Edmentum is redefining the 21st century classroom. Learn how Edmentum’s credit recovery programs can you’re your students succeed. These slides, originally presented at the Florida Education Technology Conference in January 2013, covers both the reasons for using online curriculum for credit recovery and how to create an effective online credit recovery program.

1. Successful Credit Recovery with Edmentum
2013 Florida Education Technology Conference

2. FETC
Successful Credit Recovery with
Edmentum
Agenda
• What is Credit Recovery?
• Keeping Students on Track
• Online Curriculum and Programs are the
Solution
• Building a Virtual Credit Recovery Program
• Your Solution Set for Credit Recovery
• PLE
• EdOptions Academy
• Questions???
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3. FETC
What is Credit Recovery?
Students attempting to retake
an already failed course which
is needed for graduation.
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4. FETC
Credit Recovery: Keeping Students on
Track
Seniors in Trouble
Failed a first semester course
GPA
Credit Problems
Keeping Students with their Cohort
Summer School
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5. FETC
Online Curriculum and Programs are
the Solution
Alternative to repeating the same class the same way
Accountability: More “eyes” on student progress
Pacing
24/7 Access
Ability to recover credit quicker / more credits
One on One: No Judgment
Meeting the Students where they are
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6. Building a Virtual Credit Recovery Program
Content to meet graduation requirements as well as engage
and motivate learners.
• Pre-assessment v. Full Course
• Meeting the needs of both ends of the Bell Curve
CONTENT
• Electives and Foreign Languages
• Customization
Available teachers
In what areas do you feel you have a virtual champion?
TEACHING
Content provider needs to be a district partner
Capacity to build a tiered approach to online learning
Do you have policies and procedure in place for an online program?
SUPPORT
SUPPORT
Are you providing internet connection and all necessary
technology?
Will all learning be done offsite?
Will students have the ability to use a lab if needed?
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
Observe needs in evaluation planning for an online
program
How do you evaluate the success of your program?
EVALUATION
What is you’re the goal of your program?

7. FETC
Example Models of instruction
for Credit Recovery Programs
1. Fully Virtual: Students completely independent
2. Blended: Requires Lab Time but has 24/7 access
3. Lab Only
Fully virtual online
instruction
A blended approach
A facilitated lab

8. FETC
Keys for a Successful Online Credit
Recovery Program
Complete buy in from all Stakeholders regardless
of the type of program used
Ability to recognize problems and adjust
Evaluate Properly
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9. FETC
The Most Successful of Programs
The Blended Approach:
Time in the lab with supervision ties it all together
The BIG Question: How do you know the students are doing the
work if you let them do it at home?
1. Proctored Exams
2. No Credit in Class unless pass proctored exams
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11. Comprehensive, proven, secondary courseware
ideal for classroom labs, blended learning and
fully virtual programs.
Plato Courseware is a standards-based
online curriculum grounded in a tradition of
solid research, sound pedagogy, and
applied innovation. We develop rigorous,
relevant courses that will challenge your
students with a 21st century approach -
engaging them with interactive, media-
rich content.
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12. PLATO Courseware
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13. Lesson Design
Tutorials provide self-paced
Instruct instruction using a variety of up-to-
date multimedia features
Practice activities give the student
Apply additional opportunities to apply new
learning
No Tests and quizzes check for student
Assess yes understanding and provide
performance data for reports
Extend Print activities are available to
extend learning to higher levels

14. Proven, rigorous course offering
• 4 x 4 Core Courses • Global Languages
Four semesters of each of the four 26 semester of highly
core subject areas: mathematics, interactive, graphically rich and
English language arts, science and visually stimulating language
social studies. curriculum preparing your
• Robust Electives students for success in the 21st
Over 30 diverse and interactive century world.
elective courses to keep students • Test Preparation Courses
motivated and engaged in the Courses designed to prepare
learning process. students for the leading college
• Advanced Placement entrance and placement tests.
Challenge your accelerated • Remediation Courses
students and help them achieve Courses designed to improve
even more with 10 semesters of skills in specific subject areas to
courses that address 100% of the advance to the appropriate
standards defined by the College grade level in order for credit
Board. bearing course readiness.
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16. What is the EdOptions Academy?
• Fully-accredited virtual school
solution.
• Your partner to enhance, expand,
and extend your program
offerings.
• Offering proven, rigorous courses
paired with state-certified
teachers.
• Anytime, anywhere access gives
your students the opportunity to
learn on their own terms.
• High-quality products and services
to help you offer a virtual program.
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17. Program Overview
Quality Online Program
Standards-based, Flexible
Online Curriculum
Proven, Rigorous
Online Teachers
Highly Trained, State Certified
GENIUS .
SIS
Program Management
Student Information System

18. Leverage a combined catalog
Plato Courseware , Stars Suite , eDynamic, MIL
Ensure the broadest coverage and best curriculum possible
Curriculum Virtual Services
Language Math Science Social Tutoring Proctoring
Arts Studies Services Services
Electives AP MIL
Test Remediation
Preparation Solution
Increase teacher interaction
Synchronous touch points
and office hours

20. Proven Success
• Gilchrist County, Florida
• 2010 – 2013 Credit Recovery / Alternative
• 197 Students Enrolled
• 300 + Courses taken
• 97% Successful Completion
• Collier County, Florida
• 2010 – 2013 Alternative
• 133 Students Enrolled
• 700 + Courses taken
• 98% Successful Completion
• Overall Academy Success
• 93% Passing Rate
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21. Questions? And Next Steps.
Edmentum- Redefining the 21 Century Classroom
Andrew Scott Lobdell
andrewscott.lobdell@edmentum.com
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