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New Dads More Engaged At Home And Online According To Onlineschools.Com Infographic

May 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

According to a survey by The Parenting Group, a majority of fathers believe an “anti-dad” bias exists in society today. However, an infographic from OnlineSchools.com shows how new fathers are breaking down stereotypes when it comes to parenting, home life and even sharing online.

OnlineSchools.com, a digital resource for online education from kindergarten to graduate school, recently launched an infographic highlighting how today’s newest dads are taking on more parenting and domestic duties than their predecessors. “Proud Papas” also charts how the most recent of America’s estimated 67.8 million fathers are transforming the online social space.

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Online Educator Adds Two Newark Charters to Portfolio

April 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Two proposed Newark charter schools once in doubt of ever opening have gotten a second life with the nation’s largest provider of online education, K12 Inc.

A week after announcing enrollment was underway at one online-only charter school out of Newark, K12 Inc. this week announced it had added two more charter schools to its growing New Jersey portfolio.

These two — Spirit Prep and Newark Prep charter schools — will be a so-called “blended learning “ model in which students will take classes both face-to-face and online out of a central location.

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NJ’s First Virtual Charter School a Screen Test for Online Learning

April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

New Jersey’s first comprehensive charter school to hold all of its classes online is beginning to enroll students from across the state for next fall, even as questions persist to how exactly the new breed of schools will operate and be funded.

The New Jersey Virtual Academy Charter School (NJVACS), operating under contract with the for-profit online education company, K12 Inc., has begun advertising its New Jersey program through traditional press releases, email blasts and informational events.

After just a week of accepting names, it had enrolled more than 300 students, said school officials, who did not rule out that demand could outnumber seats and a lottery may be needed. The school seeks to enroll 850 for its first year, kindergarten through 10th grade.

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New Jersey Virtual Academy Charter School Announces Fall 2012 Opening

April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment

NEWARK, N.J., April 3, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — New Jersey Virtual Academy Charter School (NJVACS), a new online public school, announced it will open in the Fall of 2012 and serve students from Newark and across the state. The school will connect students and teachers together using technology, innovative curriculum, and online instruction. The school will provide students throughout New Jersey access to a wide range of courses and academic programs without geographic barriers.

NJVACS, a public charter school approved by the New Jersey Department of Education, will initially serve students in grades K-10 in its first year and add the remaining high school grades in succeeding years. The school also plans to offer blended learning programs – online and face-to-face instruction – at learning centers in Newark and other locations. The school is currently accepting applications to enroll.

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Pennsville Memorial High School preparing to launch new Virtual High School program

March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

PENNSVILLE TWP. — After two years of planning, Pennsville Memorial High School staff is now preparing students for the new Virtual High School program expected to start in the fall.

According to Pennsville Memorial High School Principal Matt McFarland, students are currently registering for online courses as part of the VHS program.

“The idea behind the move is to increase our course offerings to Pennsville Memorial High School students,” McFarland said.

VHS was founded in 1996 in Maynard, Mass., as a project for kids in school, according to VHS spokeswoman Carol Arnold.

“It became successful and spun into a non-profit organization,” Arnold said.

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Local high-school students experience virtual learning

March 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Students at South Plainfield High School are taking courses online with students in other parts of the world. This virtual learning experience is due to a partnership with Virtual High School Global Consortium, a K-12 online learning and course design for teachers.

Designed to supplement a school’s classroom curriculum, Virtual High School Global Consortium member schools have access to more than 400 online core, elective, Advanced Placement and honors courses, which are delivered co-synchronously and taught by teachers who actively teach in classrooms at their member schools.

According to the Consortium, teachers are certified in their specific discipline and have completed a graduate level professional development program in online teaching. Instructors facilitate and continually monitor all courses, engaging students in discussions and assessing each individual student’s progress. Students at South Plainfield High are benefiting from this enriching experience, said James. M. Pedersen, principal.

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Interest in online courses at Hammonton growing

March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

HAMMONTON — Interest in the Virtual High School continues to grow in Hammonton.

In its second year at Hammonton High School, more than 90 students, up from 40 the first year, are using the program, which supplements a school’s curriculum.

Students have an opportunity to study various subjects not offered at the school, via the computer with teachers from around the globe providing the instruction.

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NBTHS hopes to have good fortune with new online learning class

February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

NORTH BRUNSWICK — About 30 students have shown interest in a new Mandarin class that will be offered online next year at North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS).

The New Jersey Virtual School (NJVS) program is the high school’s first attempt to offer online learning during the school year, “a 21st-century skill our kids really need,” according to Kevin Farrell, director of guidance.

The course would be offered for one period each school day, but students would work at their own pace. They would be supervised by an NBTHS staff member, but would have access to a NJVS instructor using a chat option. They would learn basic Mandarin, such as numbers, the alphabet, culture and basic conversation. The course would fulfill a one-year world language requirement, because there would be assignments, assessments and participation grades as in a regular instructional class.

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PRS Students Plugged in to Learn Chinese

January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Tones – Mandarin has four – distinguish the meaning of a word from other similar-sounding words. Recognizing those distinctions is crucial: It can make the difference between referring for instance, to your mother or to a horse. “This word is a great example of how important tone is in creating meaning,” Tsui said.

In response to the challenge, Tsui has turned her teacher website into the hub of the virtual classroom outside of the daily 45 minutes of in-class time. To help her students learn tone, she relies, among other things, upon Vocaroo, an online program that allows users to make and send voice recordings, much like an audio e-mail.

As students move on to PHS, teacher Shwu-Fen Lin is ready with an array of tools to enhance instruction. Included in her repertoire are 30 iPods, which she uses as part of her assessment process.

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Virtual Schooling In The News

December 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Research: Online Algebra I benefits students without other access to the course
Students who took an online Algebra I course in eighth-grade performed better in high-school algebra and more likely were to take rigorous math classes later in high school than students who had access only to general eighth-grade math, a new study shows. Researchers studied the use of the virtual course in small rural schools in Maine and Vermont, in cases where students were ready for advanced math but did not have access to a formal face-to-face course.

Analysis raises questions about the business of online schools
More than half of students are performing below grade level in either reading or math at Agora Cyber Charter School, one of a series of virtual public schools supported by the publicly traded company, K12. A newspaper analysis highlights several questions about the benefits and shortcomings of these, as well as other full-time online schools that are run by for-profit companies supported by taxpayer dollars. The New York Times

Chicago considers partnering with K12 on Agora Cyber Charter SchoolAgora Cyber Charter School: Officials with Chicago Public Schools are considering a partnership with the publicly traded K12 company to expand its portfolio of online education for students. The company is the country’s largest for-profit education-management group, but some of its schools have drawn recent attention for poor performance on standardized tests. However, Chicago’s Virtual Charter High School, which was the city’s first school opened by K12 in 2006, was among the few schools in the district last year to meet federal academic benchmarks under No Child Left Behind.

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