Welcome, Committee Members!

1. Welcome, Committee Members! iNACOL Southeastern Regional Committee Webinar January 9, 2014 Committee Chair Debi Crabtree CEO, Village Virtual LLC www.villagevirtual.com Vice-Chair, Tara Rodriguez Kentucky Department of Education tara.rodriguez@education.ky.gov

2. Updates! January 2014 • Happy New Year! • Purpose: To inform, equip and empower • Rob DarrowDirector of Member Services • rdarrow@inacol.org

3. Archives: The Blended and Online Learning Symposium – Oct 27-30, 2013 • Recordings soon available here: http://kzosites.com/inacol/2013/ • Online Community: https://inacol2013.pathable.com/ • Hashtag: #inacol13 http://www.inacol.org/events/symposium/

4. Symposium 2014 • Palm Springs, Ca – Nov. 4-7, 2014 • RFP out in February • Registration in the spring • Start planning now!

5. Archives: Other Links • iNACOL Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/inacolvideo • iNACOL Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/iNACOL

6. Updates! Upcoming [FREE] Webinars • Leadership – • Dec: Online Program Evaluation with Florida and Michigan Virtual Schools • Jan: Blended Learning Program Evaluation with SIATech and EAA (Detroit, Michigan) • Teacher Talk (Jan. 16) – Tech Tools to Enhance Student Learning • Research (Jan. 21) –Evaluation of North Carolina Blended Learning Model Register on the website (for anyone): http://www.inacol.org/events/webinars/

7. Updates! New iNACOL Documents • Mean What You Say: Defining and Integrating Personalized, Blended and Competency Education • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iNACOL-Mean-What-You-Say-October-2013.pdf • Partnering for Success: A 21st Century Model for Teacher Preparation • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iNACOL-Partnering-for-Success-October-2013.pdf • Transforming K-12 Rural Education through Blended Learning: Barriers and Promising Practices • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/iNACOL-Transforming-K-12-Rural-Education-through-Blended-Learning.pdf

8. Updates! New iNACOL Documents – Part 2 • iNACOL's New Learning Models Vision • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/iNACOL-New-Learning-Models-Vision-October-2013.pdf • iNACOL Research Agenda • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/iNACOL-Research-Agenda-October-2013.pdf • Fast Facts About Online Learning (October 2013) • http://www.inacol.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/iNACOL-Fast-Facts-About-Online-Learning-October-2013.pdf

9. Grant Opportunity • NGLC – Wave IV Cycle 2 Funding • Plan Grant $100,000 due Jan. 13, 2014 • http://nextgenlearning.org/breakthrough-grants

10. White House Student Film Festival • WHITE HOUSE SEEKS STUDENT STEM VIDEOS: First ever Whitehouse student film festival, open to all K-12 students. STEM Themes, personalized learning, online learning, etc. • Video from Bill Nye, the Science Guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ck7Q0brP7o • Entry Information: http://www.whitehouse.gov/filmfestival • Due: January 25

11. Updates! Join iNACOL’s Plugged In • Daily online and blended learning news updates • http://www.inacol.org/news/plugged-in/

12. Updates! • Other Questions, Input, Thoughts? • rdarrow@inacol.org

13. iNACOL’s Vision for New Learning Models Allison Powell Vice President, State and District Services/New Learning Models International Association for K-12 Online Learning

14. New Learning Models Vision • Staff Brainstorming • Committee Meeting Exercise • Membership Feedback

15. New Learning Models Vision • The ultimate power of blended and online learning lies in their potential to transform the education system and enable higher levels of learning through competency-based approaches. • OUR VISION OF FUTURE LEARNING MODELS IS CENTERED ON THE NEED FOR INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES, ACCESS AND EQUITY FOR ALL STUDENTS to actively engage in the highest-quality, student-centered, competency education models offering personalized learning for each and every student, so that success is the only option.

