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Recommendations for Full-time Online Learners
Michigan VirtualThe purpose of Recommendations for Supporting Full-time Online Learners is to provide schools: Guidance for implementing full-time online learning options A mentor self-assessment tool that emphasizes the importance of online mentors A sample school board policy regarding online learning…
Michigan Virtual reorganizes to improve services to schools
Michigan VirtualNew management structure aims to strengthen customer relations LANSING – Michigan Virtual® announces the reorganization of its management structure with the appointment of Dr. David Myers as the leader of the company’s two educational programs: Michigan Virtual® and Michigan…
Online Teacher of the Year selected
Michigan VirtualOnline instructor Melanie Laber excels in the virtual classroom LANSING – Melanie Laber teaches trigonometry, geometry and pre-algebra to students in Detroit, Paw Paw, Traverse City and Houghton. She was recently named Michigan’s Online Teacher of the Year. Laber…
Michigan Virtual celebrates sixth successful symposium
Michigan VirtualLansing – The sixth annual Michigan Virtual online learning symposium, Connecting with Youth in a Media-rich World, was attended by over 260 online learning enthusiasts Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. Attendees heard provocative keynotes…
A Report to the Legislature, 2009
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…
Michigan Virtual named Educational Program of the Year
Michigan VirtualLansing – Michigan Virtual® was named Educational Program of the Year at the Ninth Annual Awards Gala in Detroit on Friday, Sept. 25. Michigan Virtual® offers online learning courses and services to both Michigan students and educators through its…
Student demand for online learning creates gap
Michigan VirtualLANSING –While online learning and virtual schools continue to grow annually, a recent study shows that educators aren’t prepared for the number of students who want to learn online. A national study tracked the growing student demand for online…
Is traditional classroom instruction as good as online learning?
Michigan VirtualLANSING – Online learning is challenging educators to rethink how curriculum is delivered which has led some educators to ask if online learning is as good as face-to-face instruction. MSU associate professor Punya Mishra recently told a group of…
National study says online learning students out-pace those in traditional classrooms
Michigan VirtualLANSING – A recently released analysis of online learning “found that, on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.” The United States Department of Education (USDOE) analysis, “Evaluation of Evidence-based Practices in Online…
Frederickson joins Michigan Virtual as marketing, sales & communications manager
Michigan VirtualLANSING — Michigan Virtual announces the recent addition of Linda Frederickson as their Marketing, Sales & Communications Manager. Frederickson will direct Michigan Virtual’s marketing, sales and communication strategies across all divisions of the organization to ensure that marketing, outreach,…
Scholarships available for Michigan Virtual summer online math camps
Michigan VirtualLANSING — Several scholarships for the Michigan Virtual math online summer camps are still available for seventh and eighth grade students. The summer camps are a collaborative partnership between Michigan Virtual and the Michigan Mathematics and Science Center Network….
Michigan Virtual Framework for the Future: 2009-2014
Michigan VirtualThis document provides an overview of Michigan Virtual’s accomplishments, core assets and challenges, and examines trends in online learning. It also establishes a framework that reaffirms the organization’s vision, priority goals and core strategies for the future. The strategic…
A Report to the Legislature, 2008
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…
Michigan ranks second in U.S. for online learning
Michigan VirtualLANSING – Two years after Michigan gained national attention as the first state in the nation to require online learning as a requirement for high school graduation, the state now is being recognized as second in the nation for…
The Michigan Online Learning Report
Michigan VirtualThis report addresses online learning in Michigan, with a particular focus on Michigan state-level policies and on the practices of Michigan Virtual. It is adapted from A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning, which was published in April 2007….
