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Our Virtual Learning Models in Outline Form
AVE Virtual Enrollment Models “Only 2”
1) Blended (VLL) Model
i) School Requests the Course (Fall Semester/Spring Semester)
ii) AVE Creates the Section
iii) Academic Coach Enrolls with our Instruction
iv) Pacing, Zeros w/Retries inputted every month 1-5
v) No Transcript Issuance
2) Rolling Model (Virtual)
i) Self Register-Student Requests a Course
ii) Site Coordinator/Counselor Approves
iii) Await Enrollment "Seat Availability" - Enrollments are placed every 1-5 of each month by AVE (Rossi/Sarah)
iv) No Pacing, Upon Completion "18/36 weeks"
v) Zeroes w/Retries inputted every month 1-5
vi) Transcripts are Issued upon Counselor Request
AVE Virtual Enrollment Models “Only 2”
1) Blended (VLL) Model
i) School Requests the Course (Fall Semester/Spring Semester)
ii) AVE Creates the Section
iii) Academic Coach Enrolls with our Instruction
iv) Pacing, Zeros w/Retries inputted every month 1-5
v) No Transcript Issuance
2) Rolling Model (Virtual)
i) Self Register-Student Requests a Course
ii) Site Coordinator/Counselor Approves
iii) Await Enrollment "Seat Availability" - Enrollments are placed every 1-5 of each month by AVE (Rossi/Sarah)
iv) No Pacing, Upon Completion "18/36 weeks"
v) Zeroes w/Retries inputted every month 1-5
vi) Transcripts are Issued upon Counselor Request
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Our Virtual Learning Models in Outline Form
AVE Virtual Enrollment Models “Only 2”
1) Blended (VLL) Model
i) School Requests the Course (Fall Semester/Spring Semester)
ii) AVE Creates the Section
iii) Academic Coach Enrolls with our Instruction
iv) Pacing, Zeros w/Retries inputted every month 1-5
v) No Transcript Issuance
2) Rolling Model (Virtual)
i) Self Register-Student Requests a Course
ii) Site Coordinator/Counselor Approves
iii) Await Enrollment "Seat Availability" - Enrollments are placed every 1-5 of each month by AVE (Rossi/Sarah)
iv) No Pacing, Upon Completion "18/36 weeks"
v) Zeroes w/Retries inputted every month 1-5
vi) Transcripts are Issued upon Counselor Request
AVE Virtual Enrollment Models “Only 2”
1) Blended (VLL) Model
i) School Requests the Course (Fall Semester/Spring Semester)
ii) AVE Creates the Section
iii) Academic Coach Enrolls with our Instruction
iv) Pacing, Zeros w/Retries inputted every month 1-5
v) No Transcript Issuance
2) Rolling Model (Virtual)
i) Self Register-Student Requests a Course
ii) Site Coordinator/Counselor Approves
iii) Await Enrollment "Seat Availability" - Enrollments are placed every 1-5 of each month by AVE (Rossi/Sarah)
iv) No Pacing, Upon Completion "18/36 weeks"
v) Zeroes w/Retries inputted every month 1-5
vi) Transcripts are Issued upon Counselor Request
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AVE Virtual Learning Models
- Rolling Enrollments (Recovery/Home)
- Blended (Virtual Learning Lab)
1. Traditional Blended Labs – When the home-school hires a para-professional to facilitate the lab of virtual students.
Recruiting is Key – Ideal Blended Lab Learning
Home-school identifies and hires the Academic Coach
2. Virtual Students – When the students are conducting a virtual course from home, i.e.
(Recovery course, Acceleration, etc.)
Who Monitors your Students?
i. Counselors
ii. Department chairs
What does AVE recommend?
a. Regular check ins bi-weekly, monthly
b. Pull-out/Intervention from Electives when necessary
c. After-school check ins
Recruiting is Key – Ideal Blended Lab Learning
Home-school identifies and hires the Academic Coach
2. Virtual Students – When the students are conducting a virtual course from home, i.e.
(Recovery course, Acceleration, etc.)
Who Monitors your Students?
i. Counselors
ii. Department chairs
What does AVE recommend?
a. Regular check ins bi-weekly, monthly
b. Pull-out/Intervention from Electives when necessary
c. After-school check ins
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Blended (VLL)
- Students are placed in a FIXED enrollment (Fall, Spring)
- Student are PACED (Semester/Yearly)
- Zeroes w/the possibility of retry option monthly 1-5
- Students participate in AVE Programs
Blended model - Ideal for students in need of an elective, core course to meet their graduation requirement.
a. Students are enrolled exclusively at the beginning of the Fall/Spring Semesters.
