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Strategies
Learning Studios
Learning studios offer a different classroom design in which students collaborate in groups and instructors serve as facilitators.
Strategies
Flexible Scheduling for Virtual and Hybrid Learning
Virtual and hybrid schools can offer flexibility in scheduling for students to decide what will best meet their needs, learning preferences, and individual situations.
Teaching Practices
Virtual Learning: How can I engage families remotely to connect, collaborate, and support them as partners for students?
Strong relationships and communication with families (including parents, guardians, and other adults at home) is a vital and often under-utilized force for students' ongoing success, especially when learning occurs in a virtual setting. Explore this...
Examples From The Field
Map Academy
Map Academy is an alternative public high school in MA that offers students a different path to graduation than traditional high schools.
Examples From The Field
Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS)
VLACS is a nonprofit charter school in NH that offers elementary, middle, and high school programs.
Examples From The Field
Gem Prep Online
Gem Prep Online is a free, virtual K-12 public charter school serving Idaho students with a focus on both academic preparation and the development of essential competencies.
Examples From The Field
Crossroads FLEX High School
Crossroads FLEX High School serves students in grades 9-12 whose outside interests and activities require considerable time during typical school hours. The school has a flexible hybrid schedule that allows students to engage in their outside...
Examples From The Field
Texas Tech University K-12
Texas Tech University K-12 is an online public school offering full-time programs, individual courses, and Credit by Exams (CBEs) for students in the U.S. and across the globe.
Spotlights & Case Studies
Leveraging Virtual and Hybrid Learning to Increase Course Access: Guidance for State Leaders
This guidance highlights a number of the considerations that states are making about their course access programs, demonstrates models states have developed based on these considerations, and provides resources to help states address critical...
Artifacts
Beyond Brick and Mortar Podcast: Laurel Springs School on Personalization, Flexibility, and Community-Building in Virtual Learning
In this first episode of TLA's "Beyond Brick and Mortar" podcast series, which features leaders of established virtual and hybrid learning programs from across the U.S. as they discuss what makes their programs a success – and what they had to learn...
Strategies
Using Data to Advocate for Changes in Virtual and Hybrid Learning Models
Districts that establish new virtual and/or hybrid schools should regularly collect data and engage stakeholders to evaluate the strength of their program. Virtual and hybrid schools can advocate for changes with district leadership using proper...
