2.  51% more flexibility-learn at their pace (anytime-any place)
 49% college credit
 44% receive course work not offered at their local school
 35% to get more individualized instruction

3.  high school graduation rate is 70%
 high school graduation rate for students of color is 50%
 50 million students in K-12 education
 China has 60 million students in gifted and talented programs
alone
 can not afford to loose even one student!
 spend more money per student on education (other than
Switzerland)
 600 billion dollars per year-with some of the lowest results
 What happens in the U.S. if a student fails a course - Algebra I
 Graduation from college has proven to be the most influential
method of changing the family cycle of poverty

4.  In 2000 - 50,000 U.S. students took online courses
 In 2010 - 3 million U. S. students took online course
 30% annual growth rate
 China projects within the next 10 years to be able to reach over
100 million new students
 40% of U.S. schools do not offer any A.P. courses
 duel enrolment - high school/college
 teacher shortage - 40% of the schools report they are not able to
locate a certified teacher in some academic areas
 50% of our school districts use online to reduce scheduling
conflicts
 60% of our schools report they use online learning for credit
recovery and to serve students with disabilities

5.  3 million teachers in the U.S. today / 1.5 million teachers projected
to retire in the next 10 years
 presently teachers come from the lower 10% of the college
graduation / other countries get their teachers from the upper 25%
 we need to change how we do things in America if we want better
results
 we need to elevate the importance of education in our society to be
competitive in the global society

6. • Technology is:
• An integral part of their lives
• An essential tool for
• locating information
• communicating
• entertainment
• Expect their education to be in line with their every
day technology-rich experience
A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning, Version 2,
November 2010, iNACOL

7.  District-led online schools
 Expansion of blended (hybrid)
learning
 Acceptance of mobile learning
*A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning, Version 2, Nov. 2010
iNACOL

8.  First-hand experience
 Conference quote
 Growth of industries
 Programs, charters, collaboratives
 Teacher certificate and training programs
 Numerous publications
 Textbook companies going online

9. Google: “blended learning history growth”

10. • Economically efficient • Immediate feedback
• Instructionally efficient • Repository of
Instruction
• Relationship efficient
• Instructional Continuity
• Personalized
• Is or will be expected

11.  Student-centric
Disrupting Class
Clayton Christensen
 Differentiation
 On-demand
 Customized

12. • Teachers
• Learning Management System
Blackboard, D2L
Moodle, Haiku
Schoology, BrainHoney
• Content
Purchased, Created
• Communication
Elluminate, DimDim, Mokogo

13.  Blended Learning
 Online Learning
 Mobile Learning
 Cloud Computing
 Individualization
 Collaborative
Environments

14. • A National Primer on K-12 Online Learning, Version 2, Nov 2010, iNACOL
http://www.inacol.org/research/bookstore/detail.php?id=22
• eSchool News Special Report: Blended Learning On The Rise
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/10/27/esn-special-reportblended-learning-on-
the-rise/
• 5 Ed Tech Trends for the Future
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2010/12/five_ed-
tech_themes_for_2010.html?sms_ss=blogger&at_xt=4d1da124ff589cba%2C0
• 6 Big Trends to Watch in 2011
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/saas/six-big-trends-to-watch-in-2011/1232?
tag=nl.e539
• 5 K12 Trends for 2011
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/saas/six-big-trends-to-watch-in-2011/1232?
tag=nl.e539