AVE Programs
i. Peer Leadership/Mentoring sessions
ii. House Activities
iii. Student of the Month
iv. Social Media events
v. Pen Pal "AVE Amici"
a. Students are enrolled exclusively at the beginning of the Fall/Spring Semesters.
AVE Programs
i. Peer Leadership/Mentoring sessions
ii. House Activities
iii. Student of the Month
iv. Social Media events
v. Pen Pal "AVE Amici"
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Rolling Enrollments
- Tailored for Recovery to at their own Pace
- Taught by an AVE Teacher
- Seat/Requests are met monthly
- Zeroes w/the possibility of retry option monthly
- Pacing/Grouping is Encouraged
Seat Requests/Reservations:
·Students request their own courses and must wait for approval from their counselors
·Once a seat opens up, AVE will enroll the student in the course of his / her choice that was previously approved by the home school counselor
·If a section and a teacher are available these students will be enrolled between the 1st – 5th of each month
·Grades will be reported to school upon student’s completion of the course
·Students request their own courses and must wait for approval from their counselors
·Once a seat opens up, AVE will enroll the student in the course of his / her choice that was previously approved by the home school counselor
·If a section and a teacher are available these students will be enrolled between the 1st – 5th of each month
·Grades will be reported to school upon student’s completion of the course
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hybrid/facilitator
- Teacher using AVE Content
- AVE will provide ongoing Training & Support
- Supplemental vs Traditional B&M
- No Lesson Planning
- Personalize & Customize your Course
Hybrid model – When the home-school teacher is hired by the home school and trained and supported by the AVE Instructional/Blended staff.
a. Hybrid will abide to brick and mortar responsibilities & home school administration
b. Hybrid will be provided with training and support for LMS/SIS and content support, PD and be observed by AVE on a quarterly basis.
i. Supplemental not the Traditional Brick and Mortar/Blended Lab
ii. Strategies are different with regards to systems SIS/LMS
iii. Do you really need all that content? NO
1. Personalize and Customize
2. Gradebook Flexibility
3. Condense Modules
4. Remove redundant exercises, assignments
5. Oral exams in class vs DBAs
6. In-class live sessions
7. Group sessions
8. Recommendations (Manageable and Effective)
Have students do small group chat sessions for the 1st 15 minutes of the lab hour to maintain interaction and motivation.
a. Hybrid will abide to brick and mortar responsibilities & home school administration
b. Hybrid will be provided with training and support for LMS/SIS and content support, PD and be observed by AVE on a quarterly basis.
i. Supplemental not the Traditional Brick and Mortar/Blended Lab
ii. Strategies are different with regards to systems SIS/LMS
iii. Do you really need all that content? NO
1. Personalize and Customize
2. Gradebook Flexibility
3. Condense Modules
4. Remove redundant exercises, assignments
5. Oral exams in class vs DBAs
6. In-class live sessions
7. Group sessions
8. Recommendations (Manageable and Effective)
Have students do small group chat sessions for the 1st 15 minutes of the lab hour to maintain interaction and motivation.
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AVE Innovations
- Pretest (Formative Assessment)Embedding
- Pacing Guidelines
- Streamline Assignments
- Student Blogs
In order to help you manage your day-to-day responsibilities without so much clutter and confusion, Alison has been commissioned to do the following in preparation for second semester:
1) Pretest (Formative Assessment) Embedding: To ensure we have a way of identifying student readiness and tracking learning gains quantitatively, each course will have a mandatory pretest that students must complete before they can proceed.
2) Pacing Guidelines: Each section will now have a universal pacing chart that helps you and the students know when to expect live sessions, special activities/projects, and average weekly assignment to complete. Due dates will be more universally inputted to help you and your students stay on pace and avoid so much confusion and inconsistency between teachers.
3) Streamline Assignments: Based on feedback from content experts in your area, we will hide some extraneous assignments. They will not be deleted. engaging and inspiring our kids to want to learn.
4) Student Blogs: Added to help students feel more connected to one another and able to share their feedback and thoughts about the course, thus making them more like partners in the process.
1) Pretest (Formative Assessment) Embedding: To ensure we have a way of identifying student readiness and tracking learning gains quantitatively, each course will have a mandatory pretest that students must complete before they can proceed.
2) Pacing Guidelines: Each section will now have a universal pacing chart that helps you and the students know when to expect live sessions, special activities/projects, and average weekly assignment to complete. Due dates will be more universally inputted to help you and your students stay on pace and avoid so much confusion and inconsistency between teachers.
3) Streamline Assignments: Based on feedback from content experts in your area, we will hide some extraneous assignments. They will not be deleted. engaging and inspiring our kids to want to learn.
