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Michigan Virtual upgrades educators’ professional development portal
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual recently retooled the engine that powers Michigan’s leading online portal for K-12 teachers called Michigan LearnPort. Michigan teachers, school administrators and other school staff rely on the portal, in part, to earn continuing education units, take state…
Celebrate National Digital Learning Day!
Michigan VirtualToday is the first-ever National Digital Learning Day! As part of this initiative, Governor Snyder issued a proclamation to recognize the importance of technology supported learning in Michigan. Gov. Snyder’s proclamation references Michigan Virtual as “one of the largest…
Michigan announces plans for first-ever Digital Learning Day
Michigan VirtualThe Michigan Department of Education, in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education, announced on January 30 its participation as a state host in the first-ever Digital Learning Day campaign and kick off to Michigan’s “Year of the Digital…
Online Teacher of the Year Selected
Michigan VirtualA veteran teacher was named Michigan Virtual’s 2011 Online Teacher of the Year at an awards presentation dinner at the University Club at MSU on Monday, Dec. 5. Julia Swartz of Vermontville was honored for being a true pioneer…
A Report to the Legislature, 2011
Michigan VirtualThis report is submitted in compliance with Section 98 (6) of Public Act 196 of 2014, which requires Michigan Virtual to provide, not later than December 1 of each fiscal year, a report to the House and Senate Appropriations…
The grades are in: Michigan leading the nation on the road to reform
Michigan VirtualThe national Digital Learning Council says “Michigan is leading the nation in transforming education for the digital age.” The Digital Learning Council’s mission is to define the policies that will integrate current and future technological innovations into public education….
Online course options expand statewide
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual for Students has enhanced its course delivery options for the remainder of the 2011-12 school year. Following a thorough review of courses, course styles and pricing practices by Michigan Virtual staff and an external team of school…
Partners in Innovation to define future in online learning
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual and 28 public and private school organizations have formed a Partnership in Innovation group to help explore the academic needs of Michigan schools and to foster the development of new and innovative online learning solutions. “We appreciate…
Michigan Virtual signs statewide GIS license
Michigan VirtualWith the signing of a K-12 Geographic Information System three-year software license agreement, Michigan Virtual can provide access to a complete GIS tool for K-12 students, teachers and administrators across the state. Through a partnership with California-based Esri, ArcGIS…
New Michigan LearnPort launched
Michigan VirtualMichigan LearnPort has been completely transformed from the ground up. The new user-friendly features will make the acquisition of high-quality online courses and resources, meeting professional development requirements and earning SB-CEUs easier than ever. New Features A new, fresh…
New Michigan LearnPort launches Oct. 3!
Michigan VirtualThe new Michigan LearnPort was designed with customer feedback in mind. Here are some of the new features that you’ll be seeing Oct. 3: A new, fresh look including a Welcome Page that provides quick and easy access to…
Online instructors challenged at two-day learning event
Michigan VirtualState Superintendent of Public Instruction Mike Flanagan suggested to Michigan Virtual online teachers that they are in a position to help inform state colleges and universities that train new teachers about the online learning knowledge and skills needed by…
Michigan Virtual instructor named one of ’20 Educators to Watch’
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual instructor Andrew Vanden Heuvel was named one of TechSmith’s 20 Educators to Watch, a list of the few of many people that are “using education technology in notable ways.” Andrew uses a variety of technology tools in…
Earn SB-CEUs and stipends too!
Michigan VirtualMichigan LearnPort provides many opportunities for teachers to earn SB-CEUs and, in some cases, stipends too. These four courses afford both. Michigan History for Third Grade Teachers Michigan History for Third Grade Teachers covers the period from the glaciers…
Wealth of data resides in online courses
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual’s reigning Online Teacher of the Year explores the full potential of the intrinsic data in online courses in the Spring/Summer 2011 edition of the MACUL Journal. Andrew Vanden Heuvel, who was named Michigan Virtual’s Online Teacher of…
Study highlights blended learning
Michigan VirtualA new 178-page study by Innosight Institute and the Charter School Growth Fund reveals a broader picture of the emerging blended-learning market. The Rise of K-12 Blended Learning: Profiles of Emerging Models highlights 40 influential blended-learning organizations across the…
New Michigan history course available in Michigan LearnPort
Michigan VirtualA new, flexible, facilitated course for elementary teachers, Michigan History for Third Grade Teachers, is available in Michigan LearnPort. This course allows users to take some or all the course content, any time that works for them, in a…
Michigan Virtual presented and exhibited at MACUL
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual was well represented at the 2011 MACUL conference in Detroit. As one of 14 major sponsors of the event, Michigan Virtual staff participated in nine presentations and staffed a booth in the exhibitors’ area, showcasing Michigan Virtual…
Muskegon paper profiles Michigan Virtual teacher
Michigan Virtual“I believe I was selected as a finalist not because I am the best online teacher,” Andrew Vanden Heuvel said, “but because of my enthusiasm for online education and its power to transform how we approach teaching and learning…
Michigan Virtual instructor finalist for national award
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual for Students online teacher Andrew Vanden Heuvel of Grand Haven is one of five finalists for the 2011 National Online Teacher of the Year. The announcement of the 2011 National Online Teacher of the Year will be…
