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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
Michigan Virtual names 2015 Online Teacher of the Year
Michigan VirtualAnnette Gleason of Negaunee is Michigan Virtual’s 2015 Online Teacher of the Year. Since 2008, Michigan Virtual has chosen one online instructor to represent this special breed of educators who combine the unique skills of a classroom teacher with…
Virtual Learning Solutions provides blended online learning for the Connected Vehicle Professional Credentialing Program
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual’s Virtual Learning Solutions recently partnered with Mobile Comply, a Pontiac-based international leader in mobile training and curriculum development, to implement an interactive, virtual learning environment that provides a blended learning environment for their innovate training program. There…
First-of-its-kind program prepares new teachers for 21st-century teaching
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual kicks off the inaugural iEducator 21st Century Digital Learning Corps this month, training 14 recent education graduates in the art of online teaching. The iEducator Corps employs recent graduates of Michigan’s teacher preparation programs who are ready…
Parent Guide provides support and guidance in making online learning decisions
Michigan VirtualMore and more students are taking courses online — enrollments in virtual courses jumped more than 60% last year for Michigan students in kindergarten through 12th grade, and approximately 76,000 K-12 students participated in nearly 320,000 online course enrollments…
Michigan Virtual adds state-of-the-art professional development courses to aid teachers
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual is partnering with Knowledge Delivery Systems, a leading provider of strategic and blended professional learning solutions for states and school districts, to re-launch KDS courses in its Michigan LearnPort online learning management system. Michigan Virtual will be…
OLOT introduces the skills and knowledge key to online learning success
Michigan VirtualMichigan Virtual recently released the Online Learning Orientation Tool, or OLOT, a free, self-paced, web-based resource that is intended to help students understand what online learning entails and introduces the skills and knowledge that are key to success. OLOT…
Education leaders meeting to focus on technology in K-12
Michigan VirtualThe first Blackboard K-12 Executive Symposium in Detroit, March 2, will feature Jamey Fitzpatrick, President & CEO of Michigan Virtual, in a panel presentation with school superintendents from Utica, Gladstone, Fraser and Fall Creek, Wisc. The panel will…
