Sunday, June 18, 2017
Credit Recovery Program
I was curious on other high school perspectives on the online credit recovery program. I've been monitoring credit recovery the last two weeks and I find a couple of different aspects rather alarming. One aspect is the amount of students who do not get these courses completed even though they are given ample time to complete them. The second issue I have is just how easy it is to actually complete these courses. Students can work on all assignments other than the final exam or the EOC (if the course is an EOC course) at home. This allows unlimited assistance on the material, not even to mention the fact that the students could actually have other people complete the work for them. Do any other high school personnel have experience dealing with the credit recovery program?
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Greetings Dave,
ReplyDeleteAtlanta Public School uses the Atlanta Virtual Academy (AVA) as our credit recovery program. We use Edgeunity as the online curriculum program. From my experience, Dave I think its the online platform they are using. Edgeunity is great for self-motivated learners. If the student initially failed the course, they aren't self-paced, self-motivated to complete the course. I understand that credit recovery is the easiest method to provide students with a quick way to pass a class during the summer, but it's not doing the average student justice. For the students who earn C's and D's, a basic classroom with students and a teacher to provide direct instruction is better delivery model for these students. Districts are missing the mark on credit recovery programs. They don't have the whole student in mind.
Kiska.
100% agree
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteAlthough having alot of time for the online credit recovery classes, students seems to really struggle with self-paced learning. In my experience, this only works if there are teachers facilitating the process through setting a pacing guide and ensuring students are actually focused on the work (limiting use of phone and off-task computer play). Additionally, students must be decent readers and have strong executive functioning skills to do well on these courses. For example, you have to be able to take notes, find main ideas, etc. I have heard many teachers report that all the answers to Edgenuity are on google, which is scary! All of that to say the idea of credit recovery and the ease of the classes are true, the students still seem to struggle and require support!