4) Student Blogs: Added to help students feel more connected to one another and able to share their feedback and thoughts about the course, thus making them more like partners in the process.
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Course shell revamp
- Alison, Point-Person for Course Enhancement
- Schedule your session TODAY
- Tutors are also standing by to assist
- PACING/Dashboard setup is required for FIXED/Blended
1) Teachers/students can find pace charts on course info page in BrainHoney (attached on the bottom in a hyperlink).
2) It will help teachers to understand and utilize our PALS program for intervening with struggling learners.
3) It will help teachers create groups that will be adjusted each week, as needed, and allow for higher levels of differentiated instruction.
4) All pretests must be completed before students can move ahead. They have no grade value but will better help you understand students baseline knowledge and course readiness.
5) System Graded Assessments (Excluding Module Exams, Midterms and Finals) will offer students an automatic chance for a second retry if students are not happy with their grade, and they will be allowed to keep the highest grade.
6) Edmodo, blogs, and Blackboard will be used according to pace, allowing you to schedule these important aspects of our roles into your calendar and make the interactive experience more front and center.
7) All non-midterm and final exams have unlimited retries so teachers will not have to do so manually unless it is submitted work.
2) It will help teachers to understand and utilize our PALS program for intervening with struggling learners.
3) It will help teachers create groups that will be adjusted each week, as needed, and allow for higher levels of differentiated instruction.
4) All pretests must be completed before students can move ahead. They have no grade value but will better help you understand students baseline knowledge and course readiness.
5) System Graded Assessments (Excluding Module Exams, Midterms and Finals) will offer students an automatic chance for a second retry if students are not happy with their grade, and they will be allowed to keep the highest grade.
6) Edmodo, blogs, and Blackboard will be used according to pace, allowing you to schedule these important aspects of our roles into your calendar and make the interactive experience more front and center.
7) All non-midterm and final exams have unlimited retries so teachers will not have to do so manually unless it is submitted work.
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e-Learning assistance
- Peer-Learning-Centered Approach
- Universal Live Sessions
- House Affiliations
- Edmodo "Blog"
- Pen Pal (Amici) Program all around the world
Instructional Model:
Peer-Learning-Centered (PLC) Approach: More interactive, peer-based live sessions to make the content come alive.
Case-Study Method: Made popular by harvard Business School, focusing on critical thinking skill-building, problem-posing methods, and real-time applications of academic material.
House Affiliation Model: Students automatically enrolled in "House" for creation of camaraderie and community as well as motivation through healthy competition.
Pen Pal (Amici) Program: Expansion of live teleconferencing program with students in blded learning labs and those in Europe, South America an Caribbean also in AVE programs.
Peer-Learning-Centered (PLC) Approach: More interactive, peer-based live sessions to make the content come alive.
Case-Study Method: Made popular by harvard Business School, focusing on critical thinking skill-building, problem-posing methods, and real-time applications of academic material.
House Affiliation Model: Students automatically enrolled in "House" for creation of camaraderie and community as well as motivation through healthy competition.
Pen Pal (Amici) Program: Expansion of live teleconferencing program with students in blded learning labs and those in Europe, South America an Caribbean also in AVE programs.
Photo by Rob Swatski
redundancy? No more
- Sections under AVE vs SVA/MVA
- Announcements required in "1" Platform
- IT Team has a new member: Javier Lago
- Maestro will have many new enhancements
- Continuous PD Workshops, LMS/SMS Training
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AVE roles
Support Services:
Expanded Quality Assurance Team: More in-house lab visits and support services as well as enhanced
IT relationship-building and consulting.
Academic Support Team: In addition to increased IT support, will also have Academic Support Team (credentialed teachers and experienced tutors) to assist directly with subject-area specific questions.
Expanded Quality Assurance Team: More in-house lab visits and support services as well as enhanced
IT relationship-building and consulting.
Academic Support Team: In addition to increased IT support, will also have Academic Support Team (credentialed teachers and experienced tutors) to assist directly with subject-area specific questions.
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ave admin team
- Danny Meyer - Chief Learning Officer
- Maribel Prieto - Director of Domestic
- Rossio Rodriguez - Student Services
- Alison Siegel - Curriculum Manager
- Michael Smythers - IT Director
AVE Key Members "Admin Team" and Role Descriptions:
Ms. Maribel Prieto-Carmenate (mprieto@academica.org), Director of Student Services and School Partnerships: The point person for all things virtual for our Academica family of schools.
Ms. Alison Siegel (asiegel@aveteaching.com), Curriculum and Instruction Manager: Oversees the instructional delivery, and learning design and training/support for Teachers/Mentors.
