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“What’s New Online”

“What’s New Online”. A Snapshot of Maryland Online. What Do Students Want and Need?. Career and college requires exposure to online experiences that include accountability and time management skills Learning that connects to real life experiences

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“What’s New Online”

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  1. “What’s New Online” A Snapshot of Maryland Online

  2. What Do Students Want and Need? • Career and college requires exposure to online experiences that include accountability and time management skills • Learning that connects to real life experiences • Access to quality online experiences that provide multiple ways to learn and apply • Collaborative experiences

  3. Student Online Courses

  4. Online versus Blended

  5. What is Blended Learning? http://vimeo.com/78871778

  6. Maryland Definitions • “Digital learning” means any instructional practice that effectively uses Internet-related technology to strengthen the student and/or educator learning experience. • “Blended course” means one in which less than 80 percent of the instruction is conducted online. Such a course is also referred to as a “hybrid course.” • “Online course” means an Internet-based course in which 80 percent or more of the instruction isconducted online, the teacher and student are separated by distance or time or both, and two-way communication is required between teacher and student.

  7. Process and Procedures Legislation • Senate Bill 674 Established Direction for Process and Procedures • School district and state responsibilities, review process, conversion of F2F to online courses, timelines • Senate Bill 461 • Allows the state to hire third party vendor to ensure accessibility Digital Learning COMAR • Definitions, Set fees for State, Accessibility requirements Why have things changed? • LEA needs, Funding, and Legislation RESULTING DATA ---------

  8. Student Resources Public and Private • 4 HSA courses – ELA, Algebra I, Biology, Government - Public • 13 Adolescent Literacy, 8 STEM, Algebra II Modules - Public • 4,000 – 6,000 instructional resources to support classroom learning and teaching – Public • @ 375 intervention and enrichment modules - Private • 12 Student Courses - Private

  9. Race to the Top - Student

  10. Student Resources Tablets: https://msde.blackboard.com Laptops: msde.blackboard.com

  11. Race to the Top Online PD

  12. Professional Development

  13. Blackboard Exploration https://msde.blackboard.com • Student Resources • Adolescent Literacy Modules • Supplemental Resources (you may have to enter twice) • Username: msdeguest • Password: msdeguest • Professional Development Resource - Mathematics • User ID: MAG_Guest • Password: msdelms

  14. Hope to See You Online! Val Emrich, Director of Instructional Technology Maryland State Department of Education vemrich@msde.state.md.us Erin Senior, Instructional Technology Specialist Maryland State Department of Education esenior@msde.state.md.us

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