Press Releases
VSCHOOLZ, Inc. announces partnership with Indian River State College
March 13, 2013 4:15 pm by John Partica
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., March 13, 2013 — VSCHOOLZ, Inc. announced today that they are partnering with Indian River State College, a national award-winning leader in technology programs. “As education transitions from traditional classrooms to virtual learning environments, it is imperative for teachers to learn new skills, and become adept in the use of new technologies… more »
VSCHOOLZ, Inc. announces partnership with SymbalooEDU
December 6, 2012 2:08 pm by John Partica
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — VSCHOOLZ, Inc. announced today that they are partnering with the renowned online educational resource management organization, SymbalooEDU. SymbalooEDU resources can now be used by teachers inside of the VSCHOOLZ platform so that they can be tagged to Common Core Standards. Teachers can then design customized courses using the VSCHOOLZ… more »
VSCHOOLZ, Inc. Announces Partnership With CaribbeaniSchool
November 27, 2012 2:05 pm by John Partica
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., Nov. 27, 2012 – VSCHOOLZ, Inc. announced today that they are partnering to deliver a groundbreaking model of e-Learning with the Jamaica based CaribbeaniSchool. Founded by Nelson Christian Stokes , whose name is synonymous with the inspirational story of the Jamaican bobsled team in 1988, the mission of CaribbeaniSchool is directly tied… more »
Jemez Mountain School District announces new digital initiative beginning this fall using the VSCHOOLZ eLearning solutions.
October 11, 2012 10:49 pm by John Partica
May 29th 2012 – Coral Springs, FL – Jemez Mountain School District announced today
that they will be launching a new digital initiative within their school using the South
Florida based e-Learning solutions company VSCHOOLZ. Jemez Mountain School
District’s selection of the VSCHOOLZ model demonstrates their commitment to
providing all students a 21st century… more »
HEARTWOOD ACADEMY ANNOUNCES ONLINE CLASSES
October 3, 2012 12:08 am by John Partica
HEARTWOOD ACADEMY ANNOUNCES ONLINE CLASSES October 3rd, 2012 – Three Rivers, Michigan – Heartwood Academy announced today that they will be launching a new digital initiative using the Coral Springs, Florida based e-Learning solutions company, VSCHOOLZ. Heartwood Academy’s selection of the VSCHOOLZ model demonstrates their commitment to providing all students a 21st century education. Director Gretchen Andersen stated,… more »
VSCHOOLZ, Inc. announces agreement with The Associated Press
June 14, 2012 12:10 am by John Partica
VSCHOOLZ, Inc. announces agreement with The Associated Press. June 14th 2012 – Coral Springs, FL – VSCHOOLZ is proud to announce an agreement with The Associated Press. VSCHOOLZ will access AP’s vast repository of archived media, images, stories and primary source documents to enhance its digital content. The VSCHOOLZ team will tag the content pieces as individual learning… more »
VSCHOOLZ, Inc. announces partnership with renowned faith–‐based publisher, Pflaum.
May 1, 2012 12:14 am by John Partica
VSCHOOLZ, Inc. announces partnership with renowned faith–‐based publisher, Pflaum. May 1st, 2012 – Coral Springs, FL – VSCHOOLZ, Inc. announced today that they are partnering with the Peter Li Education Group’s Pflaum, to be able to provide students with stimulating and engaging religion programs. “All of us at Pflaum are excited and enthusiastic about our partnership with VSCHOOLZ. We… more »
News/Blog
Blended Model Consensus?
March 15, 2013 6:57 pm by John Partica
Thomas Friedman writes in the NY Times, “There seemed to be a strong consensus that this “blended model” combining online lectures with a teacher-led classroom experience was the ideal.” He goes on to write about a case study at San Jose State, which saw the passing rate jump from 60% to 90% in an introductory… more »
VSCHOOLZ Eight Back To School Tips for Educators and Their Students
January 15, 2013 5:02 pm by John Partica
1. Many professors are turning to Facebook to have students work together to discuss core concepts. 2. Youtube has many free videos that can reinforce the lesson of the day. Have you used Youtube to reinforce a lesson or teach your kids? 3. Have a great idea for a guest speaker, but want to avoid… more »
Events
National Catholic Education Association Conference
February 21, 2013 3:38 pm by John Partica
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Industry Reports
Online and blended learning reflection
December 6, 2012 12:43 am by John Partica
Let’s take some time to reflect on 2012 – from January to December. What were the major initiatives that impacted the online or blended learning field? Why would you categorize them this way? How did they impact you? Perhaps iNACOL’s Fast Facts orKeeping Pace can provide you some background information. Here are some ideas to get you started:… more »
Testimonials
“With a 1 to 1 laptop to student ratio, each child enrolled in Prime Prep Academy can enjoy a classroom environment that exposes them to cutting edge technology—What this means to our students is powerful because they are learning the educational content and gaining the skills necessary to be productive in a 21st century learning and professional environment."
