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3/29/2012 11:08:01 AM
Digital Learning Day: Call for Proposals
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www.digitallearningday.org
Professional Development
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3/26/2012 12:00:00 PM
For the purpose of developing and maintaining distance education programs, the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) is releasing the 2012-2013 Distance Education Grant Request for Proposals. Applications are due to the WDE by midnight June 15, 2012. After reviewing and scoring the applications, funds will be awarded to the successful applicants by July 13, 2012.
The DEG Request for Proposals can be downloaded from
edu.wyoming.gov/Programs/grants/distance_education_grants.aspx
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http://edu.wyoming.gov/Libraries/March_Memos_2012/2012-051_2012-2013_Distance_Education_Grant_DEG_Release.sflb.ashx
DEG
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2/27/2012 12:00:00 PM
The Summary Report of Distance Education in Wyoming provides an analysis of the K-12 distance education activity for the 2010-2011 school year: student enrollment, course registration, program providers, PAWS performance, district participation, and the Distance Education Grant (DEG).
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http://www.wyomingswitchboard.net/Docs/2010-2011WyoDE.pdf
Data
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1/24/2012 10:10:35 AM
The 1st Annual Wyoming TEC Conference (Technology in the Evolving Classroom) conference is being held in Rock Springs on March 30-31, 2012 at the newly remodeled Rock Springs Junior High (3500 Foothill Blvd.) The conference is a cooperative effort between Sweetwater School District #1, Sweetwater School District #2, and Western Wyoming Community College all in an effort to promote technology and 21st Century skills, through this joint professional development movement. Once trained it is the committees hope that these educators will then go back to their classrooms and buildings and foster a new love of technology and engage students to learn.
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http://www.sw1.k12.wy.us/TEC/
Professional Development
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12/13/2011 10:00:00 AM
The Wyoming Department of Education, in partnership with the Alliance for Excellent Education, is pleased to announce its participation in the first-ever Digital Learning Day campaign. This national campaign is designed to celebrate innovative teaching and highlight practices that make learning more personalized and engaging for students, exploring how digital learning can provide all students with the opportunities they deserve—to build the skills needed to succeed in college, a career, and life. Through this work and by hosting a Digital Learning Day, Wyoming strives to build momentum for a wave of innovation that changes policies, shifts attitudes, and supports wide-scale adoption of these promising instructional practices.
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http://edu.wyoming.gov/default/Featured_Events/Digital_Learning_Day.aspx
Professional Development
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10/31/2011 8:00:00 AM
The purpose of this grant is to recognize, at the classroom level, those teachers integrating technology into their daily curriculum and would like to expand or enhance the student’s learning experience using technology. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate distance education mediums, cross-over between content areas, engage students in a project producing event with measurable results, and persuade other teachers and administrators to follow their example. The submission deadline is December 16, 2011.
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Grant
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8/19/2011 8:00:00 AM
Last Monday, the WDE released a Supt's Memo (No. 2011-108) regarding the certification of the revised Chapter 41 Distance Education rules. If your district accepts credit for distance education courses delivered by an out-of-state program provider, three important steps need to be addressed: (1) Each district must submit one "Program Overview" that provides general information about the schools receiving the distance education courses and the program(s) delivering them... (2) All enrolled students will have a Distance Learning Plan (DLP) established... (3) Milestones, or course objectives, must be established to track student progress through the course, report completion rates on the WDE591, and calculate attendance and membership equivalency.
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http://edu.wyoming.gov/Libraries/Aug_Memos/2011-108_Supts_Memo_Chapter_41_-_Distance_Education.sflb.ashx
Policy
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8/11/2011 10:36:25 AM
In November 2011, the VSS will bring together over 2,000 representatives from national, state, district, private and other virtual school programs to attend the industry's leading event in K-12 online and blended learning. Experts in K-12 virtual education will have robust networking opportunities; learn about the latest trends, challenges and opportunities in e-learning; interact in session presentations; and gain access to the latest research and best practices reports.
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http://www.virtualschoolsymposium.org/
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6/9/2011 8:00:00 AM
Wyoming Connections Academy is a virtual public education program that serves students in grades K-12 who reside anywhere in the state of Wyoming. There are no fees or tuition to attend. An innovative alternative to the traditional bricks and mortar classroom, Wyoming Connections Academy students learn from home and work with certified Wyoming teachers online and on the phone while a parent or other adult "Learning Coach" oversees progress in the home.
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Statewide
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1/18/2011 8:00:00 AM
The Wyoming Department of Education will be hosting several webinars (http://tiny.cc/DEAP) to discuss changes to the Chapter 41 Distance Education Rules. Topics that are currently being discussed are the inclusion of out-of-state distance education providers and methods to refocus the Distance Learning Plans (DLP) on student preparation/consultation. Additional topics will be addressed as they are presented by the community. If you are interested in joining this conversation and have ideas to share regarding state-level policy, please join us for one of the following sessions: February 14th at 11:00 a.m., February 15th at 4:00 p.m., or February 16th at 10:00 a.m.
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http://www.k12.wy.us/A/supt_memos/2011/2011_004.pdf
Policy