Bryan Setser, EdD. Executive Director NCVPS/Learn and Earn Online David M. Edwards Chief Communications and Professional Learning Officer NCVPS/Learn and Earn Online October 27, 2008 Redesigning 21st Century Virtual Education After a 20th Century Start

The NCVPS Story: A 20 th Century Start VIDEO SCENARIO HERE

1.How will this be funded? 2.Can we use the previous models and rely on local schools to provide all the support? 3.How will we determine courses? 4.How do we interface with the state department? 5.Who will be accountable for this program? 6.How do we do this at NO cost to the district/student? Did we ask the right questions?

NCVPS Rising A 21 st Century National Model

Strategic Planning and Alignment

21 st Century Learners 21 st Century Professionals 21 st Century Environments 21 st Century Leadership for Innovation 21 st Century Systems

The Research Behind the New Model Strategic Planning Research NACOL Research Corporate e-Learning Research Evaluation Feedback Web 2.0/Web 3.0 Developments –Wimba, Bb, others –Second Life, Virtual Worlds Christensen – “Disrupting Class” The Horizon Report

21 st Century Learners High 5 Process for Course Revisions –Based upon NCVPS success model –Embedded with 21 st century skills –Driven by Web 2.0/3.0 tooling Research, Development and Innovation Function E-LC Framework (online professional learning community) –Teacher “Boat Dock” –3DPD

21 st Century Professionals LiFt21 Initiative: Leading Innovation and Facilitating Transformation in the 21 st Century –Based upon NCVPS success model –Guides all of our PD –Educates key stakeholders in districts E-LC Framework (online professional learning community) –DLA Spa (distance learning advisors) –3DPD for teachers (Teacher Boat Dock) –Evaluation models, e-mentors, etc.

21 st Century Environments Regional Approach to Student Support (3 Regions) –1 student support coordinator –1 coordinator for professional dev./teaching and learning –1 credit recovery specialist E-LC Framework (online professional learning community) –DLA Spa –DLA Paradigm Shift Course –Virtual Office Hours (Wimba Live Classroom/Pronto)

21 st Century Leadership for Innovation Strategic Partnering –Pilot programs with districts –Corporate partners E-LC Framework (online professional learning community) –Leadership Lagoon –“Learning by Doing” modules

21 st Century Systems Robust LMS and Web 2.0 Tools –Partnership w/Bb and Wimba –Partnership w/UNC System for training E-LC Framework (online professional learning community) –Technology “Tiki” –Podcasts on CIPA and other barriers

Why is North Carolina Virtual Public School and Learn and Earn Online the primary vehicle for 21 st Century educational change?

21st Century Learners and Professionals: NCVPS/LEO partners with the LEA, UNC, NCCS, PEP What is NCVPS/LEO and how can it move leadership to create student centric classrooms to improve achievement?

Academic Highlights for Spring 2008: 45 of the 52 courses or 86.5% had students score above 70% on course grades Alg I: 71% passed the course; EOC scores rose 11 points from Summer 2007 to Spring EOC scores approaching Manning/Easley Standard English I: 78% passed the course; EOC scores rose over 14 points from Summer of 2007 to Spring EOC scores approaching Manning/Easley Standard AP Earth / Environmental Science: (91%) passed the course AP Human Geography: (89%) passed the course Civics and Economics Honors: (98%) passed the course

Academic Highlights for Latin 1: (84%) passed the course Latin 2: (93%) passed the course Mandarin Chinese: (71%) passed the course Pre-Calculus Honors: (77%) passed the course Psychology Honors: (87%) passed the course Spanish 3 Honors: (94%) passed the course

Learn, Teach, Collaborate, and Spend Differently to Become Digital Teach 21 st century skills Teach engaging content – Teach 21 st century tools & methods – NCVPS Elementary Beta Use e-LC (e-professional learning communities) to lead innovation and school improvement Funding Alignment: –Cost per student per day: 1:1 and digital content –Cost of textbooks vs. cost of laptop

In the absence of money and people – Leadership has always been the difference…… 1.Learn on the Leadership Lagoon – send s to 2.Set the mechanisms and deliverables for change 3.Elevate e-learning and monitoring to the SIP level 4.Develop, speak, and create the language of e- learning 5.Communicate and pilot with an innovation focus -1 st wave of NCVPS/LEO elementary beta testing -District pilot applications – October 1, 2008

“Education over the Internet is going to be so big it is going to make usage look like a rounding error.” - John Chambers, Cisco CEO

Contact Info Website – Main Phone – Chief Communications and Professional Learning Officer David Edwards – Executive Director Dr. Bryan Setser –