Michigan Virtual

Category: Leadership

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Instructional Leadership: Supporting Online Teachers

Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute

Supporting your online teachers seems like it should be easy, but what do they really need? Where should you start? In this article, we explore what it means to be a good instructional leader and give you some guidance as to how you can get started.

Leadership, Research, Instructional Design
MAY 08, 2020
Leadership
APR 17, 2020
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How online learning helps schools stand out in the competitive landscape of school choice

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If you’re looking to find ways to innovate your curriculum — and, yes, to compete with other schools in our current era of school choice — then providing your students with online learning options is one way you can stand out in the educational marketplace. Why? Because you’ll be providing your students with more course options, more flexibility in how and when they learn, and more opportunities to gain 21st-century learning skills.

Leadership
FEB 07, 2019
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Online Learning in the Wake of School Violence: False Solutions & Room for Growth

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There are many good reasons to promote the value of online learning, but gun violence should not be one of them.

Leadership
JUN 06, 2018
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The New Michigan Virtual

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Leadership
AUG 11, 2017
Leadership
JUN 02, 2015
Leadership
FEB 25, 2015
Leadership
JUL 01, 2014