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BLENDED SCHOOLS

Carpe Diem Collegiate High School and Middle Schoolhttp://www.christenseninstitute.org/carpe-diem-high-school-and-middle-school/

http://www.carpediemschools.com/

Yuma, Arizona, 1-877-879-2988

Urban, Grades 6-12, 273 Enrolled

Math, English, LA, History, Social Studies, Science, Electives

Systems: e2020 (Education2020)

Student Information System (SIS): PowerSchool

Other Info

-300 individual cubicles w/ computers in a central location

-Students attend class 4 days a week, 8-4. 145 school days, 1007 hours.

-No outside hw-Rotate through online and face-to-face each day.

-Online introduces material; teacher or coach enhances online material

-6 physical teachers. One for each math, LA, science, phys ed, social studies, and

electives.

Why use e2020

-Multi-modal pedagogical (educational) approach. Students must type, listen, watch

video instruction, read text, explore links, and take short-cycle assessments.

-Also us Acuity for assessment

-gradebook

-sends weekly results emails to parentsWhy use PowerSchool

-Provides student information system

-gradebook, report cards, attendance records and send to the state

Trending

-Looking for an integrated system that seamlessly manages assessment data from

Acuity, curricula from e2020, and student data from PowerSchool. Arizona Charter

School Association is working on this project currently.

-looking at creating a school with two days per week of face-to-face instruction and

the res remotely online

Da Vinci Innovation Academyhttp://www.christenseninstitute.org/da-vinci-innovation-academy/

http://davincischools.org/innovationacademy.shtml

Charter School, urban, first year 2011-2012, k-8

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Hawthorne, California, Michelle Rainey (incoming Principal)

mrainey@davincischools.org

300 enrollment

Math, English, Language Arts, History/Social Studies, Scienve

Systems: Illuminate,

Assessment: MAP (NWEA)

Other Info

-Students carry lap tops and are encouraged to work from wherever is comfortable

(even in class)

-Attend campus as often as 3 days a week. The rest is online with help from

curriculum and parents

-Online learning is 60% of the week

- Teachers track student progress, monitor and manage student data and hold

parent-teacher conferences

- Students have a lot of control over pace of learning. Parents help in this pace

settingBiggest obstacles in implementing the blended-learning program? What has

been adjusted along the way?

-Online content providers dont provide data in a singular source. This makes

comparing student data from different sources and getting important data

challenging.

Downtown College Prep Alum Rockhttp://www.christenseninstitute.org/downtown-college-prep-alum-rock/

http://www.dcp.org/

Charter School, urban, first year 2000-2001, 6-12

Hawthorne, California, David Herrera (Principle) 408-942-7000, dherrera@dcp.org

660 enrollment

Low income, first generation college

Math, English, Language Arts

Systems: Achieve 3000, Kahn Academy, PLATO Learning, Mangahigh, TenMarks,

NoRedInk, AcademicMerit,

Student Information System (SIS): PowerSchool

Assessment: OARS, MAP (NWEA)

Other Info

-Math: student have playlists which specify the minimum amount of content they

must master. Assessments embedded in the software and teacher designed

assessments.

-Humanities: Students control reading content and amount of work that they fo in

order to raise reading level.

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High Tech High Schoolshttp://www.christenseninstitute.org/high-tech-high-schools/

http://www.hightechhigh.org/

San Diego, California

Urban, Grades K-12, EnrolledMath, Foreign Language

Systems: ALEKS, Rosetta Stone

Student Information System (SIS): PowerSchool

Gradebook: PowerSchool

Assessment: Accelerated Reader

Other Info

-Says online learning meets specific, but limited needs

Why ALEKS

-Thought is would help students drill and kill math problems

Trending- Open-minded about using technology in the future, as long as it help meet needs

- They want web confernceing program that allows a 25 student classroom to

inteact more compellingly. They also envision a platform like Amazon.com for

education, that would serve as a central dispatching place to share and select assets

for online classes.

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