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Just as the rest of the year seemingly has, the final weeks of school will start to fly by and before you know it, it will be time to say goodbye to the students and families with whom you’ve spent so much time and from whom you’ve learned so much. With the help of classroom [...]

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Do You Want More Time in School for Your Kid? by Jessica Smock was originally posted on School of Smock.   What do you remember about summer vacation? Sprinklers? Summer camp? Long afternoons of hanging out in yards and play grounds? For many kids across the country, those seemingly endless months of free time and [...]

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Note from editor: After reading our post on standards-based learning, Todd Silvius, Quakertown Community School District (PA) cyber program technology facilitator, wrote to us, saying his district has implemented both standards-based learning (SBL) and standards-based grading (SBG), using online curriculum for the district’s 6-12 grade summer school program using the Compass Learning Odyssey platform and [...]

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It’s the time of year when schools and districts establish their extended-year program plans. Debi Crabtree has six simple steps educators can follow to ensure their online extended-year program will yield results for all types of students — from struggling learners to overachievers. Debi is the virtual school coordinator for the Hamilton County School district, [...]

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