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Embracing Online Learning Can Benefit Students and Districts
(Hartford, CT) Our reliance on technology is changing the way we learn—and increasing our educational opportunities.
CREC’s Technical Assistance and Brokering Services recently hosted a forum about the future of education. The forum sparked conversation about how students learn, how to make curriculum more accessible, and how online learning can help school districts save money.
CREC recognizes that online learning can help students of all ages and abilities, and it partners with school districts throughout Connecticut to offer the CREC online portal. This education depository features more than 1,500 interesting courses that are available with a click of a mouse.
The portal’s courses meet curriculum guidelines and are taught by certified teachers. The degree of difficulty appropriately corresponds with course levels, and each course is interactive, prompting students to be more engaged as they participate in online discussion threads, digital group projects, and virtual labs.
While this style of learning, and the array of opportunities available, clearly helps students, online courses can also help school districts. Courses that would be cost prohibitive to offer in a traditional classroom can be offered for credit through the CREC portal. Online courses can also be a way for students to take classes that would not fit in their schedule otherwise. Of those who register for online instruction through CREC, 50 percent enroll in Advanced Placement courses.
“My son is very interested in computer science and had exhausted the offerings at Glastonbury High School,” said Shari Maglio, of Glastonbury. “His computer programming teacher suggested an independent study of Java in preparation for the AP computer science A exam. CREC online learning offered him the opportunity to take the AP computer science A course through a virtual high school. The course offered the structure our son needed to ensure his success.”
For more information on CREC’s online portal, visit https://crec.gennet.us.
