WHAT IS THE OCS BLENDED LEARNING PROGRAM?

The NCVPS OCS Blended Learning Program is a

collaborative eort between the NCVPS teacher and the
face-to-face (F2F) OCS teacher to teach OCS courses.
A TRUE TEACHING PARTNERSHIP
WHY OCS BLENDED LEARNING?
Live interaction of face-to-face teacher
Opportunities for digital learners to engage in content
and be able to learn material in a variety of conditions
Ability to personalize learning on a daily basis
OCS Blended courses requires a real co-teaching experience
F2F teacher decides drives the instructional decisions while
working daily with the NCVPS content teacher
NCVPS teacher helps F2F teacher personalize learning for each
student, but does not deliver instruction real time to students
F2F teacher plans with NCVPS content teacher, using online
content and F2F resources to determine the best way to teach
the content to students
HOW DOES IT WORK?
+ + =
OCS Blended Learning
BOTH WORLDS
THE BEST OF
WHAT ARE F2F TEACHERS SAYING?
I have been teaching for eleven
years, and I must say the OCS
Blended Learning
Program has been one of the
most positive experiences for
my students and me. The
program oers age appropriate
and intellectually appropriate
lessons and activities. For many
years my students have just
been pushed through each of
their classes. However, the OCS
Blended Learning has given the
students opportunity to take
responsibility for their learning,
and as a result, increase their
self-esteem. My
students LOVE the program.
Yesterday I had one of
my most calm days
in 12 years of
education because of all
of your help and
the other co-teachers.
My students love the
course and the activities
so much... I see the students
self-esteem and independence
rising with each day!
Thanks for the
opportunity!
As a high school OCS teacher, I feel that NCVPS classes are
an invaluable asset to our students. The number of skills
they develop from these classes are insurmountable. The
students not only learn multi-media/computer skills, but
organizational techniques, increased reading skills,
sequencing, communication, and the ability to maintain
technological skills, to name a few. Students who have
trouble concentrating and staying on task can follow the
lessons much more easily, and the animations and audio
instructions assist with focusing their concentration. The
teachers that I have been so fortunate to work with have
been amazing, and I have enjoyed being a team, sharing
ideas, knowledge, and developing new strategies through
trial and error and by tapping into each others previous
knowledge in education and life. Through the daily logs
and weekly phone conversations we have been able to nd
new techniques and answers for almost every challenge
that has arisen in the classroom. My experience working
with the NCVPS teachers and program has been wonderful,
so refreshing and enlightening. It has been a joy to work
with such enthusiastic and knowledgeable teachers who
share a desire to elevate student performance in all areas.
Teams of North Carolina teachers, which include a
classroom OCS teacher and a NCVPS content teacher
Content based on concepts of the
Universal Design for Learning
HOW ARE COURSES DEVELOPED?
NCVPS OCS COURSES
OCS English I
Students who never thought they could be
successful in an online environment now
sometimes are MORE successful in high
school and college classes. Thanks so much
for giving us the tools, and skills to use
them, for Montgomery County students.
OCS English II
OCS English III
OCS English IV
OCS Applied Science
OCS Locally Developed
Math Elective
Introduction to Math
OCS Math I
OCS American History I
OCS American History II
OCS Biology
OCS Financial
Management
Courses written to teach the NC Essential Standards
Revised to make sure that the Crosswalk to the Common Core
documents are in place
Undergo revisions each semester to strengthen content,
student interaction and student engagement
ONLINE
INSTRUCTION
Learning through
online activities
Individualized
Instruction
ONLINE TEACHERS &
FACE-TO-FACE TEACHERS
FACE-TO-FACE
INSTRUCTION
Learning through
hands-on activities
Whole Class
Instruction
Grading
Personalized Learning
Teaching, Engaging and
Encouraging Students
LESLIE FETZER, NCVPS OCS Blended Learning Biology
teacher and Instructional Leader, NCVPS Policy Director,
2012 SREB/iNACOL National Online Teacher of the Year
NCVPS OCS CELEBRATIONS
JEN CURIN, NCVPS OCS Blended Learning
and Credit Recovery English teacher and OCS Blended
Learning Instructional Leader, one of three nalists for
2013 SREB/iNACOL National OnlineTeacher of the Year
MARIA TOPLIFF, NCVPS OCS Blended Learning
English II teacher, OCS Blended American History
Instructional Leader, 2014 NCVPS Teacher of the Year
Recognition of Achievement in 21st Century
Education John Wilson Award for excellence in
innovative teaching and learning
What are
students saying
about OCS?
visit
ncvps.org
What are
students saying
about OCS?