exceptional times call for exceptional designs: supporting rural schools and districts
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Exceptional Times Call For Exceptional Designs: Supporting Rural Schools and Districts Dr. Bryan Setser Executive Director www.ncvps.org www.thevlc.org. 3 Big Ideas for Exceptional Design. 1. What are the unique needs of rural students in North Carolina? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Exceptional Times Call For Exceptional Designs:
Supporting Rural Schools and Districts
Dr. Bryan Setser
Executive Director
www.ncvps.org
www.thevlc.org
3 Big Ideas for Exceptional Design
1. What are the unique needs of rural students in North Carolina?
2. How does North Carolina meet those needs? What strategies are used?
3. How are these strategies designed, funded, implemented and sustained?
Unique Needs
• Access to the Web• Lack of highly qualified educators, trainers, and content• Human barriers to culture and globalization• Leadership capacity• Networking and collaboration skills• Awareness of current technologies and emerging
industries• The participation gap and “context” for rural schools
Online and Blended Learning Strategies
The Learning Services Cloud
21st Century Blended Classrooms and Web 2.0
New School Blended Models
New School Sites
Blended Mobile Sites
Mobile and Modular
Blended Learning Defined
Towards A Blended Future
Portable Blends
Google Goggles
Blended Cities and Jobs
Professional Development
www.thevlc.org
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/
For more information, contact:
Dr. Bryan SetserExecutive Director
North Carolina Virtual Public School- www.ncvps.org
The Virtual Learning Consultant - www.thevlc.org