Office of Virtual Education Overview Bradley Mitchell, Director

Programs in the Office of Virtual Education  eLearningSC – Offers online professional development courses to licensed educators statewide. This program serves nearly 3,000 licensed educators per year and offers courses for the online teaching endorsement.  VirtualSC – Offers supplemental online courses for high school credit for students in grades In school year – the program had 22,107 enrollments statewide.

What is VirtualSC?  Supplemental program that offers courses for high school credit to SC students in grades  Public, private, homeschooled, and adult education.  Free-of-charge.  Not a school; does not issue credit or diplomas.  No limit to the number of courses per student.  First-come, first-served with priority enrollment for students closest to graduation (12 th, 11 th, 10 th, etc.)

Program Rebrand Information  Rebranded from SCVSP – Fall 2014  New name—  New logo—  New webpage—virtualsc.org  New student information system—OpenSIS

Content Areas Offered by VirtualSC  Career and Technology Education  Business Education  Health Sciences  Family and Consumer Sciences  English  Fine Arts  Visual  Music  Mathematics  PE/Health  Science  Social Studies  World Languages  French  Latin  Spanish

New Courses in  World Language  French 1  Spanish 4 Honors  English  English 1 Honors  Advanced Placement  Biology  Computer Science A  European History  In Development  Astronomy  German 1  Mandarin

Registration Dates  Fall semester August 29-Sept 5, 2014 (2 weeks)  Winter/Spring semester January 5-15, 2015 (2 weeks)  Summer semester May 18-June 4, 2015 (3 weeks)

Resources Offered to Schools  Below are some of the new resources available to schools:  Test Preperation – AP Test Prep, ACT Prep, and PSAT/SAT Exam Prep – free of charge to all SC students.  Elementary Keyboarding – Intended to help students in grades 2-6 learn the basics of keyboarding. Not intended to be a course, but a resource for schools and students. Free of charge for all schools/districts in SC.

Options for Using VirtualSC  Option 1 – Individual Student Enrollment  Option 2 --Virtual Learning Lab  Why? Course not available at your school. Unable to find a licensed teacher. Emergency situations.  What? Standards-aligned course taught by a Highly Qualified educator licensed by the SCDE. Synchronous instruction provided via a Double Robot as needed  Where and When? In a computer lab at your school. During the regular school day.

Virtual Learning Lab Robot Pilot  Currently in use in two schools to provide Keyboarding instruction  Dacusville Middle School  LEAD Academy Charter School

Options Continued  Option 3 – Franchise  What? An eLearning solution for districts/schools Run their own virtual school Flexibility  When? 365-day flexible 180-day traditional school calendar  Who? K-12 students District teachers

Franchise Continued  Benefits? OpenSIS for registration (SIS) Moodle for course delivery (LMS) VirtualSC standards-based courses Student support Staff/teacher training

Options Continued  Option 4 – Middle School Assistance  What? Supplementary online learning for middle level ELA and math.  When? Available beginning October Used during the school year or for summer school.  Who? 6-8 grade students.  Benefits? Promotes student achievement. Prepares students for the next grade level. Provides online progress tracking.  Cost? Free!

Contact Information  Bradley Mitchell Phone:  VirtualSC Suzette Lee – Team Leader Phone:  eLearningSC PD Tammy Hegler – Team Leader Phone:

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