16. Vision The vision of iNACOL is to transform K-12 education toward a student-centered learning system. New learning models personalize learning using competency-based approaches, supported by blended and online learning modalities and environments.

17. Check for Understanding • Student-centered learning means: • A. Students control all aspects of their curriculum and their learning. • B. Students have some control of their learning, but the teacher really drives their learning • C. Students and teachers work together in an ongoing way to determine the best curriculum, delivery system and schedule for student learning • D. Teachers allow students to finish their assignments when mastery has been achieved • E. I’m not sure

18. Teachers use technology daily to analyze and utilize real-time data to differentiate instruction, customize learning and to engage students in deeper learning. All students are responsible for their own learning and work at their own pace by demonstrating mastery of required concepts, resulting in higher achievement and ensuring all students are prepared for both college and career.

19. Source: Susan Patrick, iNACOL

20. Design Principles of NLM • Personalized • Student-Centered • Equitable and Accessible for All Students • Result in Higher Student Achievement • Technology-Enhanced • Affordable and Sustainable • Flexible Staffing Models • Ensure Robust Competencies and High Standards for All Students

22. Check for Understanding • “Student agency” means: • A. Students have some voice about how they learn, what they learn and when they learn in partnership with a teacher • B. Students develop their own groups to determine their own learning • C. Teachers determine the learning needed for each student • D. Students and teachers meet daily to determine the curriculum need for individual student learning. • E. Not sure

25. Check for Understanding • “Equitable and Accessible for all students” means: • A. All students should have access to the same curriculum • B. Curriculum and teaching is personalized for each student presented in multiple ways • C. All curriculum should be presented in print, digital, audio and visual format so students can access learning that works best for them • D. The Flipped Teaching method provides equitable and accessible learning for all students. • E. Not Sure

27. Check for Understanding • “Competency-based education” means: • A. When students master the content, they move on to the next lesson no matter how long it takes • B. Schools are paid when student master the content vs. seat time • C. Students advance upon mastery with measureable learning objectives and meaningful and positive assessment experiences • D. Students advance as a group from concept to concept as determined by the teacher • E. Not Sure

31. Check for Understanding • The new roles for teachers as part of the new learning models vision includes: • A. Using technology to enhance and personalize learning • B. Provide multiple ways (face-to-face, blended, online) and flexible time for students to learn • C. Involve the student in charting their learning path • D. All of the abvoe • E. Not sure

33. Challenges • IT Infrastructure/Broadband Access • Ensure reliable and ubiquitous student access to the Internet and quality learning materials • Quality Assurance • Old models of once a year accountability do not fit; need “GPS” model of student-centered, continuous improvement

34. Challenges • Human Capital: Teachers & Leaders (TA) • Leadership development: competencies • Re-design pre-service & in-service training to include blended/online learning • Scaling with implementation fidelity • Develop leadership capacity to lead programs, hire, evaluate, adapt, innovate new models • Develop teacher capacity to assess masteryand to use real-time data to personalize learning

35. Your Turn - Challenges • From the list below, which is the greatest challenge? • A. Technology infrastructure • B. Quality Assurance • C. Leadership • D. Transforming the school system to a system that is student centric and personalized • E. Professional Development and teacher buy in • What is missing? (Type this in the chat room)

36. Next Steps • Great diversity in effectiveness of courses and content available today • Increasing access alone wont lead to better outcomes • Models available need to be high quality and increase student achievement • Policy and practice must evolve to demand different and more effective models

37. Next Steps • Research • Development and identification of promising practices • Rapid prototyping • Sharing information • Building tools and capacity

38. Your Input • Anything missing? • Any other “next steps” you would like to see?

40. Thank you! Contact information: Allison Powell: apowell@inacol.org www.inacol.org CompetencyWorks.org

41. Next Meeting February 13, 2014 Presenter: Dr. Michael Barbour Sacred Heart University Topic: Changing Role of the Teacher in Online Learning