.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

EdSurge: What is it that you think is misguided about some of the discussion of how online learning might change higher ed? People who attend online degree programs are on average older. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Spotify , Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts, or use the player on this page.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

For 60 years, SkillsUSA has provided these types of hands-on learning opportunities for students in the form of regional, state, and national competitions–and participants in these contests have gained valuable career experience.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Within the first quarter of this school year, gaps in academic proficiencies such as reading, writing and math have become prevalent. Furthermore, many students are struggling to reacclimate to in-person classes after extended periods of online learning, and attendance rates have dropped as a result.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2024

Let’s take a look at some of the latest online learning trends: Is online learning really effective? Flexible, hybrid learning is key to student success. Schools should reimagine the learning processes and leverage in-person and hybrid learning to help students achieve the best possible results.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2020

Thank you, Shameka Gerald , for sharing how Heritage High School in Newport News, Virginia is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities. Future Ready Schools just launched its new podcast series, Leading Through Unprecedented Times. Coronavirus Chronicles 005 – Mabel Rush Elementary School. Related Posts.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 27, 2020

Thank you, Dan McDowell , for sharing how the Grossmont Union High School District in California is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities. Future Ready Schools just launched its new podcast series, Leading Through Unprecedented Times. Coronavirus Chronicles 005 – Mabel Rush Elementary School.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2023

Yet, the demanding nature of high school classes, mixed with a teenager’s natural craving for independence and individual identity, can stand in the way of that motivation. Following the rapid and sudden shift to online learning, parents and educators remain concerned about keeping online students motivated and engaged.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

This starts with taking useful courses whilst still in high school, so that you have to right credentials to get into the university you like, then it’s getting used to online learning, just in case you want to visit an online university and then understanding the future of what you need beyond a BA undergraduate degree like a masters.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2015

As an educator, it’s hard to please today’s tech-savvy students with PowerPoints and lecture-on-video—but those are exactly the kinds of tools available for educators who don’t have time to learn online learning design 101. News Online Learning Technologies Top News' That is, until now.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

The company was created by a diverse team of 18 college students in collaboration with The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS), a student-centric honors and scholarship organization. The abrupt switch to online learning created massive academic setbacks and students needed help,” said Knoyo President James Lewis. “We

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2021

“As the school year comes to an end and districts evolve into new models of teaching for the fall, so too must Edmentum continue to grow to meet those needs. Together, in partnership with schools and districts globally, we will move education forward.”. About Apex Learning. For more information, visit edmentum.com.

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