Agenda+January+24,+2012

January 24, 2012

A partial list of previously tried and current online/blended experiences at WFS:

Pilot in Mandarin offered by Stanford Online High School (6 students in 2010-2011) Online Integrated Math 1 (4 students; optional; summer 2011) Flipped classroom videos (blended learning; Chem 3 currently) Video, Quia and other online activities in EHEM (blended learning; ongoing by Ergueta) Independent studies in Computer Science using MIT open classes (blended learning) Students have taken online US History and AP Statistics outside of school; in summer (Yeatman, Lankeweicz, Armstrong)

From the Online Learning Guide:

Reasons independent schools offer fully and blended online courses:

1) For enrichment, or to supplement existing curricula

2) To maximize the respective strengths of online and face-to-face learning 3) to prepare students for online college and university courses 4) to keep students engaged in learning 5) as part of a 21st century learning initiative 6) to provide access to courses the school would not otherwise offer 7) As part of the school's strategic plan 8) For acceleration or advanced study 9) to meet a student's special interest 10) To address students' scheduling conflicts 11) to help continue school during closings due to unusual circumstances

What would be our top three reasons to continue exploration in blended learning?