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K-12 Online
Schools
Jessica Waldron

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What is an online school?
 K12 is a program that offers  What is K12?
education to students in “K¹² is a curriculum developer and
grades K-12. provider committed to excellence in
education. It is our goal to provide
any child with exceptional
 K12 works with public and andmeaningful curriculum and tools
private schools in various that allow him or her to maximize the
potential for success in life,
states to provide students with regardless of geographic, financial,
an education based on state or demographic circumstance.”
standards.  Who is K12 for?
1. Struggling students
2. Advanced Learners
3. Home-schoolers
K12 Video
4. Military families
5. Elite athletes
6. Homebound students

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What does K12 Offer?
 The K12 online program is  Flexible Supplemental
offered to students who want a Options:
full-time or supplemental
education.  A highly-regarded reading
program
 Parents can opt for a program
that offers teacher-support or  Dozens of choices for Summer
an independent study. School
 An exciting series of world
language courses for all ages
 The ability to catch up and
earn needed credits

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Subjects Offered at K12
 Language Arts/English
Math
History
Science
Art
Music
 High school students can
take courses in the above
subjects, as well as world
language, health and PE, AP
courses, and electives.

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Language Arts and Reading
Programs
 Phonics and Handwriting. Developed
for students in kindergarten and first
grade, the Phonics course gives you the
tools you need to help your child take
the first steps toward fluency,
competence, and confidence in
reading, writing, and spelling. The
Handwriting Without Tears program
helps your child develop handwriting
skills at a gentle and reasonable pace.
 Literature and Language Skills.
Structured lessons on readiness,
language, and literature help develop
comprehension skills, build vocabulary,
and open the doors to a wide range of
imaginative experience. We focus on
classic literature—folktales, fairy tales,
fables, and poetry—with an emphasis
on works that embody exemplary
virtues, as well as a generous variety of
Language Arts titles for fun reading.
Video Lessons
Sample

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The Reading Program
 PhonicsWorks reading program,
designed to help young students
take those important first steps
toward becoming a skilled reader.
 PhonicsWorks provides easy-to-
follow online lessons, and
supplemental materials, including a
training video, a magnetized letter-
tile kit, and illustrated books.
 PhonicsWorks is designed to help
your child recognize the relationship
between letters and sounds; blend
sounds represented by letters into
words; read and spell longer,
unfamiliar words by breaking them
into syllables; and read sight words .

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The Science Program
 The K¹² Science program encourages
children to explore scientific
concepts through hands-on
activities.
 Students learn to make careful
observations, ask relevant questions,
draw conclusions, and communicate
information.
 They think carefully about what they
do and see, and they learn about
great scientists who have shaped our
understanding of the world we live
in.
 Each lesson provides clear, detailed
instructions for experiments and
activities.

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Music and Art
 Music  Art
 The K¹² Music program  In the K¹² Art program children
make fun projects while
provides comprehensive learning about great art and
lessons to help your child artists.
learn the basics of music and
develop an appreciation for  Focusing on the basics of line,
great music from diverse shape, color, pattern, and
traditions. texture, children will draw, paint,
work with clay, and do other
activities to learn how artists
 The lessons assume that design their works.
neither you nor your child has
prior training in singing or  Children will explore different
reading music. forms and styles of art—painting
and sculpture, portraits and
abstract.

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The History Program
 The K¹² History program, with
integrated topics in Geography
and Civics, invites children to go
beyond the immediate, the local,
and the personal.
 Open young minds and
imaginations to far-off lands,
distant times, and diverse
people. By exploring how
people have lived and how
civilizations have developed,
young people are better
prepared to do everything from
reading a newspaper to
appreciating a painting to
casting an informed vote.

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The Math Program
 The K¹² Math program offers a
carefully structured sequence of
lessons designed to help
students make steady progress
from fundamental skills to more
complex mathematical
concepts.
 The program takes an active,
multisensory, hands-on
approach, to ensure that
children understand the
concrete realities that underlie
mathematical concepts (e.g.,
shape, length, quantity). Regular
practice, review, and assessment
ensure mastery of basic skills;
online games and animations
help illustrate concepts and
motivate and instruct children.

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References
"K12 Online Public School, Online High School, Online Private
School, Homeschooling, and Online Courses Options." K12,
Inc. Web. 03 Feb. 2013.