Teaching and Learning Online: A Step-by-Step Guide for Designing an Online K-12 School Program

by Shawn Morris

Overview

If you have more questions than answers about online learning for K-12 students, then you need this comprehensive guide that takes you through all of the planning and implementation steps need to go from vision to actual delivery of online courses. Clearly written and incorporating useful aids such as a timeline for planning and creating your online program, this book provides information on evaluating online courses, how-to successfully mentor students online, and some opportunities and services that will enhance the online program. More multi-layered than step-by-step, the process described involves working in many areas simultaneously. Superintendents, board members, administrators, and teachers can successfully pull all of the pieces together with this book as their guide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461654445
Publisher:	R&L Education
Publication date:	10/23/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Shawn Morris is administrative coordinator for the Wichita eSchool, a program of the Wichita (Kansas) Public Schools.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 1 Coordinator of the Online Program
Chapter 3 2 Determining Your Audience
Chapter 4 3 Developing and Sharing Your Vision
Chapter 5 4 Securing Funding and Building a Budget
Chapter 6 5 Staffing an Online Program
Chapter 7 6 Planning an Online Program
Chapter 8 7 Teacher Workshop
Chapter 9 8 Designing Online Courses
Chapter 10 9 Evaluating Online Courses
Chapter 11 10 Mentoring Online Students
Chapter 12 11 Grade Levels
Chapter 13 12 Enrollment
Chapter 14 13 Orientation for Students
Chapter 15 14 Face-to-Face Opportunities
Chapter 16 15 Other Services
Chapter 17 16 Enhancements and Improvements
Chapter 18 17 Things to Think About
Chapter 19 About the Author