Support for Distance Education and Training

What did I learn?
After reading this wonderful article I can conclude that distance education and training (DE), and specifically elearning, is the essential component in the survival of traditional education. E-learning allows the scope of the education offered by an institution of higher education to expand exponentially while keeping expenses per student far lower than what is possible in a traditional classroom environment. The article also mentions that there will be a direct ratio between long-term success of colleges/universities and their ability to provide comprehensive DE opportunities throughout the world.

http://www.usdla.org/assets/pdf_files/DL_3-1.pdf

What else do I want to learn?
I would like to know how many students in the nation take advantage of distance education. I would also want to know if parents are well-informed of distance education. Overall, I believe all schools in the nation should provide students and parents information on distance education.

How To Improve K12 Education

What did I learn?

After reading this interesting article I learned that K12 has played a massive part in the evolution of on-line and home education, and the results plainly speak for themselves, with 95% of parents reporting that by enrolling in the K12 course their children have benefited academically. I also learned more about NCLB. In 2002 Congress passed the No Child Left Behind Act which was an attempt to improve the education of each individual child by means of setting high standards and achievable goals. Since this act was passed, there has been improvement in many areas of education, but there is always room for more. Children are the future, and the best way to ensure the success of a nation is to educate the children to a high standard, both academically and socially. It is important that the teaching staff are in a continuous state of development themselves, always learning new and innovative methods to facilitate learning and assessing their own weaknesses.

http://www.k12connection.org/category/subjects

What else do I want to learn?

I would like to learn more about NCLB Act and the statistics of this act achievement around the nation. I also want to learn about new teaching methods that facilitate both teaching and learning.

What Does the Board of Education do?

1. What did I learn?

After reading this article I learned about the different roles of the Board of Education. The Board of Education makes all of the district policies for the schools, setting goals for each school to strive to achieve, and also goals for themselves for their own self improvement. They also deal with administration and personnel issues. This basically means 'hiring and firing', even the superintendent. The Board of Education is also involved in the appointing of school staff and evaluating the existing teachers. what really caught my eye was when I read that the main role of the board of Education is Fiscal Management issues.Very often these budget issues make big local news, especially if there are repercussions such as staff cut-backs or loss of facilities. Any construction work or property purchases need to be approved by the Board of Education. The role that interested me the most is Educational programs. The Board of Education evaluates reviews and adopts any changes it may deem necessary to the educational process, changing to new textbooks etc. They look for ways to improve education methods and hence improve and increase student achievement. The last role I learned about is to support school and Community Relations. They are responsible for ensuring that the community is included in the public education decision making process.

http://www.k12connection.org/what-does-the-board-of-education-do.htm

2. What else do I want to learn?
Now that I know a little more about the Board of Education and their roles I would like to know statistics of parents involved. I would also want to learn in more about different Educational Systems around the nation. Overall, this is a very interesting article to read that gives you brief information on roles of the Board of Education.