“Heartwood’s biggest commodity is helping students achieve their goals…The academy is now expanding into the 21st Century by offering students in grades 1-12 a new choice in learning. Our teachers are looking forward to reaching out and helping students attain their educational goals through the use of technology and interaction with live support instruction. All courses are aligned with Common Core and state standards. Heartwood’s Online Program will benefit a variety of students including those who are in need of credit recovery, wanting accelerated courses (AP) to earn college credits, homeschoolers looking for teacher based instruction online, those who are on medical leave from school, and whose families are not year round residents at one address.”
"We view VSCHOOLZ as the logical evolution in the distribution of information and content to students and teachers. SCIENCE SCREEN REPORT has been changing
with the times for 42 years and we are thrilled to partner with an organization that has their finger on the pulse of U.S. education."
"We've been pleased to watch the partnership grow as VSCHOOLZ meets the critical need for high-quality, engaging language learning courses to students outside the
traditional environment. Together, we're working to solve the evolving needs of the secondary market to fit within the growing niche of online courses."
"All of us at Pflaum are excited and enthusiastic about our partnership with VSCHOOLZ. We see this digital delivery and use of the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies Faith Formation
Program as a giant step into the future. The platform provided by VSCHOOLZ and the content developed by the authors of the Weeklies will give tens of thousands of
Catholic children a chance to experience a complete, child-friendly, dynamic, and affordable catechesis in the same interactive ways they experience other subjects."
"The decision to develop a new program is to provide students with a more flexible learning environment and to offer students who have dropped out or who do not do
well in a regular school setting another option in getting an education. I believe that VSCHOOLZ virtual program offers the curriculum needed in particular for rural schools students to excel in this high tech-global system. We want our students to be prepared to go on to the next level of education and be able to compete. We are very proud to partner with VSCHOOLZ."
"Our mission is to provide world class opportunities for learning. We have spent considerable time and resources exploring various options for a learning management
system and other technologies. We not only wanted a system that was technically and pedagogically efficient, we also needed to work with an organization that took the time to understand our specific needs in the region, and adjust their model accordingly, not just throw out a cookie cutter solution. VSCHOOLZ met then exceeded our criteria. We move forward with the confidence in a partnership which can deliver real value to Caribbean schools, teachers, and students."
"VSCHOOLZ is a great partner for us because together we can help educators find valuable resources, organize them visually for their students, and tag them to common
core standards for a complete learning management system or personal learning environment."
"VSCHOOLZ's decision to use AP journalism to create educational products, in Spanish and English, is innovative and reflects AP's reputation for accuracy and independence. VSCHOOLZ will have access to AP's constant stream of video, text stories, graphics, multimedia and more than 11 million new and archival photographs in AP Images. It is an exciting partnership in virtual education."
“We are a small school, and are trying out virtual education for this year. Our intention is to expand next year for all of the 7th and 8th grades. This will allow us to offer the middle school grades in a cost-effective manner. I’m finding our students are working very well in the virtual environment. They are able to delve deeper into the subject matter, and in the case of the eighth grader, are able to earn high school credit in Psychology and Biology. They are also able to time-shift their classes somewhat, in order to participate in school-wide activities without the penalty of getting behind in their work.
I’m finding that my students are more engaged, contributing more by using the discussion boards. They are ‘owning’ their work more than previously, engaging their teachers quite often. As I mentioned earlier, I’ve got one student earning high school credit, so I’m experiencing a definite positive impact in their performance. Please feel free to contact me at any time to discuss our experience further.”