Eastern Illinois University Illinois Virtual High School Project

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Eastern Illinois UniversityIllinois Virtual High
School Project

• June 2002

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IVHS Mission
The mission of the Illinois Virtual High School
is to use new and emerging technologies that
expand the boundaries of space and time to
provide Illinois students and their teachers with
increased equity and access to the highest
quality educational opportunities.
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IVHS Purposes

• The Illinois Virtual High School (IVHS) should be
  designed to serve three primary purposes
• Assure equitable access to rich and varied
  learning opportunities for Illinois students,
  with emphasis on curricular areas needed to
  ensure that all students can meet the Illinois
  Learning Standards and succeed in higher
  education and the workplace
• Expand high-quality professional development
  opportunities for Illinois teachers and other
  educators and
• Support schools in integrating technology into
  teaching and learning.

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EIU Proposed Goals
Goal 1 Increase participation of schools in
underrepresented areas of East Central Illinois
collaborative planning and professional
development activities. Goal 2 More and
improved instruction available on IVHS building
capacity and sharing quality, TLT Resource
Center/Teacher Academy Goal 3 Provide support
for IVHS teachers and students while preparing
future IVHS teachers mentoring, support roles,
practicum, tutoring opportunities.
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EIU Proposed Goals Objectives
Goal 1 Increase participation of schools in
underrepresented areas of East Central
Illinois Objective 1-1Build regional awareness
(among Regional Offices of Education, K-12 School
Districts, Building Administrators, Teachers,
Counselors, Parents, and Students) of IVHS
opportunities through presentations and workshops
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EIU Proposed Goals Objectives
Goal 1 Increase participation of schools in
underrepresented areas of East Central
Illinois Objective 1-2Establish a Teachers
Academy and/or TLT Resource Center centered at
EIU for P-16 community. Build a virtual
presence for the development and delivery of
professional development (both online and
face-to-face) to overcome time issues and
geographic barriers using the latest available
learning technologies, building upon the ICN
infrastructure available and modeling best
practices.
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EIU Proposed Goals Objectives
Goal 2 More and improved instruction available
on IVHS Objective 2-1Provide regional
in-service opportunities for facilitating on-line
instruction and course development aligned with
Illinois Learning Standards. Objective
2-2Provide communication vehicles to improve
online learning and instruction.
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EIU Proposed Goals Objectives
Goal 3 Provide support for IVHS teachers and
students while preparing future IVHS teachers.
Objective 3-1Provide pre-service teachers
(graduate and undergraduate) with opportunities
to be involved in IVHS. - Prepare future
teachers for online teaching and learning
environments, practicum experiences, mentoring,
and tutoring.
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EIU Contact Information
Tom GrissomCollege of Education and Professional
StudiesEastern Illinois Universitycsgtg_at_eiu.edu
[phone] Mary BowerCollege of Education
and Professional StudiesEastern Illinois
Universitycsmeb_at_eiu.edu(217) 581-2116