By Tara García Mathewson, Education Dive
Arkansas created the Virtual Arkansas program in response to statewide demand for online courses at the K-12 level, but it hired its teachers for their content area expertise and few had experience teaching in the online format. According to eSchool News, the state responded by sending teachers through Leading Edge Certification’s Online and Blended Teacher certification, composed of eight modules including ones about online assessment, pedagogical strategies, and project-based learning options. Teachers are asked to research digital learning tools and test them before incorporating them into their classes, and they develop custom assessments and create collaborative presentations during the training, which teachers generally complete in four to eight weeks over the summer.
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