Monday, October 22, 2018

Matt Wicks, Vice President of Efficacy Research and Reporting, Pearson Online & Blended Learning

Dr. Alyssa Walters, Senior Director of Research, Assessment and Accountability, Pearson Online & Blended Learning

A groundbreaking study revealed that student performance at Connections Academy fully online schools and traditional public schools are comparable after adjusting for characteristics of the students served in the same state, such as mobility, demographics, and prior performance. This new study, peer-reviewed by SRI International (SRI) and audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers, finally compares “apples to apples,” showing that online schools perform on par with their traditional counterparts.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Building multiple pathways to graduation for all students with personalized online learning

Dr. Mary Jo Holmes, Principal, Robertson County Virtual School

Janet Schell, Principal, Oxford Virtual Academy

Dean Heus, Principal, Wauwatosa Virtual Academy

Kevin Hogan, Editor-in-Chief, Tech & Learning (Moderator)

New technology has opened the doors to meeting the learning needs of our increasingly diverse student population and helping each student find a path to graduation. Learn how personalized learning, delivered via a range of full-time e-learning programs, helps more students than ever find academic success — instead of frustration and failure. Educators from Tennessee and across the nation will share their best practices for virtual learning solutions serving a range of learners, including: at-risk students, bullying victims, medically-fragile students, and youth not thriving in traditional schools.

Full-time virtual school: Should we adopt MAPCS/50CAN recommendations?

John Watson, Founder and CEO, Evergreen Education Group

Chad Aldris, Vice President, Ohio Policy and Advocacy, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Rob Kremer, Director of Government Relations, Pearson

Don’t miss out on this session surrounding one of the nation’s hottest educational issues — whether MAPCS/50CAN recommendations successfully address the shortcomings of existing regulations, or present new challenges of virtual schools. Join leading virtual education thought leaders and experts, including authors of these policy proscriptions, as they use performance data and real-world educator insights to debate the best path forward on fully online school governance, funding, and accountability policies.