Facilitator: Janice Mertes, Assistant Director Teaching and Learning-Digital Learning at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Date: December 5, 2019
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Online
As the Department of Public Instruction website states “Online learning takes many forms and has many names. There are online courses, programs and schools, which may be called online, virtual, cyber, or blended education, to name a few. In Wisconsin, a virtual charter school is a specific form of online learning.”
Our experts from the field will define virtual program and virtual charter. They will also highlight similarities and differences, as well as considerations for either and the great resources and expertise that exist for the planning, development, implementation and evaluation. You will also hear testimonials from practitioners in the field who are actively managing and growing quality opportunities for learners.
Topics of Focus include:
*Connecting your Why?: Differentiating between a Virtual Program or Charter
*Open Enrollment: Identifying clarity around key responsibilities and decisions
*Special Education: Identify key areas of consideration from DPI
*Quality and Equity: Identify key questions for programs to self reflect on their journey
*Growth (Maturity)-Voices from the field and their virtual journeys