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EdVisions Off-Campus High School Project-based education on the leading edge of the technology

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Page 1: Eoc Powerpoint 2008 09

EdVisions Off-Campus High School

Project-based education on the leading edge of

thetechnology revolution

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Where schools came from Uncomfortable desks,

lockstep schedules One-size fits all

curriculum fits nobody

Too many kids to get individual attention

Trying to force information INTO students

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Where schools are going Information available

instantly, using all the power of the internet and adaptive software

Students out in the community, volunteering and finding out what they need to know

Schedules, atmosphere personalized for each student

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What’s new? Each Student Has

His/Her Own Laptop and webcam

Instant connection to their advisor, their peers and the world from home

Students design and carry out their own projects

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Brain research says:Feedback is best when it comes from reality, rather than from an authority figure.

People learn best when solving realistic problems.

The big picture can't be separated from the details.

Because every brain is different, educators should allow learners to customize their own environments.

Renate and Geoffrey Caine, Making Connections: Teaching and the Human Brain.

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Learning Styles Research says: Some students need to move while learning, others

need to sit Some students need visual, or auditory, or

touch/manipulation to learn Some students learn better alone, others in groups Some students need the whole idea first, others,

go for the details

With off-campus, individual projects, students can find and meet their own learning needs

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Built on a solid foundation MNCS, a leader in

educational innovation for over a decade

Gates Foundation, funding innovative programs nationwide

Volunteers of America - schooling with heart

Experienced staff- over 60 years of leadership in new ways of teaching and learning

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Technology as you’ve never seen it in Education

Elluminate - live connections around the state and the world

E-Reader, ViaVoice, Kidspiration, WYNN - reading, writing and organization aids level the educational playing field

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Different from other online schools

EOC provides equipment EOC provides “real-time”, daily

connections with students and staff EOC encourages curiosity through

projects EOC uses technology to compensate

for different student needs

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What Is A Project?

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Projects Improve Skills Students

dig deeply into areas of interest

learn from a “need-to-know” attitude rather than from “you must know”

improve their reading and writing skills through constant, voluntary use rather than forced drill and practice

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Projects reawaken curiosity, ability to concentrate All students, even

those with attention or behavior problems, concentrate best when they are interested in what they are doing.

Technology helps students connect with mentors in their field - the world is their schoolhouse!

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Projects provide community involvement

Students’ projects often include a service component from fundraising, to building, to providing expert internet help like designing web pages

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Larry the Car Guy 9 AM - Larry wakes up/Gets

ready/Eats Breakfast9:30 AM - Larry calls his advisor and talks about what he is going to do for the day.9:45 AM - Larry uses text reader and dictation software to take notes on Thunderbird info11 AM - Larry has a video conference with 2 kids in his advisory about go-cart building the next day. 11:30 AM - Larry meets online with math teacher. They complete a worksheet about balancing a checkbook.12 PM - lunch

1 PM - He reads along with a recording of his favorite book, Then he meets with his reading teacher by webcam, reads back some of it, and dictates summary.2 PM - Larry looks online for Thunderbird parts. He finds pictures and saves them on his computer.3 PM - Larry walks his dog, for exercise.3:30 PM - He calls his advisor and tells what he did for the day.3:45 PM - Larry dictates his daily time logs into a program on his computer.4 PM - Larry’s school day is done

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Toby the Musician 12:00 PM Toby gets up and quickly

gets dressed 12:15 Online Advisory meeting. The

students and their advisor talk about how their projects are going

12:30 Toby writes song lyrics for his band for an hour. He gets stuck a couple of times and looks up rhyming words online.

1:30 Toby looks around the web for other web lyrics/poets. He finds a couple of nice songs and runs off the lyrics.

2:00 Toby works on his own website. He adds some sound files of songs the band has recorded and puts in some links to the new bands he has found. He also puts in some video files of his band's CD covers, which he helped design.

3:00 Toby does 20 math problems (he skipped math yesterday because he was in a recording session, so he has extra ones to do). He checks in with advisor via webcam to ask questions about 3 problems. He e-mails them to his advisor.

4:00 Toby goes out when his friends get out of school and plays basketball with them

5-11 PM Non-school time: Toby has dinner and hangs out with friends

11:00PM Toby learns and practices 2 new songs on electric guitar (with headphones)

12 am- Toby reads part of a novel, and writes his school timelogs and journal.

12:40 AM Toby watches tv for a while and goes to sleep.

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Caitlyn the Creative Historian Caitlyn

7:30 AM - Wakes up/Gets ready/Eats Breakfast

8:15 AM - Goes into the family computer room and researches the Civil War. She highlights printouts from websites on the internet and calls her local library to check for books.She starts her power point and makes plans to write fictional accounts of one female from each side of the war.

9:30 AM - Caitlyn has group advisory time, through a video conference, with her advisor and 7 other students. They talk about current events and she shares what she has been doing for her projects lately.

10 AM - She does Algebra, by completing prescribed math problems, using a textbook as a resource. She calls her advisor when she has a question.

11 AM - She eats lunch while chatting online with her friends.

11:30 AM - Caitlyn walks 1⁄2 mile to the library. She looks at the Civil War books and takes notes. She also finds a fiction book and reads for half an hour. She checks out her books and walks back home.

2:30 PM - Caitlyn arrives back home. She writes her daily time logs and reflection and emails them to her advisor.

2:45 PM - Her school day is done. She goes to her part-time job.

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Parent Responsibilities at EOC

Provide adequate supervision for their teen

Look over and approve proposal forms

Connect with student’s advisor at least weekly (e-mail or webcam or phone) to discuss progress

Help arrange transportation for field trips and presentation nights

Attend presentation nights to see the projects students are producing

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Student Resposibilities at EOC

Sign in to daily advisory meetings and individual advisory sessions over internet

Do work for on projects for an average of 6 hours per day

Attend monthly field trips and presentation nights

Complete daily time logs and journals so advisor and parents can see progress

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Staff of EOC Cathy Diaz

Advisor

5 years experience at El Colegio project-based School in Minneapolis

3 years at EOCHS

Gigi Dobosenski

Co-Director/Advisor

5 1/2years experience at MNCS

3 years at EOCHS

Karen Locke

Advisor/Special Education Advisor

3 years experience at MNCS

25 years experience in teaching

3 years at EOCHS

Keven Kroehler Co-Director/Advisor 8 years experience at MNCS 20 years teaching experience 3 years at EOCHS

Aaron Grimm Advisor Actively involved in education policy issues 2 1/2 years experience at MNCS 2 years at EOCHS

Mike Motzko Special Education/ Advisor Previous career in Business Management 2 years at EOCHS

Chris Lepper Advisor Previous experiencein alternative learning Environments 1 year at EOCHS

Megan Bollig Advisor Art Specialist Spent time in Australia,New Zealand and Japan 1st year teacher at EOCHS

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Contact us EdVisions Off-Campus High School is now

accepting students for Fall 2008. To enroll or request additional information, email or give us a call!

1-800-617-7857

EdVisions Off-Campus Box 307Henderson, MN 56044

[email protected]

www.edvisionshighschool.com