Welcome!RVA Orientation: online portion

Roles in successful student learning

The RVA Student: The RVA student is responsible for having a positive attitude and always working their hardest to be successful in their learning.

The Home Mentor: The Home Mentor is responsible for helping ensure successful learning in the home environment by assisting in keeping the student progressing at a pace that is meeting the individualized student’s needs.

The RVA Teacher: The RVA Teacher serves as the local education guide for the student.

Curriculum Manuals

- Suggested schedules and lesson plans

- Manuals are front loaded with a lot of information in the beginning

- Manuals are for the parents…a.k.a “teacher guide” or “home mentor”

- Manuals are also online at MyCalvert

ATS Tests

Curriculums are Flexible

Please ask questions when you get confused!

Expectations Submit work weekly

-- Scan and send work via e-mail or snail mail it to the RVA office (envelopes are provided)

-- Label all work with first and last name and lesson number

-- Strive for 80% accuracy

Complete self-checks everyday you do a lesson (2nd-8th; K-1st optional)

Communicate weekly with RVA staff

Expectations Community Service

-- 8 hours of volunteer work, reflection paper (All RVA Students)

V-Room / Elluminate / Blackboard Collaborate-- Online software that allows you to see, hear, and

work with your teacher from home

Expectations Complete 140 lessons by Friday, July 12th

--Refer to RVA Calendar for a pacing guide--140 lessons in approximately 180 days-- Take into account testing, field trips, etc. -- Incentives for finishing by June 1st

Completing 160 lessons is optional-- Incentives for finishing all lessons

Expectations Scantron Testing (mandatory)

-- Twice a year (fall and spring), done at home

WKCE Testing-- State mandated -- In the fall (October/November)-- Must report to RVA office to complete

A “typical day in the RVA…

• 1. Home mentor plans out daily lessons.• 2. Students complete work daily.• 3. Students complete self checks on MyCalvert site.

(contact RVA office or me if you need a password)• 4. Home mentor grades work, and re-teaches if

necessary(contact me if you need assistance, or resources for any topics).

• 5. Weekly, homework is mailed/emailed to RVA teacher.

Passwords…

• You will have a lot of “passwords” for various programs on your computer or online.

• Use page two of your student’s planner to record these

Internet Reimbursement•Send in your internet bills to the RVA office•You will be reimbursed up to a rate of $65.00 per month for internet usage.

Attendance

• Follow teachers directions

• Complete lesson 140 by July 12th

• Follow RVA pacing guide found on RVA calendar

• Teachers monitor lesson progress on Self-Checks

• Communicate weekly with RVA staff

History- 4th Grade

4th grade has an additional Wisconsin History textbook and workbook…don’t forget about them.

Moodle• Students in pre-K, Kindergarten, 7th and 8th grade will

utilize Moodle.

• Moodle has interactive activities to enrich students’ understanding of different topics

• Your first lesson involves talking with your teacher at which point you will learn more about Moodle

• Please get comfortable with the Calvert curriculum before starting Moodle

Get a look at the RVA Moodle site

Alternative Assessments•Teachers offer alternatives to the unit tests

•Let your teacher know ahead of time if you would like to do an alternative assessment•Many alternative assessments are listed in Moodle

Student Options• We realize all students are different!

• We have different options for all of our students!– Verticy

– Aventa

– Math-u-see

• You can access your child’s grades online

• Use your family access log-in

Get a glimpse of Skyward

Health and Phy EdAll 7th & 8th grade students will need to connect with

Mrs. Haenel, their 7-8 grade health and phy ed teacher.

What else?

• Sports? “Yes” for consortium, “No” for open-enrollment

• Shared Enrollment? “Yes”; check with local school

• Field Trips?• State Testing? MUST• Reimbursement of internet rates?

$65; paid out monthly• Passwords and Usernames?• Help? Tech, school, general….• Can I teach somebody else’s child?

(Home Mentor)

• Do I have to do ALL of this?– Individualized Curriculum (Calvert

mostly, others not so much)– Contact me.

• And last…

THE #1 KEY TO SUCCESS?

Keep in Touch.

Remember our contact information…

www.ruralvirtual.org

1.888.801.2666