The following guideline was created to support the development of a district wide philosophy for distance education.

Team members:

Definition:

• Distance education refers to an educational experience where an instructor and/or students are participating in a class from a remote site.
  
• Another term for distance education would be remote learning.
  
• Remote learning could be synchronous (real time) or asynchronous (delayed).
  
• Distance education could include any of the following:
  
  • Two way video/audio interactive sessions. (TVDEC consortium)
    
  • One way video/audio (Satellite - Net 2)
    
  • Web based classes
    

Standards supported through distance education:

• Speaking
  • 1.2.1 By the end of the first grade, students will speak in clear, complete, coherent sentences using standard English.
    
  • 4.3.2 By the end of the fourth grade, students will make oral presentations that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and information to be conveyed.
    
  • 8.3.2 By the end of the eighth grade, students will make oral presentations that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and information to be conveyed.
    
  • 12.3.2 By the end of the twelfth grade, students will make oral presentations that demonstrate appropriate consideration of audience, purpose, and information to be conveyed.
    
• Listening
  • 1.3.1 By the end of the first grade, students will listen and be responsible members of the classroom.
    
  • 4.4.1 By the end of the fourth grade, students will gain information or complete tasks by listening.
    
  • 8.4.1 Apply listening skills in a variety of settings.
    
  • 8.4.2 Adapt and apply listening strategies to the setting.
    
  • 12.4.1 Apply listening skills for a variety of purposes.

• All staff will be introduced to distance education through an inservice or workshop.
  
• All K-12 students should be exposed to a remote learning experience
  
• Any student planning to attend a post-secondary institution should take a minimum of one distance education class.
  
• Distance education classes will be offered to other schools.
  
• Technology support for enrichment opportunities will be provided for all K-12 students.
  
• District planning team will attend quarterly TVDEC and/or state distance education meetings.
  
• Community education programs presented over distance education will be promoted.
  
• Distance education network will be used to receive staff inservice.
  
• Educational meetings (ie conference, extra-curricular) will use the distance education network to save time and money.
  

Framework for meeting the goals:

Distance Education Goal: