Symposia for Student Support Strategies in K-12 Online Learning
Abstract: Featuring researchers from district-level programs to universities and research organizations, this symposia will highlight how students in K-12 online learning are being supported by various strategies. Kim Loomis from Clark County School District will talk about preparing secondary students for virtual school; Jered Borup, Chawanna Chambers, and Rebecca Stimson will talk about a study sharing teacher and mentor perceptions of parent engagement in a supplemental online program; Jacqueline Zweig and Erin Stafford will share their work on an online orientation for first-time online students; Kristen DeBruler and Jemma Bae Kwon will give an overview of their work with online teachers who went from isolated to networked; Kerry Rice and Andy Hung will discuss their early warning system developed out of data and text mining; and Keryn Pratt will share New Zealand’s strategies to supporting secondary education students.