Mr. Michael Smythers (msmythers@charterschoolit.com), Director, IT: Supervises all AVE IT and coordinates with local school IT staff.
Ms. Rossio Rodriguez del Cerro (rrodriguez@aveteaching.com), Student Services and School Partnerships Manager & Global Academic Coach: Provides site-specific lab support and ensures everything running smoothly and effectively & assists the International Team.
Mr. Rob Logan (rlogan@academica.org), Lead IT Manager: Manages the help desk for counselors, teachers, coaches, and students and troubleshoots all IT issues for International.
Ms. Sarah Ratchford (sratchford@aveteaching.com), IT Manager: Provides direct support for all help desk tickets for counselors, teachers, coaches, and students for Domestic.
Javier Lago (jlago@aveteaching.com), IT Support, Provides direct support to Director of IT and Systems for International/Domestic. *Please verify
Ms. Adri Marulanda-Gordon (amarulanda@aveteaching.com), HR Manager: Oversees all human resources needs related to hiring, certification, and compliance.
Mr. Sam Hernandez: Asst. Virtual Learning Specialist, Provides direct quality assurance support to local virtual learning
Mr. Danny Meyer: Chief Learning Officer (dmeyer@academica.org),
Ms. Maribel Prieto-Carmenate (mprieto@academica.org), Director of Student Services and School Partnerships: The point person for all things virtual for our Academica family of schools.
Ms. Alison Siegel (asiegel@aveteaching.com), Curriculum and Instruction Manager: Oversees the instructional delivery, and learning design and training/support for Teachers/Mentors.
Mr. Michael Smythers (msmythers@charterschoolit.com), Director, IT: Supervises all AVE IT and coordinates with local school IT staff.
Ms. Rossio Rodriguez del Cerro (rrodriguez@aveteaching.com), Student Services and School Partnerships Manager & Global Academic Coach: Provides site-specific lab support and ensures everything running smoothly and effectively & assists the International Team.
Mr. Rob Logan (rlogan@academica.org), Lead IT Manager: Manages the help desk for counselors, teachers, coaches, and students and troubleshoots all IT issues for International.
Ms. Sarah Ratchford (sratchford@aveteaching.com), IT Manager: Provides direct support for all help desk tickets for counselors, teachers, coaches, and students for Domestic.
Javier Lago (jlago@aveteaching.com), IT Support, Provides direct support to Director of IT and Systems for International/Domestic. *Please verify
Ms. Adri Marulanda-Gordon (amarulanda@aveteaching.com), HR Manager: Oversees all human resources needs related to hiring, certification, and compliance.
Mr. Sam Hernandez: Asst. Virtual Learning Specialist, Provides direct quality assurance support to local virtual learning
Mr. Danny Meyer: Chief Learning Officer (dmeyer@academica.org),
Instructional Mentor team
- April Macadangdang (Art, SS, Eng, LA, Math, Business Ed, French, Crtical Th
- Christine Dorico (SS, HOPE, Art, Health, PE, Science, Prepworks): cdorico@
- Rachel Notowitz (Science, Math, SS, HOPE): rnotowitz@somersetacademy.com, 3
- Maria Mauri (Spanish, Business Ed, Math, and Science): mamauri@aveteaching
- Alexis Siegel (lead TA): helpdesktutors@gmail.com, 954-993-9517, 813-388-8
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Ave success for 2013-2014
- AVE services over 20 Academica Schools
- Over 4000 Enrollments "Domestic"
- Approx 2000 Enrollments "International"
- Cerego Supplemental Platform
- MI launched in Italy
Somerset Academy Charter MHS (Chapel Trail)
Somerset Academy Silver Palms
Somerset Central Miramar
City of Hialeah Educational Academy
Mater Lakes Academy
Mater Gardens Academy
LAAAE
Somerset Academy Eagle
Somerset Canyon Middle/High
KWCA
Ben Gamla
Wilton Manors
Somerset Prep North Lauderdale
iMater
Mater Beach
Pinecrest Preparatory M/H
Mater Academy M/H
Mater Virtual Charter "Public Virtual School"
Ben Gamla Kendall
SLAM
Somerset Academy Silver Palms
Somerset Central Miramar
City of Hialeah Educational Academy
Mater Lakes Academy
Mater Gardens Academy
LAAAE
Somerset Academy Eagle
Somerset Canyon Middle/High
KWCA
Ben Gamla
Wilton Manors
Somerset Prep North Lauderdale
iMater
Mater Beach
Pinecrest Preparatory M/H
Mater Academy M/H
Mater Virtual Charter "Public Virtual School"
Ben Gamla Kendall
SLAM
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