This is an overview of the Virtual Learning Center, a department of Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis, MO.

1. THE VIRTUAL LEARNING
CENTER
A department of
Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis
1460 Craig Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63146
http://www.csd.org
314-872-8282

2. Today’s Objectives
• Find out what the VLC is
1 and what it does
2 • Explore VLC resources
• Discover how you can
3 become a part of the VLC

3. WE BELIEVE IN AND ARE
COMMITTED TO…

4. Vision

5. Learning

6. Collaboration

7. Welcome
VLC Home Page
http://www.csd.org/TechnologyVLC/vlc_home.html

8. Overview of the VLC
• Part of Staff Development division at CSD
• Provide staff development in technology
integration
• Sponsor an ed tech conference annually
• Work with schools and districts to enhance
PD offerings

9. Who’s Who
Name Contact information
Ruth Block, Virtual Education Consultant rlblock@csd.org
Martha Bogart, Instructional Technology mbogart@csd.org
Specialist
Joan Forrest, Administrative Assistant jforrest@csd.org
Nancy George, Director ngeorge@csd.org
Stephanie Madlinger, Instructional Technology smadlinger@csd.org
Specialist
Megan Moncure, Program Coordinator mmoncure@csd.org
Rebecca Morrison, Program Coordinator rmorrison@csd.org
Karen Vaughan, Conference & Special Events kvaughan@csd.org
Coordinator

10. Program Offerings
• District’s-Choice Online
Learning
• ISTE Affiliate
• METC Conference
• Virtual METC
• Student movie contest
• New Links distance
learning
• Tele classes
• Long term academies
• DE Products

11. District’s-Choice
Online Learning
• Pilot Fall 2011
• Roll out to districts
Spring 2012
• Low cost to
member districts
• Cooperative
purchasing of
classes

12. CSDVLC ISTE Affiliate
• Purpose is to:
– to provide a forum for
collaboration
– Support learning and
teaching through the
use of technology
– Provide member
discounts on products
and services
– Support opportunities
for high quality
professional
development

13. CSDVLC ISTE Affiliate
• Membership:
– Student (pre-service
teachers) = $25
– Educator employed
by CSD member
districts = $25
– Retired (certified
educator) = $35
– Educator (certified
educator employed
by a school district) =
$45
• http://csdvlc.org

14. CSDVLC ISTE Affiliate
• Benefits include:
– communication through
eNews, Social
Networking, & online
community
– discounts on products &
services, including tele
tech classes, books,
webinars & METC & ISTE
– membership to
technology in education
Special Interest Groups
(SIG) of choice
– special recognition,
awards & invitations to
ISTE & CSDVLC events

15. METC
• 3-day annual
educational
technology conference
in February
• 9 major strands
• Renowned keynote
and feature presenters
• Special benefits for
CSDVLC ISTE Affiliate
members
• SIG events http://www.metcconference.org
Hashtag: #METC12

16. Virtual METC
• Keynotes &
Featured Speakers
streamed live
• Archived
presentations
available online for
4-6 months
• Moodle site for all
handouts available
for 1 year http://www.metcconference.org
Hashtag: #METC12

17. Show Me a Movie
Contest
• Digital storytelling
contest for Missouri
students
• 3 divisions
• 5 categories: Story;
New; Challenge;
Community; Creativity
• Tied to curriculum and
standards

18. New Links
• Award winning,
nationally recognized
distance learning
program
• Experts & resources
embedded into
classrooms/lessons
• Extends learning
opportunities into the
community
• New this year ~ tech
PD webinars

20. Tele Classes
• Held in our computer lab ~
Technology Enhanced
Learning Environment
• Day & evening classes
• Graduate credit available
• Hands-on; small class sizes
• SMART® & Promethean®
certified teachers
• Google certified teacher
• Tele classes can be
customized for your needs
& provided at your
location

21. Academies
• Distance Learning (DL)
Academy
• Executive Professionals
Academy (EPA)
• Integrating Technology
Educator Academy (ITEA)
• Library Media Specialist
(LMS) Academy
• Support Staff Academy
(SSA)
• Technology Leadership
Academy (TLA)

22. Technology Leadership Academy
(TLA) • Meet once/month - 6
months
• Participants:
– Focus on leadership skills in
technology
– Improve classroom use of
technology
– Develop a vision of how to use
technology to improve student
performance
– Assess strengths and needs of
staff/students in technology
integration
– Develop technology
integration action plan
– Expand network of colleagues

23. Integrating Technology Educator Academy
(iTEA)
• Customized
• Long-term (40+ hrs)
• Flexible & goal-
oriented
• Focus on using
technology to
enhance higher order
thinking skills
• Optional Graduate
Credit

24. Distance Learning Academy (DLA)
• Focus on different types of
videoconferencing
• Develop a Personal Learning
Network (PLN)
• Explore blogs, Google, and
other free online tools
• Examine problem based
activities & lessons
• Develop a collaborative
project between schools over
distance learning
• Optional Graduate Credit

25. Executive Professionals Academy (EPA)
• Designed as PD &
networking
organization for
executive
professionals
• Meets 5 times/yr.
• 1 year Membership
• Topics for meetings
driven by member
input

26. Support Staff Academy (SSA)
• Provides PD to
educational support
professionals
• 4-6 days/year
• Topics vary
• One-day mini
conference in June

27. Library Media Specialist Academy
(LMSA) • Focus on the role of the
Library Media Specialist in
today’s classroom
• Learn about information &
media literacy in the 21st
century
• Expand network of
colleagues through a
blended learning approach
• Develop engaging, media-
rich lessons
• Discuss social media, fair
use & copyright compliance
in the digital age
• Optional Graduate Credit

28. DE streaming
• Videos, images,
quizzes & more
• Free classes 2nd
Monday of every other
month
• Integrate DE streaming
resources into lessons
& student projects
• On-site, customized
trainings & workshops

29. Discovery Education Products
• Discount for Missouri
schools through CSD:
– DE Health
– DE Assessment
– DE Science
– DE streaming
– DE streaming plus
• Discovery Educator
Network (DEN) Events

30. Resources
• Podcasts: vlcpodcast.podbean.com
• Blog: www.csdtechpd.wordpress.com
• Facebook: facebook.com/VLCofCSD
• Follow us on Twitter: @VLC_CSD
• Videos (VLC SchoolTube Channel):
www.schooltube.com/user/CSDVLC
• Delicious Account: delicious.com/csd_vlc
• Flickr
Account:www.flickr.com/photos/virtuallearni
ngcenter

31. Summary
• The VLC at CSD helps schools
– integrate technology tools for greater student
achievement
– leverage a one-stop location for professional
development in technology integration
• For more information contact:
– Nancy George, Director @ 314-692-1251
ngeorge@csd.org

32. This PowerPoint Presentation Can Be
Found Here:
http://www.slideshare.net/mbogart/vlc-overview

33. QUESTIONS?