Many children simply cannot get the individually focused and flexible learning they need in a traditional classroom. Parents and educators who choose online learning such as the Massachusetts Virtual Academy understand the great potential of an individualized education.
Its personalized K-12 online learning is an alternative to traditional classroom learning. It focuses on a variety of students; those struggling, advanced learners, home schooled children, military families, and those confined to the home due to illness. It customizes an Individualized Learning Plan with state requirements/curriculum designed for each child to ensure the program fits each child’s unique strengths, weaknesses, learning styles and aptitudes.
It offers a rich, challenging, and engaging content that is delivered in state-of-the-art online lessons along with traditional materials, including textbooks, CDs, videos, and hands-on manipulatives. These complement interactive online learning. This rich mix of content allows us to deliver lessons in diverse ways that accommodate diverse learning styles.
Cutting-edge technology that enables individualized learning to happen anytime, anywhere. It provides daily lesson plans that automatically update as the child progresses, as well as delivering announcements, online school discussions, and communication and support tools to tie the experience together.
Well-qualified, state-certified teachers are trained directly by K¹² to teach students enrolled in K¹² partner schools. Academic calendar to allow students to socialize with field trips, sports and travel. State standards are adhered to, with required attendance, standardized testing, and rigorous assessments
References:
Massachusetts Virtual Academy (2014). Retrieved from: http://www.k12.com/mava/home#.U7yFA7Hy8TA
K12 Online Public Schools (2014). Retrieved from: http://ww2.k12.com/mod/exp2/
