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1. Welcome!Please check your audio by going to: Tools>Audio>Audio Setup Wizard! Midwestern Committee February 7, 2014

2. Meeting Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • iNACOL Update – Rob Darrow • Cool Tools with Michelle • Presentation – Improving Student Motivation through Collaboration and Intervention, Kristina Spencer, Spring ISD Virtual School

3. Updates! February 2014 • Rob DarrowDirector of Member Services • rdarrow@inacol.org

4. Symposium 2014 • Palm Springs, Ca – Nov. 4-7, 2014 • RFP now available: http://vssrfp.inacol.org/ • Registration in the spring • Start planning now!

5. Symposium 2014 • What are the key topics you would like to hear at the conference? • Online, full time? • Online, supplemental? • Blended ? • Competency education?

6. Updates! Upcoming [FREE] Webinars • Leadership – Feb. 12 - A K-12 Policy Framework for Competency Education: Building Capacity for Systems Change • Teacher Talk (Feb. 20) –  Life Skills in Online Programs • Research (Feb. 18) – Learning to Learn Online: Introducing the Concept of Locus of Control to Help Students Become Successful Online Learners Register on the website (for anyone): http://www.inacol.org/events/webinars/

7. Updates! New iNACOL Documents – Jan/Feb • Jan. 15: CompetencyWorks -- Progress and Proficiency: Redesigning Grading for Competency Education • http://bit.ly/progressandproficiency • Feb. 1: A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education: Building Capacity for Systems Change (ESEA) • http://bit.ly/cwk12fedpolicy Documents on website: http://www.inacol.org/resources/publications/inacol-reports/

8. Updates! Join iNACOL’s Plugged In • Daily online and blended learning news updates • http://www.inacol.org/news/plugged-in/

9. Updates! • Other Questions, Input, Thoughts? • rdarrow@inacol.org

12. The Pinnovation Project • Began last February • Part of Indiana’s Office of eLearning’s Digital Learning Month • In 2013, featured 28 educators, schools and organizations supporting digital learning • In 2014, an emphasis on library educators and media center use • Includes 7 male Pinterest users The board has 790 Followers http://indianapinnovation.blogspot.com/ The blog has 13 followers

13. OTENTIAL • Collect/Pin • Resources for units or toolboxes • Suggested reading material • Class inventory of materials • Current events/school news • Topics of interest • Quotes and inspiration • Marketing material • Create • Lesson plans • Story boards • Wish lists • Portfolios • Group boards • Secret boards • Collaborate • Teacher to teacher • Teacher to school • Teacher to parent • Teacher to student • Student to teacher • Student to student • School to parent • Interact • Like • Repin • Comment • Connect • Follow other users • Follow boards • Wide audience

15. Follow Users/Follow Boards • Follow industryhttp://www.pinterest.com/LectoraELearn/ • http://www.pinterest.com/infuselearning/ • http://www.pinterest.com/techsmithedu/ • http://www.pinterest.com/elearn/ Christopher Pappas • http://www.pinterest.com/sascp/ SAS Curriculum Pathways • Follow organizations or events • http://www.pinterest.com/istepinterest/ • http://www.pinterest.com/ceducators/ • http://www.pinterest.com/diglearningday/ • http://www.pinterest.com/nctedotorg/ • Follow educators • http://www.pinterest.com/InnovativeTech/ Janice Mertes, Wisconsin • http://www.pinterest.com/erinklein/ great board on Augmented Reality • http://www.pinterest.com/esheninger/ • Schools using for promotional strategy • http://www.pinterest.com/connectionsacad/ • http://www.pinterest.com/flvs/ • http://www.pinterest.com/inonlineacademy/

16. Site Visit Agenda

17. Site Visit Agenda

18. Site Visit Agenda

19. Spring ISD Virtual School A look behind the Net....

20. Who Are We? • Spring ISD Virtual School: • Opened August 2008 with 12 course offerings • Currently offering 24 courses (Health MS) • Serves Spring ISD Schools for grades 8 – 12 • Staffed with 13 teachers and 7 office personnel • 2012-2013 course enrollments: 1643 • Fall 2013 course enrollments: 744

21. Who Are We? • Spring ISD Virtual School: • Professional Learning Community • Current initiatives • Provide online course for district requirement • Spring ISD Online Collaborative • Full time online school • New Teacher Academy • New Teacher Mentoring • Project Tomorrow

22. Spring ISD Virtual School Beliefs • We believe our primary customer is the student and it is the teacher's role to engage our diverse population of students in their learning experiences. • We believe learning is innovative and is an evolving process that involves collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving with application to the world we live in. • We believe each student is unique and can achieve success by being an active participant in the online experience. • We believe building teacher capacity is paramount to designing engaging and effective lessons.

23. Know the Numbers Virtual School Program Data Project Tomorrow Data

24. Data Snapshot Virtual Course Enrollments Comparisonper Campus Fall 2012 – Fall 2013

25. Data Snapshot Project Tomorrow Overview Virtual Student Total Enrollment 2012-2013

26. Building the Brand Virtual Public Relations

27. Building the Brand • College Nights • Open Houses • Orientation • Poster Distributions • District-wide Communications • Career Fair • Community Events • Virtual School Ambassadors • Presentations (District-International) • District Support • Campus Support • District Counselor Training • Recruiting • Visibility • SWAG Items • Virtual Reputation

28. How We Work STAT: Response To Intervention Teacher Support

29. STAT • Response to Intervention • Pre-Screen for student support prior to the beginning of each semester • STAT meetings are held online every 2nd and 5th week of each grading period in addition to informal meetings as student needs arise • STAT meetings are held by content area

30. STAT Goals • To support individual student needs by providing the teacher with appropriate interventions • To incorporate academic and behavioral interventions for the student to improve chances of success • To create an effective system allowing for the analysis of data to determine the most effective teaching tools for the student • To communicate expectations, interventions, and the educational process with the parent(s) to increase support for student success

31. Pre-Screening Intervention

32. Pyramid of Intervention

33. Intervention Strategies • Skill and Instruction • Peer Assistant • Teacher Directed/Student-Centered Instruction • Required Online Tutorials • Individualized Internet Research Activities • Web Lessons • Elluminate • Collective Collaboration • Tutorial Plan • Focused Instruction • Individualized Pacing Calendar • Individualized Learning Module • C.Y.S. Referral • Tutorial Contract • Time Management and Organization • Student Contract/Plan for Organization/Parent Contract • Specified Work Times • Checklist/Calendar/ Individualized Timeline • Revoke Flexible Mobility • Daily Student Accountability • Adjust Assignments • Individualized Learning Module • Complete online Pacing & Time Management Module

34. Teacher Support • Teacher Assistance • Teacher Walk Through (TWT) • Professional Development • Professional Learning Time (PLT) • New Teacher Mentoring • New Teacher Academy

35. The Virtual World Teacher Course Walk-Through

36. New Business • Question/News from the Committee • Next Meeting: March 7th9am CST • Jennifer Kolar-Burden: jkolarburden@gmail.com • Michelle Green: mgreen4elearning@gmail.com