Transcript Preliminary Thoughts Regarding a Partnership between Maine

Creative Math Options
through VLACS
Scott Prescott, Dir. of Instruction
April 10, 2014
Who are our students?
Public
65%
Homeschooled
23%
VLACS FT
5%
Private
3%
Drop-out
3%
Charter
1%
How does it work?
Open enrollment - Student may enroll on any day of the year and begin
coursework in 10 days, or less
Students work at a pace that meets their academic and personal needs
Instructors work with each student on an individual basis with mastering
competencies. Most courses also include collaborative assignments.
Students must pass all competency assessments (85%) in addition to having a
passing grade in order to be awarded credit.
Academic and technical helpdesks available to provide support when an
instructor is not available.
We are committed to…
Helping students to become college,
career and citizenship ready
Providing competency based education
Allowing students anytime access to a rigorous,
personalized education
! About 1/2 of U.S. students enrolling in
community college require remediation.
! For minority students the numbers are even
higher, as much as 90% in some places.
! Only about 22% of students that undertake
remediation complete college and receive a
degree.
It’s time to rethink readiness.
46% of HS graduates achieved ACT
benchmark for college math readiness
http://www.act.org/newsroom/releases/view.php?lang=english&p=2402
Developmental Math
College Math Readiness
Soon College ELA Readiness
Developmental Math Topics
Pre-Algebra
Geometry
Statistics
Whole numbers
Fractions and Mixed
Numbers
Decimals
Rations, Rates, and
Proportions
Percents
Measurements
Figures in 1 and 2 Dims
Properties of Angles
Triangles
The Pythagorean Thrm
Quadrilaterals
Perimeter and Area
Circles
Solids
Graphing Data
Other Types of Graphs
Measures of Center
Use and Misuse of
Graphical Representations
Probability
Algebra
Algebra
Trigonometry
Real Numbers
Rational Expressions
Intro to Trig Functions
Solving Equs and Inequalities Radical Expressions and Graphing Trig Functions
Exponents and Polynomials Quadratic Equs Functions
Factoring
Exp and Log Functions
Graphing
Systems of Equs and Inequalities
How does it work?
Select Units for Study
Pre-Assessment & Study Plan Development
Instructional Elements
• Warm-up (text)
• Presentation (video, audio, animation, and graphics)
• Worked examples (audio and graphics)
• Problems (interactive text)
• Review (text)
Additional Resources
• Virtual tutor (interactive video, graphics, text)
• Project (text and graphics)
• Puzzles (game-based, interactive animation, graphics)
• Text tab (online textbook)
My Learning Path – a personalized learning plan
Imagine the Possibilities...
Open Resources for
Personalized Learning
independent, selfpaced study
contextualized career
and technical programs
emporium model
flipped classrooms
placement exam labs
college placement
exam prep
HS/college bridge
programs
summer credit
recovery
accelerated
learning
alternative and
adult education
How might you use
VLACS?
Contact Info
Scott – [email protected]