Getting students more learning time online
Getting Students More Time Online: Distance Education in Support of Expanded Learning Time in K-12 Schools. A report from the Center for American Progress and the Broad Foundation. Here's an excerpt:
Virtual schools have worked for more than 1 million American K-12 students. Online courses already serve students on a broad scale in countries such as Singapore and South Korea. These are countries that use online courses as one of the strategies to offer longer school days and longer school years. Students in these countries outperform American students in Programme for International Student Assessment and Trends in Mathematics and Science tests. They are a required part of the curriculum in some areas of the United States because they are effective and because they are a standard approach to learning when students leave high school for higher education and career development. Online courses combine flexibility, personalization, interaction, independence, rich media, and proven materials. They connect teachers and learners across the full scope of cultures.
[hat tip to Michael Horn]
