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Today is the last day to register! Registration will remain open after today and all families are welcome to attend, but by registering you will receive a free lunch and museum access. Colorado Cyber School Day is an annual event hosted by the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families and the Colorado Cyberschool Association. Students, parents, [...]
As a parent of 2 students currently enrolled in a full-time online program and one graduate of a full-time online program, I completely and wholeheartedly disagree with almost every one of Dr. Barbour’s comments in this article. I’ll go one step further to say that this article along with other negative press that has been [...]
The Colorado Cyberschools Association (CCA) is blogging, Tweeting, and now on Facebook too! Today’s post:3 Perspectives of Colorado’s Celebration of Digital Learning Day is written by 3 leaders in education and offers great perspectives about online learning as well as last week’s Colorado’s Digital Learning Day celebration. Check out CCA’s blog, FB, and Twitter to learn [...]
My oldest, Sean, is a 2011 Colorado Virtual Academy (COVA) graduate currently attending CU-Boulder. He was SO excited today to wake up to a RAVE alert, which is a text-messaging service enabling the campus to notify students via mobile phone in case of a campus emergency. Today’s emergency message is that CU Boulder campus is closed. [...]
Yesterday’s Digital Learning Day event was a great day of celebration and sharing in Colorado! The event took place at the University of Denver and was hosted by the Morgridge Family Foundation, and the University Of Denver Morgridge College Of Education. It was well attended with representation from the Clayton Elementary School Tigers, the Colorado Cyberschools [...]
Today is Digital Learning Day, a national awareness campaign to improve learning and teaching for all children. The Alliance for Excellent Education invites you to participate in the Digital Learning Day National Town Hall Meeting which begins at 1 PM ET. Register to reserve your virtual seat for the National Town Hall Meeting and get all of [...]
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 [...]
A great publication for parents! The Education Policy Center has recently released a great publication for parents entitled Choosing a Colorado Online School for Your Child by Ella Peterson, Research Associate and Pamela Benigno, director, Education Policy Center. Colorado currently has 46 full-time online programs and each program offers something different. Learn about what a [...]
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, [...]
On Monday, the Independence Institute and the Donnell-Kay Foundation co-sponsored a discussion focused on shaping a legislative vision for Colorado online education. The event was facilitated by Susan Patrick, president and CEO of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) and co-facilitated by Amy Anderson, Assistant Commissioner of Innovation and Choice, CDE and Randy [...]
January 22-28: Join thousands of school choke supporters in celebrating the 2nd annual National School Choice Week. Help in the movement to make high quality education options available to every single child! Check out National School Choice Week to see how you can make a difference. As of today there are 364 events going on [...]
This is a podcast worth listening to or revisiting if you’ve already heard it. It’s a 13-minute podcast that aired on October 25, 2011. Ben DeGrow, Senior Policy Analyst at the Independence Institute interviews Michael Horn, digital learning expert and Executive Director of the Innosight Institute. It’s not a question of getting rid of a [...]
Alisa Hug is sharing her virtual school experiences with us today. Alisa, aka Lisa, is Mom and Learning Coach to 2 children in grades 6 and 8 who are enrolled in their first year with Georgia Connections Academy. Enjoy Lisa’s story as she shares about her 4 years with Colorado Virtual Academy and 1 ½ [...]
Today’s highlight is from an OHVA family. Please help me welcome a good friend, Christine Beard, who shares her story of how Ohio Virtual Academy helped her daughter succeed when the traditional public school could not meet her needs and living in a rural area was an obstacle to overcome. When my youngest daughter started [...]
Today Tillie Elvrum shares her virtual school journey with us. Tillie’s 15 year old son J.D., is a 9th grade Colorado Connections Academy student. Tillie is a good friend of mine and a passionate supporter of virtual schools and choice in education. Tillie is an active and valuable contributing member of the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families [...]
Today, our Highlight of a Virtual School Family comes from the state of Washington. Nico’s mom and I met several years back through my work with the National Coalition for Public School Options. Nicolas is 7 years old and in his third year attending the Washington Virtual Academies (WAVA), an online public school. Nico’s mom makes [...]
Today our virtual school family comes to us from Arizona. Amy Johnson is a fellow blogger and author of The Adventures of JAMC. Amy shares some great posts on her blog about School Successes as well as School Troubles. Today Amy shares about her experience with the virtual school, Arizona Virtual Academy, where both of [...]
Today’s highlight is of a Colorado Connections Academy family. Kathy enrolled her oldest, John, in Connections Academy 4 years ago, and this year he is a senior. My family has known John and his family since 2007 through the Civil Air Patrol. I am very proud of John and all of his accomplishments, especially for [...]
Long time school choice advocate, Wendy Howard, shares her story of virtual schooling with us today. Wendy’s daughter, Jessica, shares her mom’s passion for supporting choice in education, and when Jessica was just 7 years old she started a petition in Florida to urge legislators to remove the prior public school requirement before attending a [...]
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