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LANSING, Mich. — At a time when children’s mental health is paramount, schools now have an opportunity to utilize expanded online services and functionality building upon a free statewide social-emotional learning (SEL) program launched earlier this year. The new… Read more

LANSING, Mich. — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Michael F. Rice has joined the Board of Directors of Michigan Virtual. Rice was appointed state superintendent in 2019 and is the fifth top school chief in Michigan to serve on… Read more

The article “Randy Hodge: St. Patrick High School courses” — originally published by the Ionia Sentinel-Standard on October 11, 2020 — overviews the various courses offered at St. Patrick High School in a letter from principal Randy Hodge. In… Read more

The article “COVID-19 has made our world more virtual. Here are three reasons why this is a good thing” — originally published by the World Economic Forum on October 8, 2020 — explores three major ways that COVID-19 has… Read more

The article “Online schools and courses are seeing a fall semester enrollment surge” — originally published by the Digital Learning Collaborative on September 15, 2020 — overviews online programs and schools across the country who are experiencing tremendous enrollment… Read more

The article “A Closer Look At Lincoln Learning: Part II” — originally published in the Three Rivers Commercial News on September 1, 2020 — is the second in a two-part series about virtual learning options at Three Rivers Community Schools. For… Read more

The article “Public school ‘back to class’ announcements” — originally published in the Monroe News on September 1, 2020 — overviews the back-to-school plans for several Michigan school districts. Included is Ida Public Schools, who will be using Michigan Virtual… Read more

The article “Put your kids on a ‘news diet’ and other tips to coping with anxiety during a pandemic” — originally published by MLive on August 31, 2020 — explores tips & resources that parents can use to help their… Read more

The article “What to Know About K-12 Online Schools” — originally published by the U.S. News on August 27, 2020 — answers commonly asked questions regarding K-12 online schooling, such as: What is an online school? How are online schools… Read more

The article “Students have choice of face-to-face, online learning” — originally published by the School News Network on August 25, 2020 — overviews how Caledonia Community Schools is leveraging online options, including Michigan Virtual course content, to support remote students… Read more

The article “More than 700 ZPS students opt for online learning” — originally published by the Holland Sentinel on August 18, 2020 — overviews a recent decision by Zeeland Public Schools to offer online courses through Michigan Virtual to students… Read more

The article “Addressing a problem of practice through research partnerships: How should you prepare students for online learning?” — originally published by the Digital Learning Collaborative on August 5, 2020 — summarizes the results of our joint study on the… Read more

Versions of this article were also published in the Shoreline Times and WZZM13 on August 5, 2020. It was also shared on MiTechNews.com on August 8, 2020. LANSING, Mich. — Amy Smith, of Whitehall, Mich. has been named the 2020… Read more

The article, “CourseArc Develops Tool that Enables Sharing of Course Content Across Counties and States,” describes a new feature developed by CourseArc, a popular content authoring and management tool, that allows for the quick and easy sharing of high-quality… Read more

LANSING, Mich. —​ The Learning Continuity Work Group convened by Michigan Virtual has released a new website to help Michigan educators prepare for the coming academic year. The website, ​Keep Michigan Learning​, provides a collection of free resources to… Read more

The article “Pandemic May (Finally) Push Online Education Into Teacher Prep Programs” — originally published in EdSurge on May 28, 2020 — makes a case for why current school closures as a result of COVID-19 should push teacher prep… Read more

Free Mental Health & SEL Resources For K-12 Students, Parents & Educators

During times of crisis, children need extra support to process their emotions. Beyond academic resources, one of the most challenging areas for many educators supporting students remotely is emotional and mental health. Beginning today, the newly launched Michigan Cares program offers educators and Michigan families — children, teachers, and parents alike — free digital lessons focused on developing social, emotional, and mental wellbeing skills, which have become especially important in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

LANSING, Mich. — As Michigan’s educators explore how to serve their students during school building closures, they now have a unique personal growth opportunity to learn new skills and best practices when teaching outside of the physical classroom. To… Read more

LANSING, Mich. — Recognizing the importance of learning continuity planning in the wake of the COVID-19 school closures, Michigan Virtual today announced the creation of the Michigan Virtual Learning Continuity Work Group. The Work Group, composed of 21 education… Read more

This article was originally published by Gongwer News Service on April 2, 2020. Lansing, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order suspending in-person K-12 education for the rest of the 2019-20 school year was greeted Thursday with support from… Read more

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Limited Course Capacity

We’re sorry to inform you that we have reached capacity for several of our Semester 1 and Trimester 1 courses. You’ll notice when attempting to enroll students in our Student Learning Portal that some courses are unavailable. While we are no longer accepting new enrollments for these courses at this time, many courses continue to remain open for enrollment.

With many students across the state 100% remote, demand for our online courses is greater than ever before. Because every course we offer is taught by a Michigan-certified teacher, this high volume of enrollments has created capacity issues for our teachers who provide each and every student with individual feedback.

While the Michigan Virtual team anticipated and planned for significant increases in student enrollments this Fall, the increased demand we’ve experienced has been unprecedented. As a result, we are taking steps to hire even more part-and full-time teachers to support larger numbers of student enrollments for Semester 2 as well as for Trimester 2 and 3. 

For schools that still need online learning options this year, please fill out the form at the bottom of our virtual pathways page to meet with someone to discuss other solutions. While some of our teacher-led courses are full, we may still have the capacity to help you in upcoming terms or can discuss timing to implement a whole-school or collaborative program in which local teachers from your school/district use our online course content to teach students. We also have free course content and resources available for you to use.

We know this is an incredibly stressful time for all, and we’re sorry if the courses you’re looking for are unavailable. We never want to turn away a student who wants to learn from us. Our top concern, however, is student success, and we have a policy to not take on additional enrollments if we cannot guarantee that all students will have a quality online learning experience. 

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate the unusually high volume of enrollments we are receiving.