The online teacher visits every Tuesday to meet with students individually or teach mini-lessons, stays an extra hour after school that day for students who need additional help, and attends Coral Glades’ parent nights to educate families about the program. The face-to-face interaction for students with the FLVS teacher is a plus, Mr. Carruth, the principal of Coral Glades High, in the 258,000-student Broward County district, said the option saved him more than $100,000 last year on teachers he would have had to hire to meet class-size requirements, and it has given students the flexibility to work at their own pace. The implementation is not without its kinks, but Steven G.
The move is in part the effect of market forces, as the FLVS strives to meet the needs of school districts, and in part the evolution of the blended model, which mixes face-to-face instruction and virtual learning.įacing state-mandated class-size restrictions and a state requirement that all students take an online course before graduation, districts are turning to Florida Virtual to help meet both those obligations. The Florida Virtual School, the nation’s largest state-sponsored online K-12 school, has always been quick to adapt to trends, but now the most-established virtual public school in the country is venturing into a blended learning model that is in growing demand. The students have another face-to-face support as well: a classroom facilitator who keeps them on track, helps with technical problems, and takes attendance. Though the coursework is online and the instructor virtual, students see their teacher in person during weekly class visits. At Florida’s Coral Glades High School, 13 classes of students take an online course in world history through the Florida Virtual School.
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