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 [...]
Check out this survey for parents whose children learn at home. Heather Staker, Senior Education Research Fellow at the Innosight Institute is conducting a survey for parents whose children learn at home. The survey took me less than 10 minutes to fill out, and will provide valuable feedback for developing enrichment products that support learning. [...]
The Unit of Online Learning at CDE recognizes online school teachers and counselors who have gone above in all they do to help students succeed. Congratulations to the winners of the 2011-12 Online Recognition Award Jennifer Lyon, Counselor, Branson School Online Pam Decker, Counselor, Insight School of Colorado Suzanne Jimenez, Counselor, Jeffco 21st Century Virtual [...]
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 [...]
Here’s a great way to recognize a top performing elementary and/or secondary teacher who works in the public schools of choice such as an online school, charter school, or magnet school. It’s important to acknowledge and recognize those teachers who go above and beyond and make a difference in the life of a student. Check [...]
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 [...]
I received an invite to a free live webinar and wanted to share it with my readers since it will be held over the internet and anyone can register. Please read below for the details. The District Goes Digital: Leveraging Online Learning for Broader Student Achievement Tuesday, March 20, 2 – 3 p.m. ET Content Provided by [...]
Can you believe it’s already March?! We are nearing the end of the 2011-12 school year and right now is the time to be checking out and looking into what school your child will be attending for the 2012-13 school year. If it’s your neighborhood school that your child will attend, then now is a [...]
Despite yesterday’s blustery, snowy morning and extreme road conditions, over 1000 people gathered at the Colorado State Capitol for a day of shared learning and celebration of the online public school option in Colorado. Each year the Colorado Coalition of Cyberschool Families (CCCF) and the Colorado Cyberschool Association (CCA) hosts Cyberschools Day at the Capitol. CCCF is [...]
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 [...]
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