DiY HighVirtual High School @ PWCS

Agenda

1.1. Welcome/Ice Welcome/Ice

BreakerBreaker

2.2. History/OverviewHistory/Overview

3.3. PerspectivesPerspectives

4.4. Planning/ToolsPlanning/Tools

5.5. Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

6.6. Q&AQ&A

Session Focus: Beginners. School divisions looking to start an online program with a home-grown approach

Who we are: Gina Jones, Administrative Coordinator, jonesgk@pwcs.edu

Amy Bianco, Online Math Instructor: amy.bianco@pwcsvhs.desire2learn.com

Welcome

Work with a partner to name 2 industries that have been radically transformed by the DiY Movement.

Icebreaker

DIY Dangers

• Injuries skyrocket when DiY stores like Home Depot and Lowes opened

• "You have to be really honest with yourself about what kind of experience you have for the project; you should really start with something small to feel your comfort level and to get a success under your belt." ~Angie Hicks, Angie's List

Nuts & Bolts

• Grassroots start at K12 level - DiY

• Vendor growth with products and solutions

• Increased focus on online methodology and course design techniques in teacher prep and other P.D.

• Now pendulum swinging back toward open source content and platforms (customization)

• Growing competition between traditional districts and for-profit online schools. Students can opt out vs. drop out. K12 districts are the pioneers in online learning and proving it's effectiveness, unwittingly broadening the market for for- profit schools. ( The Journal: Competing for the Virtual Student, Waters, July 2011)

•PWCS 2nd largest in PWCS 2nd largest in

VAVA•Mandate from Supt.Mandate from Supt.•Few precedents or Few precedents or

vendor productsvendor products•Curriculum supervisorsCurriculum supervisors•Tuition model Tuition model •Teachers are content Teachers are content

developers and developers and

designersdesigners

•PWCS 2nd largest in PWCS 2nd largest in

VAVA•Mandate from Supt.Mandate from Supt.•Few precedents or Few precedents or

vendor productsvendor products•Curriculum supervisorsCurriculum supervisors•Tuition model Tuition model •Teachers are content Teachers are content

developers and developers and

designersdesigners

•Supplemental Supplemental

met needs of met needs of

studentsstudents•Focus growth on Focus growth on

core classescore classes•Sub-contract Sub-contract

instructional instructional

designers & editordesigners & editor•Increase Increase

technologytechnology

•TextText

•Supplemental Supplemental

met needs of met needs of

studentsstudents•Focus growth on Focus growth on

core classescore classes•Sub-contract Sub-contract

instructional instructional

designers & editordesigners & editor•Increase Increase

technologytechnology

•TextText

•Needs Needs

assessmentsassessments•Jump startJump start•Site based Site based

challengeschallenges•BlendedBlended•Econ & Personal Econ & Personal

FinanceFinance

•Needs Needs

assessmentsassessments•Jump startJump start•Site based Site based

challengeschallenges•BlendedBlended•Econ & Personal Econ & Personal

FinanceFinance

VHS @ PWCS History and Overview

1999-20031999-2003 2004-20102004-2010 2011 - ?2011 - ?

How to Tap into Local Talent

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Instructional Instructional technologiststechnologistsTextTextTextText

Master teacherMaster teacherTech skills Tech skills secondarysecondary

InterpersonalInterpersonalDistance Distance studentstudentFlexibleFlexible

CurriculumCurriculumAlt-EdAlt-EdPrincipalsPrincipals

TeacherTeacher

Administrative vs Teacher Perspectives

Admin.Admin.

Vendor content often has Vendor content often has

embedded resources that embedded resources that

are subscription basedare subscription based

Need granular alignment to Need granular alignment to

local standardslocal standards

Pay per student model Pay per student model

teacher/developer = $$teacher/developer = $$

Scalability - LMS changes, Scalability - LMS changes,

use modules for credit use modules for credit

recoveryrecovery

Small staff, low turnover, Small staff, low turnover,

familyfamily

Vendor content often has Vendor content often has

embedded resources that embedded resources that

are subscription basedare subscription based

Need granular alignment to Need granular alignment to

local standardslocal standards

Pay per student model Pay per student model

teacher/developer = $$teacher/developer = $$

Scalability - LMS changes, Scalability - LMS changes,

use modules for credit use modules for credit

recoveryrecovery

Small staff, low turnover, Small staff, low turnover,

familyfamily

Ability to change content or Ability to change content or

design in timedesign in time

Sense of ownership and Sense of ownership and

personalizationpersonalization

Vendor = turn key, bells & Vendor = turn key, bells &

whistleswhistles

Improves classroom Improves classroom

instructioninstruction

Differentiation is easierDifferentiation is easier

Professional growthProfessional growth

Learning new technologyLearning new technology

Ability to change content or Ability to change content or

design in timedesign in time

Sense of ownership and Sense of ownership and

personalizationpersonalization

Vendor = turn key, bells & Vendor = turn key, bells &

whistleswhistles

Improves classroom Improves classroom

instructioninstruction

Differentiation is easierDifferentiation is easier

Professional growthProfessional growth

Learning new technologyLearning new technology

Build support of stakeholders

Senior Senior StaffStaff

Senior Senior StaffStaff

SchoolsSchoolsSchoolsSchools

CurriculuCurriculumm

CurriculuCurriculumm

Planning: Content Development

Have a Have a clear vision clear vision for finished for finished

productproduct

Use a Use a template for template for uniformityuniformity

Make sure Make sure content is content is

aligned with aligned with standards standards

Create a Create a good teamgood team

Content Content before before designdesign

Balance of Resources

Funding?Funding?Timing?Timing?

What is your What is your mandate?mandate?

DIYVend

or

Embedding Tools, Resources, Subscriptions

• Build within LMS?

• HTML or other content- authoring software (Softchalk)

• Communication tools

• Multimedia

• Repositories/OER

• HippoCampus

• Gizmos

• NBC Learn

• Discovery Education

• Camtasia/Snagit

• Jing

• Captivity

• SASinSchool

Lessons Learned

Create Development

Teams

Create Development

Teams Keep all Online Learning Under One Umbrella

Keep all Online Learning Under One Umbrella

Keep Students at Center of Needs

Assessments

Keep Students at Center of Needs

Assessments

‘The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

- Walt Disney

Q&A

DiY ChecklistTo do...To do... Not to do...Not to do...

Hire experienced teachers

Don't jump in without a plan

Have a well thought out plan

Don't put design before content

Have ongoing course evaluation

Don't forget the big picture

Content before designDon't do a text based

course

Have students review courses

Don't forget your audience

Team content, tech., & design

Don't skip reviews

Use a template for uniformity

Don't forget readability

Content must be aligned Don't overly embed

content

Differentiation in resources

Don't forget end-user technology

Plan for learning object repos.

Don't forget ADA compliance

Thank

you.

Gina Jones: jonesgk@pwcs.edu and Amy Bianco: amy.bianco@pwcsvhs.desire2learn.com