California Educator Tells Intech Conference, ``E-learning is Not a Stop-Gap Solution, But a Long-Term Opportunity''.Business Editors & Education Writers Intech 2002 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2002 Online Education Will Bring Immediate Impact to One of California's Largest School Districts "E-learning is not a stop-gap solution, but a long-term opportunity because educators face a myriad of issues that won't go away soon and technology can maximize our valuable resources," says Joe Angeles, Director of Student Services for the Hayward, Calif. Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. . His remarks were made today during a presentation at Intech, the largest learning technology conference addressing the needs of the K-12, Postsecondary and Corporate market. "Like most school districts facing new accountabilities, managing a teacher shortage and trying to reduce dropout (1) On magnetic media, a bit that has lost its strength due to a surface defect or recording malfunction. If the bit is in an audio or video file, it might be detected by the error correction circuitry and either corrected or not, but if not, it is often not noticed by the human rates, Hayward USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. believed there was a way to address these needs without compromising the overall education experience," Angeles says. "I believe the trend is more and more educators understand that e-learning is a true partner with their school districts, not a method to replace it." Angeles told attendees that after an intensive review process, Hayward USD awarded its e-learning contract to Advanced Academics, which currently operates in more than 100 districts in 13 states, offers 60 courses correlated to state standards in core and elective areas such as language arts language arts pl.n. The subjects, including reading, spelling, and composition, aimed at developing reading and writing skills, usually taught in elementary and secondary school. , math, science and social studies. In addition, the company has a full-time staff of certified teachers A certified teacher is a teacher who has earned credentials from an authoritative source, such as the government, a higher education institution or a private source. These certifications allow teachers to teach in schools which require authorization in general, as well as allowing in each subject area and provides student assistance 24 hours, seven days a week via phone calls, real-time chats and email. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Baxter Brings, Advanced Academics president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , the school district will initially implement the Advanced Academics program in its alternative education program to meet two immediate and critical needs. "First, Hayward USD can allow hundreds of kids an opportunity to get back on track with their education," says Brings. "Second, Hayward USD can move several teachers into areas where they have a shortage." Angeles finished his presentation saying, "By bringing these students back into our system, we will also be able to reclaim necessary funding to enhance other areas of our education experience, so we'll actually see a return on our investment in many ways." |
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