K-12 Online learning can look like a lot of different things. There are "Flipped" schools and classes where you watch lectures at home from your tablet, laptop, or phone and then do your homework in school. There are online charter schools popping up all over the place offering a "customized" or"personalized" curriculum for students. There are also K-12 schools or programs offered online for alternative education.
Depending on the program they can offer many of the same classes you would find in the traditional school setting. Students from all grades can participate in these programs. I would guess there are more high school aged students participating in these programs because of the level of independent work needed. These programs also take students with disabilities, so special education services may be offered with them.
Hi Amber, read your post on online learning and yes it looks like at my district they are gearing up for online learning more with the high school students in mind. I think that they will in a while expand to include middle school. But the main thing I question is are they really preparing teachers for this type of teaching. Just from what we are doing in our courses here, I realize that there is a lot to preparing for teaching online. Then, there is, as you mentioned, the area of special needs students and how are their learning needs addressed online. Clearly, no easy answers.
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