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Welcome, Committee Members!

Welcome, Committee Members!. iNACOL Southeastern Regional Committee Webinar May 9 , 2013. Committee Chair Debi Crabtree CEO, Village Virtual LLC www.villagevirtual.com. New Committee Vice-Chair. Tara Rodriguez, Kentucky Department of Education.

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Welcome, Committee Members!

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  1. Welcome, Committee Members! iNACOL Southeastern Regional Committee Webinar May 9, 2013 Committee Chair Debi Crabtree CEO, Village Virtual LLC www.villagevirtual.com
  2. New Committee Vice-Chair Tara Rodriguez, Kentucky Department of Education Tara taught face to face classes in the public school system in Kentucky for 17 years. She later served as teacher liaison for the Kentucky Virtual High School and as a member of the digital learning team at the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE).  She is currently a branch manager in the Office of District 180 at KDE working with priority schools.
  3. New Committee Recorder/Secretary Dr. Susan Powell, Edgenuity Susan Powell has an Ed.D in educational leadership with an emphasis in organizational change and school reform. Her resume includes administrative experience in the areas of technology, curriculum and instruction, assessment, and program implementation with particular work in the area of online learning. Powell currently is employed as a Manager of Online Learning for Edgenuity, Inc. and provides a variety supports within the company as well as consults with online educators across the country.
  4. Updates! Introducing….A New iNACOL Staff Member
  5. Updates! Maria WorthenVice President, Federal & State Policy
  6. Updates! New iNACOL Website is Up!
  7. Register yourself on the website Use the same email address you used to become a member Provides access to members only sections including: Discounts on publications and conference Members only Forum Archived webinar recordings
  8. The Blended and Online Learning Symposium – Oct 27-30, 2013 Registration is live Feel free to register and make your hotel reservations today! Notifications of concurrent session speakers will be sent out at the end of May.
  9. Updates! Upcoming [FREE] Webinars in May Leadership – May 8th: What’s the latest with Blended Learning? With Michael Horn. (Was Awesome – watch the recording) Teacher Talk – May 16th: Implementing Response to Intervention with Blended Learning Special Competency Works – May 17th: How State Educational Leaders are Advancing Competency Education Research – May 21st: Online Teaching, Algebra I and Biology Courses Register on the new website at: http://www.inacol.org/events/webinars/
  10. Updates! Join iNACOL’s Plugged In Daily online and blended learning news updates http://www.inacol.org/news/plugged-in/
  11. Updates! Other Questions, Thoughts? rdarrow@inacol.org
  12. Today’s Presenter Dr. Matthew Ohlson Matthew Ohlson is the Principal of the Global School and has been at FLVS since 2009. At FLVS, Dr. Ohlson has developed numerous initiatives leading to enhanced collaboration, increased student outcomes and significant gains in creating a collaborative school culture. Dr. Ohlson has received recognition as a National Ed-Tech Leader of the Year semi-finalist and National President Management Fellow Nominee and his research has been presented at over 20 national and international conferences. Ohlson received his PhD in Educational Administration and Policy from the University of Florida.
  13. Process Management Project: Phase II Project Objective: To Validate Leading Indicators for Virtual Learning Outcomes Last Updated: 2/16/13
  14. Our Project Charter Project Charter’s Business Case 16
  15. Gender Differences in Math Test Scores Research has shown the following: Girls’ math scores average 10.5 % lower than those of boys in the International 2003 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) Junior high school boys outperform girls on advanced quantitative assessments (Benbow, Lubinski, Shea, & Eftekhari-Sanjani, 2000) High school and college men perform better than women on tests of advanced mathematical ability, including standardized tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE; Brown & Josephs, 1999;Hyde, Fennema, & Lamon, 1990).
  16. Student Math Performance at FLVS Our research showed no significant difference in the performance of males/females Over 5,000 students were included in the study and Student testimonials showed: Females stated that the one-on-one teaching format helped to alleviate apprehension Individualized attention reduced peer-pressure which often leads to students not pursuing certain courses/fields Further research will be conducted to examine if the virtual environment helps to diminish the math gender stereotype that often influences female performance on math assessments (Davies, Spencer, Quinn, & Gerhardstein, 2002)
  17. Teacher and student survey results showed the following factors: 19
  18. Contact Info Matthew Ohlson, Ph.D. Global School Principal mohlson@flvs.net www.flvsglobal.net 352-474-9602
  19. Have a great summer! Next meeting is October 10, 2013 Archived presentations http://inacol.wikispaces.com/SouthEastern Contact me with your ideas: Debi Crabtree debi.crabtree@villagevirtual.com 423-432-2801
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