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Welcome and Happy Valentine’s Day!

Welcome and Happy Valentine’s Day!. iNACOL Southeastern Regional Committee Webinar February 14, 2013. Committee Chair Debi Crabtree CEO, Village Virtual LLC www.villagevirtual.com. Updates!. iNACOL Virtual School Symposium 2013 RFP/Call for Speakers - http://vssrfp.inacol.org /

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Welcome and Happy Valentine’s Day!

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  1. Welcome and Happy Valentine’s Day! iNACOL Southeastern Regional Committee Webinar February 14, 2013 Committee Chair Debi Crabtree CEO, Village Virtual LLC www.villagevirtual.com

  2. Updates! • iNACOL Virtual School Symposium 2013 RFP/Call for Speakers - http://vssrfp.inacol.org/ • National Online Teacher of the Year Finalists Announced - http://bit.ly/noty2013 • Renee CitlauAnaheim High School District, Ca • Jennifer CurrinNorth Carolina Virtual Public School • Michelle LicataFlorida Virtual School

  3. Updates! • Upcoming Webinars in February - http://www.inacol.org/events/ • The new! Research in Review Webinars • Feb 19 – Center for Online Learning Research (Michigan Virtual University) • Teacher Talk Webinar on Feb. 21 • English Language Learners and Blended Learning • Competency Works webinars – series of 6 – Next one: Feb. 26 • Elementary, Middle and High School Competency Based Models

  4. Updates! Dates of Interest • March 1 – Competency Education Forum in Washington DC. Urge your legislators to attend • https://secure.aypf.org/np/clients/aypf/event.jsp;jsessionid=CF65B6ED96865AB11CFE63263F17C6CA?event=1027

  5. Your Presenter Today Lee Virtual Instruction Program is a self-selecting, student/parental choice program for kindergarten through grade 12 students whose primary residence is Lee County, Florida. The school was established in 2009 in order to provide students with high quality, full-time instruction in an online environment. LVIP provides part-time and full-time virtual school opportunities for grades 6-12. Additionally, they offer full-time virtual school for grades K-5. This progressive choice program is providing expanded educational services to a wider student community for anywhere, anytime learning via Internet instruction along with traditional teaching materials.  Their goal is for each student to receive quality, flexible, online learning options and to be successful in realizing their full potential through a virtual education experience. Al Shilling Principal Lee Virtual School Fort Myers, Florida

  6. Social Anxiety and Virtual Students Al Shilling, Principal Lee Virtual School Lee County School District, Florida

  7. Background Brief history of full time virtual school Where our students come from Why they choose virtual school Community perception of virtual students Types of virtual students

  8. What is Social Anxiety Social anxiety is the fear of social situations and the interaction with other people that can automatically bring on feelings of self-consciousness, judgment, evaluation, and inferiority. Put another way, social anxiety is the fear and anxiety of being judged and evaluated negatively by other people, leading to feelings of inadequacy, embarrassment, humiliation, and depression.

  9. Types of Students Part-time/blended Full-time socially active Full-time “cave” student

  10. SA Intervention Process

  11. Identifying the Problem • Parent Inquiries • Observation of students • Increase in RTI/MTSS requests • Content of writing assignments • Participation in optional social events • Best interest of students

  12. Obstacles • Lack of Face to face contact • Control of academic/social activities • Levels of interest from students/parents varies • Physical space • Teacher work load • Students

  13. Integration Quantify the problem: 33% of LVS students surveyed have some type of social anxiety diagnosed or otherwise indicated. Create a space to provide interventions Online-Elluminate/Collaborate/Connect/Skype/etc. In Person- District Facility/library/public areas

  14. Integration Separate parents and students For Parents: • Present it with a meeting during an event Brief 15-20 minutes coffee break for parents • Utilize activities at events (i.e. bake sale, presentation for parents from vendors, public safety, hospital, etc. THEY WANT A BREAK FROM THEIR KIDS! Follow up, get input, continue to adapt

  15. Integration Separate parents and students For Students: • Seat students together by grade level, subject area, region, something in common

  16. Integration Separate parents and students For Students: • Brief Kagan-ish activity, get them to move around and SHARE something about themselves and LEARN something about SOMEONE ELSE.

  17. Integration Separate parents and students For Students: • Use in the middle of learning program, not at beginning or end. • Follow up/survey students

  18. Effectiveness & Progress • Attendance at optional social events • Participation in collaborative projects • RTI/MTSS data • Observation of students interaction/friends • Survey results • Other progress monitoring

  19. Next Steps & New Ideas • Student Ambassadors • Psych Services guest speaker • Virtual student “tech team” • Clubs • Gifted program collaborative projects

  20. Questions

  21. Contact info Lee Virtual School: http://lvip.leeschools.net Al Shilling: als@leeschools.net 239.337.8178

  22. March Webinar iNACOL Southeastern Regional Committee Webinar March 14, 2013 featuring Bryan Setser 2Revolutions.Net Future of Learning Models and Conditions

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