On Line School

I filled out a survey today for interest in teaching on line at some point in our district. I think it is very exciting that our district would like to provide this opportunity to the students. I really think that it is going to become a norm in the near future: students taking classes online. I have taken several courses on line in the last few years and have really enjoyed the freedom of using my own schedule to complete a course. As a teacher of the gifted and talented this opportunity is very exciting. Many of my students could really benefit from the opportunity to complete their assignments at their own pace (usually a much more rapid pace) and then have the opportunity to pursue their own passions or be able to continue moving through the material at an accelerated pace.

However, in this adventure of on line learning/ teaching I have discovered in this class that I have A LOT to learn still about the opportunities available out there for an on line learning classroom. In the meantime, while still learning, I am excited about finding new ways to incorporate some of what I have discovered/ learned about into my own face to face classroom.