Technology Counts 2009: Breaking Away From Tradition: E-Education Expands Opportunities for Raising Achievement

When: Tuesday, March 31, 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Eastern time.
Free registration is now open at: http://edweek.org/go/tc09webinar

The number of K-12 students taking online courses increased 47 percent from 2005-06  to 2007-08, putting the total number of students engaged in such courses at more than one million.  At least 25 states now have online schools or organizations providing Web-based courses to students. And more schools are taking advantage of online education programs to offer Advanced Placement courses, connect students with higher-quality mathematics and science teachers and curriculum, and offer academic courses that would otherwise be unavailable.

Technology Counts 2009 examines how online learning is disrupting traditional ways of delivering education  and what this means for educators as they rethink the best ways to improve their schools and raise achievement.  A 2007 report from the U.S. Department of Education, for instance, found that 25 percent of high school students attend schools that make no Advanced Placement courses available to them.  E-learning advocates suggest that online courses can help fill that void.

And with online courses proliferating in higher education and the business world, the report also examines the lessons that K-12 educators can learn from those sectors as they look to expand e-learning for students and educators alike.

Don’t miss this opportunity to ask about Technology Counts 2009, and how e-education is expanding opportunities for raising achievement in schools.

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Online Education Cast as ‘Disruptive Innovation’

About the Guests:

Susan Patrick, president and CEO, International Association for K-12 Online Learning

William R. Thomas, director of educational technology, Southern Regional Education Board

This webinar will be moderated by Kevin Bushweller, executive editor of Education Week’s Digital Directions

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