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5 Cool Things About Online Education > Virtual Learning Connections

5 Cool Things About Online Education > Virtual Learning Connections

Click the link above to be taken to a post written for the Virtual Learning Connections Blog based on my keynote panel points from iNACOL VSS 2011 in Indianapolis.

Introduction

Who am I?

• I’m a virtual teacher.
  • Capistrano Connections Academy, a virtual charter school, since 2005 as…
    • home room teacher of grades K-8
    • second grade virtual teacher
    • started the gifted program & served as the gifted coordinator
    • taught gifted grades 3-5
    • supervised/train other teachers
  • Facilitate online courses for University of Phoenix since 2009
  • Wrote and teach the first course in the Virtual Teacher Certificate Program at UC Irvine Extension
• I’m intrigued by technology.
  • enhances education through access to resources, productivity, cool tools, research, experts, and more

Why “Virtual Teacher Bullet Points”?

• To Share
  • Until now, there hasn’t been much formal training in K-12 online education.  I want to share my experiences, encourage discussion on transitioning typical classroom activities and lessons, and build the best practices of online learning.
• Brief and Concise
  • In the age of Twitter, we enjoy reading quick snippets or morsels.  No one has time to read an entire essay.  If I open a blog that’s 20 pages long, I’m not going to read it.  My intent is to offer information, in a concise, easy-to-scan way.  If you want more detail, ask!  🙂