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Teaching AP Economics Online : Achieving 21st Century Skills AP National Conference July 2011. Presenters: Sonia Arteche Carl Fields Dianna Miller. www.flvs.net. FLVS in numbers…… for 2009-2010. Half-Credit Course Completions : 213,926 Physical Students Completed : 97,183
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Teaching AP Economics Online: Achieving 21st Century Skills AP National Conference July 2011 Presenters: Sonia Arteche Carl Fields Dianna Miller
FLVS in numbers…… for 2009-2010 • Half-Credit Course Completions : 213,926 • Physical Students Completed : 97,183 • Student Enrollments by School Type: • Public & Charter School 66% • Home School 27% • Private School 7%
Teaching AP Economics Online: Achieving 21st Century Skills http://www.p21.org/documents/21st_century_skills_education_and_competitiveness_guide.pdf
What schools need to do? Teach and measure advanced, 21st century skills that are the indispensible currency for participation, achievement and competitiveness in the global economy Solving complex, multidisciplinary, open-ended problems Creativity and entrepreneurial thinking Communicating and collaborating Teach 21st century skills to all children, not just an elite few
How is Florida Virtual School Helping21st Century Demographic Changes National expectations FLVS is helping… Minority Student enrollments: 42% Enrollment in Priority Schools: Rural 8% Low Performing 17% High Minority 17% • Racial and ethnic minorities will comprise the majority of the nation’s population by 2042 • 62% of children are expected to be a minority by 2050 • Challenge efforts to improve student performance and close achievement gaps. Source: The U.S. Census Bureau (2008).
21st Century Skills: an overview http://www.p21.org/route21
Teaching Economics Online: Achieving 21st Century Skills “If children have interest…then education happens” 21st Century Skills FLVS Micro / Macro
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Teaching Economics Online: Cooperate with Others 21st Century Skills FLVS Micro / Macro • Students who attended AP Macro Economics review sessions in 2010 averaged 3.47 on the AP exam • National average on the exam was: 2.76 • State average on the exam was: 2.13 • All FLVS Macro students average: 2.92
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Is FLVS achieving its goals? 2010 AP Scores Percent of qualifying scores Nation Florida FLVS Macro 54% 34% 58% Micro 62% 36% 53%