Raising Awareness for Educational Options Because Every Child Deserves a High Quality Education
It was a wonderful evening recognizing extraordinary students! This year Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA) celebrated its 2nd year as a charter member of the National Honor Society (NHS) and Friday, May 11, 2012, eighteen 10th and 11th grade COVA students were inducted as new member of the NHS. The current 11-members were introduced and we [...]
All 3 of my children have had the privilege of being taught by a teacher who goes above and beyond in educating. She’s the type of teacher we all want for our children; one who makes a difference in the life of her students and is effective in her teaching. This school year my 2 [...]
As a parent, learning coach and mentor of 2 children currently enrolled in Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA) and 1 2011 graduate of COVA, I find the profuse amount of negative and insulting articles written by reporters with no clear understanding of the online school model to be a malicious attack on online schools and parent [...]
In a virtual school, learning happens in similar and yet in some very different and unique ways than it does in a traditional brick and mortar school. Consequently, it’s necessary for teachers who teach in an online model to learn the skills that are essential to becoming an effective online instructor. As a parent of students who [...]
There are so many above and beyond teachers that my family has had the pleasure and opportunity to work with over the years in Colorado Virtual Academy. Our Colorado Virtual Academy Teachers ROCK! Sometimes you come across teachers who impact your student’s life in a very special and meaningful way. This shout-out is so long overdue, [...]
Today I have the privilege to introduce you to a good friend, Dr. Kathryn Knox, who I am so grateful to for taking the time to share her knowledge and expertise on the topic of Learning Styles. It’s a topic that I have been passionate about ever since 2005 when I attended Dr. Knox’s presentation [...]
I am appreciative of the policy makers who take the time out of their very busy day to better understand something that they ultimately will be voting on; a vote which may affect the lives of thousands. Several weeks ago my children and I did a demonstration for 3 legislators showing how we school online. [...]
There are so many facets to the numerous stories concerning Colorado online schools put out by the press over the past week. Sunday’s headlines alone included: Pattern of lax oversight for Colorado’s online schools ONLINE PART 1: State-supported online schools failing students, data show ONLINE PART 2: Analysis shows achievement drop for students ONLINE PART [...]
There has been so much media coverage about online public schools since Colorado’s Senate President Brandon Schaffer called for an emergency audit of our state’s online public schools. The Senate president is hoping to get these questions answered, among other things, and in my opinion these questions should be asked all across the board and [...]
Making the move from a traditional public school, which is probably most familiar to you, to a public online school where you are bringing your children home to learn is such an exciting time, but it can also be a stressful and uncertain time. We as parents always want the best possible education for our [...]
Today I was planning on posting about getting connected in an online school, but because school has just started, or in our case in Colorado school starts tomorrow, it’s timelier to write about getting organized. Now that you as a parent have made this significant commitment of time and energy to ensure that your child [...]
It’s been a whirlwind of a summer for the Cooney family and now the start of the school year is right around the corner. Our school, Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA) begins August 24 and we are very anxiously and eagerly opening big brown boxes and organizing our school materials and books. In July we received [...]
Saturday, June 4 was a treasured day for many Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA) families attending COVA’s graduation ceremony at CU Boulder. Bailey, a Graduating Senior and an incredibly talented vocalist, kicked off the ceremony with The National Anthem, followed by the welcome address from COVA’s Head of School, Heidi Heineke. Then we heard from Teri [...]
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