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RFP: Marketing and Communication Services
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual™ is seeking Marketing services: A marketing plan, a marketing tool kit, including a video, and all asset creation to support the marketing activities identified in the marketing plan. This project supports The Michigan Department of Education (MDE)… Read more
RFP: Design Thinking Processes
Michigan VirtualThe purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to select a partner-vendor to lead a multi-stakeholder collaborative Design Thinking initiative to guide the evolution and scaling of statewide professional learning through human-centered design. The outcome sought is a… Read more
Essentials courses now available for statewide enrollment
Michigan VirtualLANSING, MI — Michigan Virtual™’s Credit Recovery courses have been renamed “Essentials” and are now available for statewide enrollment. These 27 core classes are designed for students who either need to recover credits due to previously failing the equivalent… Read more
Michigan Virtual honored by Quality Matters for quality courses and impact on student success
Michigan VirtualLANSING, MI — Michigan Virtual™ is excited to announce that it received a 2017 Quality Matters Making a Difference for Students Award for Outstanding Impact by a K-12 Organization at the QM annual conference “Connect Conference — Pathways to… Read more
Michigan Virtual researchers studying learner-centered, technology-enabled practices
Michigan VirtualLansing — Michigan Virtual™’s research institute, with support from Education Development Center, is documenting an 18-month project underway in Rhode Island with a goal to more deeply understand the needs around high school redesign for the 21st century. Known… Read more
Michigan Virtual University’s Brand Gets a Refresh
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual University®, a nonprofit organization that supports the growth and development of digital learning in Michigan’s K-12 schools, has recently undergone a rebrand. Michigan Virtual University, along with the Michigan Virtual School®, will now be known as Michigan… Read more
Michigan Virtual courses added to GenNET portal
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual partnered with Genesee Intermediate School District by joining its GenNET Online Learning portal. GenNET users can now choose from Michigan Virtual’s online provider, Michigan Virtual for Students, when making online course decisions. The Michigan Virtual catalog of… Read more
Opportunities for St. Clair County students expand with new partnership
Michigan VirtualHigh school students across St. Clair County will, this fall, have easier access to an expanded range of online classes offered through a cooperative effort among the county’s seven public school districts, St. Clair County RESA and Michigan Virtual… Read more
Professional Learning for Blended Education: Michigan Teacher Case Studies
Michigan VirtualThis report shares the experiences of blended learning teachers in Michigan and is the result of
interviews conducted to understand their experiences and professional learning choices.
A Report to the Legislature, 2016
Michigan VirtualOn December 1, A Report to the Legislature was submitted to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on State School Aid, the State Budget Director, the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies and the Department of Education that includes specific… Read more
Michigan Virtual hires business strategist to capture the voice of the customer and enhance product portfolio
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual added an accomplished business strategist to its leadership team with the hiring of Ray Batt as Vice President of Business Strategy. Batt has over 25 years of service delivery, operations and general management experience, including the past… Read more
Michigan Virtual signs on as MHSAA’s preferred provider of online education
Michigan VirtualProviding educational opportunities is central to the missions of both the Michigan High School Athletic Association and Michigan Virtual. To promote its expansive opportunities for online education for Michigan high school students and educators, Michigan Virtual will serve as… Read more
Michigan Virtual partners with MEMSPA and BloomBoard in advanced certification initiative for principals using micro-credentials
Michigan VirtualMEMSPA, Michigan Virtual and BloomBoard will collaborate to deliver a program that will provide school principals with an opportunity to earn advanced certification. The Michigan Association of Elementary and Middle School Principal’s Association (MEMSPA), Michigan Virtual and BloomBoard have… Read more
Michigan Virtual offers professional development course for school leaders
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual‘s PD course — Understanding Blended Learning for School Leaders — brings together a cohort of school leaders to engage in approximately 25 hours of studying and sharing over five weeks. The course combines synchronous and asynchronous online… Read more
Guidelines and Model Review Process for Online Courses
Michigan VirtualEnacted in October 2013, Section 21f of Michigan’s State School Aid Act (MCL 388.1621f1) established that public school pupils in 6th through 12th grade (with the consent of parent or legal guardian if the student is under 18 or… Read more
Michigan Virtual celebrated Digital Learning Day with 200,000th enrollment
Michigan VirtualGovernor Snyder issued a proclamation declaring February 17, 2016, as Digital Learning Day. His proclamation is designed to help educate teachers, schools, parents, policymakers and the public on ways to integrate digital learning tools to improve education for all students…. Read more
A Report to the Legislature, 2015
Michigan VirtualThis report is submitted in compliance with Section 98 (6) of Public Act 85 of 2015, which requires Michigan Virtual to provide, not later than December 1 of each fiscal year, a report to the House and Senate Appropriations… Read more
State superintendent joins Michigan Virtual Board of Directors
Michigan VirtualState Superintendent of Public Instruction Brian Whiston joined the Board of Directors of Michigan Virtual. The 17-person board represents the business and education communities. Whiston, state superintendent since July 2015, replaces former state superintendent Michael Flanagan on the Michigan… Read more
Keeping Pace With K-12 Digital Learning
Michigan VirtualKeeping Pace attempts to anticipate shifts in where such activity is concentrated, how practices are changing, advances in technology and devices, and the degree to which state policy impacts digital learning. Download the Report
Michigan Virtual team delivering online expertise for connected vehicle program
Michigan VirtualThe State of Michigan Department of Talent and Economic Development through the Skilled Trades Training Fund awarded Capital Communications, Inc., a Plymouth-based leader in telecommunications $30,000 to participate in online and classroom training for the Connected Vehicle Professional program… Read more