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Back **Research and Practice in Virtual Schooling: A Review of the Literature - Michael Barbour, Cathy Cavanaugh & Tom Clark** //This session will provide the lessons that have been learned from this research, which teachers and administrators can use as they begin, grow, and expand these innovative K-12 school reform initiatives. While online learning programs have evolved and grown, the amount of research on virtual schooling is limited to practitioner reports and experimental and quasi-experimental studies. This paper reviews the online sources of literature and reports on a content analysis of documents. Themes include steady growth, a focus on the benefits and challenges, along with broad effectiveness.//

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UStream recording available [|here] and [|here].

Links to cell phone polls we used in the presentation:

What would you like to know from the K-12 online learning literature? Text CAST 20575 and your message to 41411 [|http://www.polleverywhere.com/ polls/MTk0NDcwMDE0Mg] -- What are your recommendations for researchers? Text CAST 20620 and your message to 41411 [|http://www.polleverywhere.com/ polls/MTQ3OTMzMzQ0]


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Gaps in the research: 1. Effective online teaching practices 2. Success factors for online learning and remediation 3. Effective k-12 learning communities 4. Quality of student learning experiences in virtual school environments, especially those of lower performing students

Implications: 1. Partner with researchers and evaluators 2. Share results in written archive in quantitative or qualitative reports 3. Seek funding for sponsored research 4. Join with other schools in a study across multiple settings.

Dr. Barbour co-chairs NACOL research committee. Let the committee know of research needs you have.

Cathy Cavanaugh cathycavanaugh@coe.ufl.edu

Michael Barbour mkbarbour@gmail.com

Tom Clark taconsulting@yahoo.com

I just completed a doctoral dissertation, //Learning to Teach Online: A Study of High School Teachers’ Experiences,// and would be happy to discuss the findings. I can be reached at cfaulkner-beitzel@comcast.net.