2. Creating a Virtual School Drawing board to Implementation

3. Creating a Virtual School Creating a philosophy – INACOL, IBM, Florida v Concord Consortium, District game players and naysayers

4. Creating a Virtual School 1.Consultants 2. Leadership of District/University 3. Technical Staff Leader 4. Professional Development Department Reps 5. Curriculum Department Reps 6. Teacher Leaders 7. Counselors 8. Community Leader 9.Parent/Student

5. Leadership Leadership needs to meet and discuss: –What is your philosophy concerning online education and professional development? –Is your district/university willing to commit to doing synchronous and asynchronous online education? –Develop a needs assessment? –Create a strategic plan. Analyze resources available Develop partnerships Marketing strategies

6. What is your philosophy concerning online education? Learning Training Meetings Format – Concurrent – Full-time/degree granting Confirm Your Philosophy

7. Your Vision The best technology is integrated with the best instructional practices. A dynamic environment is created to foster continuous social, emotional and intellectual growth.

8. Confirm Your Commitment Is your district/university willing to commit to doing synchronous and a synchronous online education? Flexibility of scheduling Technical assistance Connectivity issues Additional training Quality vs. quantity

9. Identify Your Needs Geographic issues Classroom issues Technical staff Professional Development needs Administrative needs

10. Southern Nevada Clark County School District covers 7,910 sq. miles Lincoln Clark

11. 19962005Growth Students178,896280,83457% Teachers11,31618,95334% Schools19430155% CCSD Statistics

13. Identify Your Users District Admin Teachers Support Staff Professional Technical Students

14. Identify Your Needs Create a strategic plan. Analyze resources available Develop partnerships Create a business plan Set goals Identify leadership structure for program

15. Growth Money issues Marketing State Requirements... Attendance The need to rewrite regulations and rules Be prepared for :

16. Before Starting How do you get ready for everything that is going to happen? –Organize training –Organize technical infrastructure –Identify initial target groups

17. Key Elements Needed Organize training: Create your own or outsource –Process for Course Creation and Review –Pedagogy Training Design Team –Curriculum Specialists –Teacher –Instructional Designer –Administrator –Tools/Technical Training for Teachers –Classroom Environment

18. Organize Technical Infrastructure Create a Technical staff –Networking Staff –Help Desk

19. 1.Tech Staff Collaboration 2.Server Requirements 3.Tech Support Needed for Students and Staff 4.Tech Requirement for Student and Teacher Computers 5.Minimum Bandwidth vs Optimal Teaching Requirements 6.Develop a liability waiver for adding software to computer 7.Consider a time and place for participants to bring in their computers Technical staff collaboration

20. Networking Staff Server, Firewalls, Connection Speed Unforeseen tech issues Administrating the Program Domain management Create relationship with Help Desk and your tech people Develop efficient way for users to communicate issues to tech staff Upgrades... Microsoft School connectivity

21. Help Desk Create your own Help Desk Home connectivity issues Unforeseen tech issues Initial installs Upgrades... Microsoft Browser Issues

22. 1.Administrative Issues Scheduling Time for Classes Number of licenses 2.Organization Domains for each subject area Groups within the Domains Create a Users group Support Area 3.Scheduling calendar 4.Support documents 5.Sharing Ideas Administrative Issues

23. What happens if you don’t develop an efficient and functional Technical staff Lose school... Lose students Lose teacher Lose credibility

24. Teacher Philosophy is critical Delivery Creation of content Administrative and Departmental Needs ie. Meetings Deliver Attend System Management Training Teacher Training and Professional Development

25. Decision about training Outsource or create your own Need for flexibility How to use tools to deliver training Definite plan for delivery if giving your own Teacher Training and Professional Development

26. Time for implementation 6 months to a year to develop Tap resources that are already there Consider purchasing courses from other sources Train groups Teacher Training and Professional Development

27. Needs... 1. Content needs to be set by a team, not an individual Teachers need to be aware of team effort to deliver Standards-based content Procedure in place for changes to content

28. Needs... 1.Teachers will like Synchronous contact because it is most like a classroom Need to be trained on the proper use Synchronous class needs to be interactive Need to hire teachers and Administrators with same philosophy 2. Need for personal touch... 3. Teachers come in from

29. 1.Access to content for synchronous and asynchronous learning materials 2.Active Discussions groups 3.Model the shared environment 4.Rubrics are essential 5.Share lessons- teacher notes, all files 6.Create an interactive environment-If you want to do a lecture, use the Playback in synchronous tool 7.Rely on an experienced staff to model best practices Essential Elements of Training

30. The Emerging CyberSchool –Need for interactivity –Teachers –Students –Online Professional Development Growth Technical Infrastructure Valuable lessons along the way