K-12 Online Schools
- 1. + K-12 Online Schools Jessica Waldron
- 2. + What is an online school? K12 is a program that offers What is K12? education to students in “K¹² is a curriculum developer and grades K-12. provider committed to excellence in education. It is our goal to provide any child with exceptional K12 works with public and andmeaningful curriculum and tools private schools in various that allow him or her to maximize the potential for success in life, states to provide students with regardless of geographic, financial, an education based on state or demographic circumstance.” standards. Who is K12 for? 1. Struggling students 2. Advanced Learners 3. Home-schoolers K12 Video 4. Military families 5. Elite athletes 6. Homebound students
- 3. + What does K12 Offer? The K12 online program is Flexible Supplemental offered to students who want a Options: full-time or supplemental education. A highly-regarded reading program Parents can opt for a program that offers teacher-support or Dozens of choices for Summer an independent study. School An exciting series of world language courses for all ages The ability to catch up and earn needed credits
- 4. + Subjects Offered at K12 Language Arts/English Math History Science Art Music High school students can take courses in the above subjects, as well as world language, health and PE, AP courses, and electives.
- 5. + Language Arts and Reading Programs Phonics and Handwriting. Developed for students in kindergarten and first grade, the Phonics course gives you the tools you need to help your child take the first steps toward fluency, competence, and confidence in reading, writing, and spelling. The Handwriting Without Tears program helps your child develop handwriting skills at a gentle and reasonable pace. Literature and Language Skills. Structured lessons on readiness, language, and literature help develop comprehension skills, build vocabulary, and open the doors to a wide range of imaginative experience. We focus on classic literature—folktales, fairy tales, fables, and poetry—with an emphasis on works that embody exemplary virtues, as well as a generous variety of Language Arts titles for fun reading. Video Lessons Sample
- 6. + The Reading Program PhonicsWorks reading program, designed to help young students take those important first steps toward becoming a skilled reader. PhonicsWorks provides easy-to- follow online lessons, and supplemental materials, including a training video, a magnetized letter- tile kit, and illustrated books. PhonicsWorks is designed to help your child recognize the relationship between letters and sounds; blend sounds represented by letters into words; read and spell longer, unfamiliar words by breaking them into syllables; and read sight words .
- 7. + The Science Program The K¹² Science program encourages children to explore scientific concepts through hands-on activities. Students learn to make careful observations, ask relevant questions, draw conclusions, and communicate information. They think carefully about what they do and see, and they learn about great scientists who have shaped our understanding of the world we live in. Each lesson provides clear, detailed instructions for experiments and activities.
- 8. + Music and Art Music Art The K¹² Music program In the K¹² Art program children make fun projects while provides comprehensive learning about great art and lessons to help your child artists. learn the basics of music and develop an appreciation for Focusing on the basics of line, great music from diverse shape, color, pattern, and traditions. texture, children will draw, paint, work with clay, and do other activities to learn how artists The lessons assume that design their works. neither you nor your child has prior training in singing or Children will explore different reading music. forms and styles of art—painting and sculpture, portraits and abstract.
- 9. + The History Program The K¹² History program, with integrated topics in Geography and Civics, invites children to go beyond the immediate, the local, and the personal. Open young minds and imaginations to far-off lands, distant times, and diverse people. By exploring how people have lived and how civilizations have developed, young people are better prepared to do everything from reading a newspaper to appreciating a painting to casting an informed vote.
- 10. + The Math Program The K¹² Math program offers a carefully structured sequence of lessons designed to help students make steady progress from fundamental skills to more complex mathematical concepts. The program takes an active, multisensory, hands-on approach, to ensure that children understand the concrete realities that underlie mathematical concepts (e.g., shape, length, quantity). Regular practice, review, and assessment ensure mastery of basic skills; online games and animations help illustrate concepts and motivate and instruct children.
- 11. + References "K12 Online Public School, Online High School, Online Private School, Homeschooling, and Online Courses Options." K12, Inc. Web. 03 Feb. 2013.